by AnnSheybani | Jul 29, 2014 | adventure, books, County Cork, Courage, Ireland, Life, limiting beliefs, Mark Divine, Motivation, Reading, tenacity, The Way of the SEAL
On Sunday, Walt and I got the brilliant idea that we’d kayak over to Horse Island and have ourselves a little picnic to celebrate our anniversary. Horse Island is this little deserted hunk of cliff and bush with an old stone tower on one end that lies ten minutes off... by AnnSheybani | Jun 16, 2014 | adventure, Alcoholic rules, Alcoholism, Anne Batterson, Anne Lamott, books, choosing a mate, climbing lessons, coaching, identity, Reading, Writing
I had the huge privilege of being interviewed by Denise Brown for a column she writes in the North Star Monthly, a northern New Hampshire publication. I thought I might share it with you here. I think I sound horribly impressive.Unfortunately, the paparazzi just... by AnnSheybani | May 19, 2014 | adventure, Atul Gawande, coaching, Iran, Ireland, mistakes, Reading, risk, route finding
My girlfriend is planning her first trip to Ireland. She’s bringing her teenaged kids along with her. She’s purchased the plane tickets, reserved the rental car, now it’s dawning on her that she’s going to have to shell out a lot more money than she’d planned on.... by AnnSheybani | May 5, 2014 | acknowledgment, adventure, Confidence, Life, Reading, Rhonda Britten, running, Sheryl Sandberg, Ted Talk
I was listening to a Ted Talk last month with Sheryl Sandberg. (see below) In it she discussed three things she believes hold women back in the work world. For anyone who doesn’t know who Sheryl is, she’s the COO of Facebook in charge of monetizing the site. She’s... by AnnSheybani | Apr 15, 2014 | adventure, Boundaries, coaching, Courage, Life, nice girl complex, reinvention, role model, running
Here’s what I do. I help clients see their world differently. Because when you help someone see their world differently, their world changes. When someone sees the world differently they show up differently, and they create results that looked impossible a... by AnnSheybani | Mar 31, 2014 | adventure, identity, introvert, Ireland, Life, route finding, Starting Over
I used to think there was something wrong with me because I didn’t enjoy what “normal” people did. I could never get into Broadway shows, or cruises, or bus tours, or weekends in a big city, or marathon shopping trips, or the ballet, or watching...
