by AnnSheybani | Oct 7, 2019 | Life
I’ve got this message hanging over my desk. I’m not sure who wrote it. I keep it there because there are days that I really need the reminder. The more I look at it, the more I think it’s something I should share again. Think of it as my little gift to you....
by AnnSheybani | Oct 4, 2019 | Life
Years ago, I ran into a surgical nurse at a party in Ireland. We were chatting about life, as one is prone to do at gatherings. And when I told this nurse about a talk I was giving when I got back to the States, about what I’d really noticed during our time in...
by AnnSheybani | Sep 29, 2019 | Life
A long time ago, when I was selling photo copiers for a living, I met an older woman who gave me a piece of advice I’ll never forget. “Darling,” she said, smoothing back her hair with steady hands, “there’s a time and a place for everything. You can’t do it all...
by AnnSheybani | Aug 11, 2019 | Life
After one too many conversations about the fear of being labeled a narcissist if one dares to write and publish a book, I thought I’d wheel this post back out. (It’s also especially relevant if you’re worried about pissing off those closest to you...
by AnnSheybani | Jul 8, 2019 | Life, Writing
Several years back, 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 an excerpt of it with you here. It’ll give you some of my...
by AnnSheybani | Jul 1, 2019 | Life, Writing
Over the weekend, I attended a copywriting workshop in Florence, Italy. If you don’t know Laura Belgray, the woman who conducted the workshop, you really should. Her emails and sales content are the bomb. Her subject lines are so sexy I click on them each and...