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...
by AnnSheybani | Jun 11, 2019 | Life, Reading
My friend, L, is the most “normal” woman I’ve ever met. She doesn’t cart around emotional baggage, not even a change purse-full. Her decisions have always seemed so… sensible. I’m pretty sure L’s superpowers—stability and confidence—are a gift from her...
by AnnSheybani | May 19, 2019 | Life, Writing
I’m guilty of binary thinking: you can either have this or that, but you can’t have both. Except when it comes to writing a book for your business. Do the job right, and you can have both income and impact. The two can go hand in hand. Contrary to popular...
by AnnSheybani | Apr 29, 2019 | Life
Everybody fears that they’re not enough. Everybody. My father used to say that intimacy breeds contempt. This was his favorite motto, something he repeated every day So, I grew up believing that if someone got the chance to know the real me, they would hate my...
