by AnnSheybani | Mar 3, 2024 | Life, Reading
It is said–by whom, I haven’t bothered to track down–that we humans learn from shared stories of success, and from stories of failure. Me? I’m pretty obsessed with stories of failure because I’ve learned more from MY mistakes than from my...
by AnnSheybani | Dec 31, 2023 | Life, Writing
Every new year, I find myself crazy excited about the possibilities. This is the year that I’ll climb some big mountain, or create an even bigger and better offer to help folks write their books. I’m going to lose 20 pounds (again). And finish my...
by AnnSheybani | Dec 22, 2023 | Life, Reading, Writing
Several years back, I had the privilege of being interviewed by Denise Brown for a column she writes in the North Star Monthly, a New Hampshire publication. I thought I might share an excerpt of it with you here. It’ll give you some of my philosophy and background,...
by AnnSheybani | Oct 29, 2023 | Life, Reading
Some time back, Walt and I conducted a mastermind call around yearly planning. One of our members raised her hand and talked about her resistance to setting any kind of goals for the year ahead. She wasn’t sure what was getting in the way. As I listened to her...
by AnnSheybani | Oct 2, 2023 | Life, Reading
I hate this quote only because I know it’s true: The things you want most in life are located just outside of your comfort zone. (I’m paraphrasing, so please don’t think you need to correct me.) At a certain stage of life and/or business, the last...
by AnnSheybani | Jul 31, 2023 | Homepage highlight, Life, Reading, Writing
Each Friday, Simon and Schuster sends out a promo email advertising temporarily discounted books. You can snag great Kindle reads for a couple of dollars. If you’re not on their mailing list, you can right that travesty by going here. Trust me, you want to be on this...
