by AnnSheybani | Mar 8, 2021 | Life
Our gardener, Barry, warned us. We hadn’t paid much attention. After all, he was the one who’d encouraged us to kill the ivy that blanketed the house, spray weedkiller on it, along the walkway to eliminate the daisies while we were at it. We figured our ivy-covered...
by AnnSheybani | Feb 23, 2021 | Life, Reading
Every day, I talk to people who are looking to up their game by writing a book. They’ve done amazing things in their life and in their business and they want to share the wisdom they’ve gained. For many, writing a book is a brand new circus trick. It...
by AnnSheybani | Feb 16, 2021 | choice, Life
I wrote this piece nearly 8 years ago. I thought about it the other day while I was talking to a potential client about writing a book. This client was sitting on the fence, not sure if the investment of time and money was worth it, or if being content with the...
by AnnSheybani | Jan 25, 2021 | 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 | Jan 10, 2021 | Life, Writing
Here are twenty things that I believe, particularly about business and writing: Burning bridges and boats is for fools Good things take time The shiny object syndrome will keep you small Don’t quit your day job until you’ve got money rolling in You don’t get to...
by AnnSheybani | Jan 5, 2021 | Life, limiting beliefs, Writing
I have this really wise friend who also happens to be a clinical psychologist specializing in the science of change. Sometime last year, she started sending out these short videos to her mailing list. I find myself watching them while I eat lunch because they calm me...
