by AnnSheybani | Dec 16, 2019 | Life, Reading
Years ago, having read Jack Canfield’s Success Principles, Walt and I sat in Ireland and composed our list of goals. We were on our honeymoon and, well, this is just the sort of thing one does on a honeymoon. Anyway, the assignment, as Jack put it, was to create a...
by AnnSheybani | Oct 28, 2019 | Life, Reading, Writing
Any time you switch up your routine or form new habits–which is pretty much what you’ve got to do if you want to have something you don’t have now–you’ve got to overcome all sorts of obstacles that spring up in your path. It’s all well and good when you’re pumped up...
by AnnSheybani | Aug 2, 2019 | Reading, Writing
Basically because everyone who wants a good content developer for free—OK, a barter arrangement isn’t free, but close enough for government work— will come pouring out of the woodwork into my already clogged inbox. Edit my writing, help me develop my book’s concept,...
by AnnSheybani | Jul 29, 2019 | Reading
This here is my very first blog post. November of 2009. Lordie, how time flies. I started blogging with the sole intent of building an audience for my memoir about Iran, creating a platform. I figured I’d write about the books that had influenced me, about...
by AnnSheybani | Jul 14, 2019 | Reading, Writing
On Saturday, I caught sight of a book about cooking with food scraps at my friends’ vegan café in town. Surrounded by The China Study, How Not To Die, and Rich Roll’s Finding Ultra, all fascinating reads, that’s the one I latched onto as I tucked into my stew. Before...
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...
