by AnnSheybani | Jun 9, 2018 | Uncategorized, Writing
Note: Much of this has been taken from a Writer Unboxed post written by Lisa Cron. Though the article is addressed to novelists, the information she shares is relevant to writers of all genres, particularly the client-attracting kind. Here is a reader’s manifesto –... by AnnSheybani | Jun 1, 2018 | Writing
Bet that got your attention. And why wouldn’t it? We all want what we want now, now, now, sans effort. We’re a culture of instant gratification. The media plays off that fact, as do the snake-oil salesmen out there on the internet. There’s nothing... by AnnSheybani | May 27, 2018 | Uncategorized, Writing
I’ve been thinking about what I might add to this piece that I share with you below. I think it speaks so powerfully for itself that I hesitate to insert anything that will reduce its impact. I will say this, though. One of the biggest fears my clients have is that by... by AnnSheybani | May 21, 2018 | Writing
I broke my ankle a number of years ago. I ended up in the gym after six weeks of going crazy at home, which is precisely what happens when I don’t run. I don’t tend to watch TV or music videos, but I happened to be on the stair-master one morning when this... by AnnSheybani | May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized, Writing
So, here’s the thing. Most of us become coaches, speakers, or service professionals if you will, because we’ve had to solve a particular problem for ourselves. Through trial and error, we figured out the process required to get the desired outcome. Somewhere along the... by AnnSheybani | Apr 29, 2018 | Life, Writing
Whenever I tell someone I used to live in Iran, he or she asks me a few standard questions, the most common one being, “Did you have to wear a burqa?” In short, no, but I did have to wear hijab, in my case, a trench coat and a headscarf, which I loved. And...
