Archive for the year 2019

Back in 2013, Derek Sivers and I were working on our first book together. We had set a deadline and were working towards completing the book by then.
It was an in-depth, research-based book and took a lot of work.…

Want to win hearts? Want to win at work? Want to create a winning career? Want to build a successful startup? Want a fulfilled life? A simple approach to everything you do may just be what you need for all…

Do you have a right-hand man or woman? It helps if you want effortless growth in business or a stress-free life. If you want a person like that in your life, you need to be able to trust others or…

A good boss can make or break your career.
But it is not easy to find out if your boss is a leader or a typical manager, during the interview process. A smart way to go about it is to…

It is exciting to live life on the edge.
But it is one thing to live on the edge for a short time and another to try and make a home there. It is neither practical nor efficient.
A better…

I recently met an emerging artist.
She hand paints coasters and makes mandala art and has a small presence online.
She is looking to sell her art online but people who are helping her are unsure about where to start.…

I was recently chatting with someone I met in a mastermind we are both a part of.
This person sells high ticket consulting and is an expert in the area he operates in. Now he wants to sell his expertise…

Entrepreneurial life is about the highest highs and lowest lows.
In the beginning, there will be more lows but this does not mean they’ll go away after you find success and become big. They won’t. Only the type of challenges…

Anything that matters in your life, do it first thing in the day.
Because you can’t give it your best when both your mind and body and tired.
If you are in a dead-end job and want to build a…

So, I wanted to add more to the tactical advice to y earlier post about sales conversations.
Here are 3 points you should keep in mind when it comes to early sales conversations before you have qualified leads for…

Worrying about and wanting things that are not in our control causes misery.
But this is what we do often.
We want to become good writers but don’t want to read and write.
We want to become fit, but don’t…

Yesterday I was chatting with someone in the UK who is looking to build a mastermind, courses and a speaking career around his expertise in finance.
It was a sales conversation and the premise was clear from the beginning. But…

Stop defining people by their worst moments.
Be the sunshine and not a burden of expectations.
Water the plant of relationships. Don’t wait for something to turn bad to spend time together.
Come from a place of gratefulness for…

Someone I know recently got into a new job at a large digital agency.
It’s her first leadership role. She wants to do it right and asked for my advice. This is what I told her and will tell you…

Ahmed Z.D. asked me to write about the books I found helpful.
So I am sharing 5 books that I found helpful early in my journey. What I learned by reading these books has shaped a part of who I…