When I was playing the conversation cards game with a group of friends, The question I got was: Who has had the most significant influence on your life? My answer was: Seth Godin. Have I talked about Seth Godin here before? Oh yes, I have! I started reading his daily blog in 2009, a few years late to […]
I am reading the brand new book All it Takes Is A Goal by one of my all-time favorite authors, Jon Acuff. He shared an idea I loved about how the objects we keep tell a story. We love the objects we own or want to own because they make us feel one of five […]
Remember when I said I would write four days a week this year? That has not happened since April, during the holy month of Ramadan specifically, when working hours changed for a month. Then we had a family trip then I focused on using the writing time I had to prepare for my first public habits workshop. […]
I enjoyed the new short LinkedIn course that Seth Godin created about decision-making where he approached the concept of sunk costs in a whole new way. It’s a concept I first learned from him in this blog post and his signature altMBA course which I took in 2019. This time, Seth Godin focused on the […]
Last Sales Talk Tuesday, I shared with the team the beautiful word Sonder, which I first heard about from my mentor Seth Godin. Connecting with people is easier when we understand Sonder. This definition by the dictionary of obscure sorrows is my favorite:Sondern. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid […]
I recently started a habit of collecting podcast interviews for books I love in Spotify playlists. It’s so amazing to listen to a favorite author talk about the book after or even while you are reading it. I will keep updating this list and pin it soon to the website. Book 1: Seth Godin- The […]
It feels like stumbling on a treasure to me whenever I find interviews where my most favorite authors talk to each other, it’s like: “I knew it! They DO know and like each other and life makes sense and my interests are so cohesive”. I actually squealed with excitement when I first saw the recording […]
Last week I watched Seth Godin in a LIVE Q&A session where someone asked him what to do about fear of failing in their new small business. Seth answered beautifully (and I am paraphrasing) to write down the worst case scenario if they go for it and how they can be prepared if it does, […]
I seek to improve the degree of clarity in my communications because no one likes to feel confused when they read or listen to something shared with them. Clarity in communication will serve me well in my relationships and also in my work like my podcast and future courses. It is a skill, like any […]
As I’m preparing to end my digital declutter challenge I would like to share my social media mission statement and digital rules below: My social media mission statement (draft #1): I am on social media to teach what I learn from books I read and self-development experiments I apply in my personal life. I want […]