Resources for the Disciplined Creative
The published writer scolds the erratic painter, “you should be more disciplined about your painting. You hardly finish any work, and move on to the next one. And you don’t even publish your art, how can you even call yourself an artist?”
This is the conversation I have with myself. I was a published writer (articles, books and a song!), but my “painting” was no where to be found. Yet I would doodle more than I’d write.
This section is a collection of resources that helped me, and now help countless other creators, on how to:
– find more discipline for their creations
– build a brand online, so their art gets “published” and is taken to the market!
I have almost 300 videos on YouTube around these two subjects. And countless articles. That’s a lot of content. So I have tried to put the guides, the tools, the workshops, the articles together on this page. Hope this helps, yes?
Most articles are in English, most videos are in Urdu.
These are hand-picked, proven, field-tested material that has been shown to work! I wish you all the best! Do join our community if you want regular updates when such content is added!
Productivity for Artists (Creatives, Creators)
How to structure your self to produce more of what you want to produce!
How to Never Have Problems Ever Again
Two types of people: those who say there is no opportunity out there, and those who say there are so many opportunities that it's hard to pick. Seeing opportunities is a skill. And an easy one. The pursuit of an opportunity, being persistent and showing up every day -...
The Pull of Work
I have been paying attention to my hobbies lately. This has seen me work like never before. For the very first time in my life, I have worked at one thing for this long. It is paying dividends in terms of happiness (for happiness is found only in progress), and I am...
[URDU] Commenting on Orya Maqbool Jan's article. https://soundcloud.com/momekh/orya-maqbool-jan-ka-article
Are You a Bad Entrepreneur?
I got an email from a reader who wanted to start a project that he was really passionate about. But he did not have the money to start. He asked me if he can get a loan. In fact he asked me if I knew from where he can get a loan; he was clear that a business loan will...
The African Adventure / The Leverage Experiment
I can complain right now about how things are not going well. For my country Pakistan. The load shedding (power cuts) alone is enough to send chills down one's spine - metaphorical chills as otherwise it's hot and humid. The economy is down the drains. It's awful. An...
How to Get Ideas
Ideas can change everything. A little neuron firing in your head and you are a different person, living a different life, climbing higher mountains and making better friends. But what do you do when you don't have any new ideas? Or the ideas that you have are not good...
Building a Brand and a Business for Artists (Creatives, Creators)
Discover the fundamentals of brand building, how to go about creating your community of “1000 true fans” and building a meaningful, high-impact online business for yourself.
7 Non-Sleazy Ways to Sell Your Product or Service
Some back story: Selling to Friends I just came back from yet another “cup of coffee” with a friend — which is what it sounds like but can also qualify as a sales call. I am working on a new project: a product that helps people become independent publishers. The idea...
Life Planning: The Simple Technique That Works (it’s not annual planning)
Imagine that you have your whole year planned. You look at your calendar and you know exactly what needs to be done on that day. And as you do that thing, you know in your heart that this little action will bring you closer to your yearly goals. And once you achieve...
That Fateful Cup of Tea
The following is taken from the Milk Distribution Case Study, a detailed breakdown of how one can start their own small milk brand. Read more about that here. +++ 200 kilometers away from home, my Mehran parked under the shade, I watch as the tractor pulled away. The...
Women who work
Got a call yesterday. A gentleman from Sahiwal. Introduced himself. Then he told me about her niece. "Her dream has been to start a dairy farm!" he chuckled. "But Khan sahib, she reads your blog and has a question, can you please talk to her?" Sure. Then he gave the...
The First LifeETC Local Meetup. In Lahore
These are all people who are doing something and now want to do something more! Add more adventures, more awesome into their lives. 🙂 The scale of what you are doing doesn't matter: one runs a site with 25,000+ paying members, one has the largest selling design in an...
What happened in Peshawar (did not stay in Peshawar)
A bus ride from Lahore to Peshawar, non stop, takes you 6 hours. Riding the mighty and monotonous Motorway from Lahore to Islamabad, then to Peshawar, I slept most of the time. Well, tried to. Two guys at the back were talking loudly, in Pashto. I don’t understand the...