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!
On Money, Communities and This Thing Called Life
Money If you can’t answer, “where exactly will I spend this money”, then that money is not worth working for. Try to trade the value you create for money (being self employed), instead of trading your time for money (doing a job). Money is the root...
5 Short & Sweet Lessons from Einstein
Einstein really was an einstein at brevity. Conveying so much in so little.I saw these quotes by Einstein and wondered how they’d apply to me, and in turn, how they’d apply to you.Curiosity got me this far. 1. “Strive not to be a success,...
7 Reasons to Quit Your Job (and 1 Reason Not To)
Do not share this post on your company’s network, your boss may find out. If you are a boss, then you should be comfortable that the following reasons do not apply to your employees, and to test that assumption, you can share it. You have been warned.Doing a job...
This is The Most Powerful Story You’ll Ever Hear
From ancient traditions to worldwide religions, from cultural values to family traditions, stories are the primary mode of communication, of transference.You are what you are because of the stories that you end up believing.You got a pair of Nikes? Possibly because...
3 Steps to Finding the Right Teacher for Any Project
You will know the fastest way to learn any new project, because these 3 steps will help you find the right mentors for your projects.
One Tip that Saves Me Thousands
How many of us know a person who got a gym membership, was all pumped up to lose weight and then a few days later, nothing! Or gets this shiny new gadget, promises to use it to justify the expensive purchase, and a few days later, doesn’t even use it as much?...
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.
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...
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...
Are you Paying Attention To Your Hobbies?
We are trained to pay a lot of attention to our “work”. Work is sacred. But here’s an interesting experiment: look up the big events of the past and see if they were brought about by people working jobs, or by people who were doing what they were passionate...
Finding Giants
For my 3 year old daughter I’m a giant. At the zoo, when I lift her up and place her on my shoulders, her world literally changes. She sees what no 3 year old can possibly see on her own. And if there are a lot of people heckling the lion, she sees the lion and...
3 Things to Do Before You Start Your Hobby Business
How do you take your hobby and turn it into a business? We have small cake business here in Lahore. I started this with my partner* last year in September. That business is a classic case-study on how to start a business based on the hobby of cooking. Looking closer,...
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...