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!
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 is...
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? Heck, I...
The Seduction of Talent
His walk is a swagger because he knows he's got it. He doesn't try hard because he doesn't need to. He can make your efforts look like child's play, that's how good he's at it. People say he's the best, people say he will be the best, people say he knows his craft....
How to Start Living the Life of Your Dreams
You dream of big things, I know. You want to stop doing whatever you are doing with your life right now, and start doing the thing that you always wanted to do. You seem like a person who has the potential to actually do the things others only dream of. Yet, there you...
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.
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...
Some Thoughts (and one Rule) on Giving Advice
Why is it that others think they can tell you how to live your life? Or how to run your business? Or how to really break your fast during Ramzaan? Or how the way I'm combing my hair is not the best way to go about it!? It can - and does - get irritating, no? Taking...
How to Get Your Articles Published
This is a "how to" story. It's a story because I will tell you how I got my first ever article published in a national print magazine! I have been published in the largest circulating magazine (at the time) in Pakistan, and also in the largest blog/site (at the time)...
Is THIS the Biggest Risk You are Taking Right Now?
Was lucky enough to be invited at TEDxFairyMeadows as a speaker. I talked on "The Biggest Risk". I talked about how we think we are avoiding risks but that "risk avoidance" may be the biggest blunder we make. Maybe. See the video and let me know if you agree? You may...
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...
How I (Almost) Wrote This
When in doubt, just write anything that comes to mind. I think that is one way to keep the pen moving. But is that an effective way to write? What about the quality? Don't you want quality over quantity? This debate of effectiveness vs efficiency is a valid one. But...