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!
Here’s How the Good Guys Can Stop Finishing Last
There is a scene in the Avengers movie, where Bruce Banner - the guy who turns into the Hulk - is asked, “how did you finally control your anger and can now turn into the Hulk on cue?” Now all through the movie, he is asked this question, and just before he could...
New Year’s Video Message
I recorded a quick video message for the New Year. Do you make new year's resolutions? Then you will find the following video very helpful: Now... The dangling question is, "how can you achieve those goals?" Making new year's resolutions doesn't work because we think...
Steve Job’s Best Advice
Steve Jobs captures the essence of how to bring about massive change in your life. http://var/web/site/public_html.youtube.com/watch?v=UvEiSa6_EPA In the above clip, Steve says: When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and you're life is...
The Habits of Highly Boring and Mediocre People
The path to a risk-free, boring, mediocre life in these easy steps: Always have something to complain about. Look for faults in others. In fact, consider “fault finding” a part of your job! Accept whatever you are told without asking for “verifiable” sources. Tell...
And you thought the struggle was over?
In 1947, sixty seven years ago today on the 14th of August, negotiations finally worked in favor of those who wanted independence. Today is the Independence Day of Pakistan. But independence comes at a price. Freedom always brings with it the responsibilities. To...
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...
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 find meaningful work
Last year I had an interesting experience. I gave lectures and was invited to speak at different universities. I was talking to students on my main topic of interest: how to do work around things you love to do. I called it get paid to do what you would have paid to...
Helping You Get Unstuck in Business
I was there to help the entrepreneur figure out a problem in his online business. The founder was stuck in tweaking the code for the classified site. The problem he listed was: How to get the website to sync with the phone app (they evidently had an Android app for...
Three methods to gain trust of clients
Why would a prospective client trust you especially when you're starting out? These three tactics will inshAllah get you more sales, by presenting you as the credible professional that you (hopefully) are! ONE The first method is to craft your "elevator pitch". Too...
All the advice you’ll ever need on entrepreneurship
Pakistan now officially has YouTube and I am so excited about that... for you! You now have access to tons and tons of information! This list of channels is for you if you want to be an entrepreneur, pro blogger, freelancer, consultant or want to be any of these! By...
What Matters Most
Who you are and where you're from does not matter. What matters is what you decide from this moment on. Isn't that horrifyingly simple? We are lead to believe that we are our biographies, that our past will determine our future. Things like, "but you can't do this...
The Easiest Method of Accepting Credit Cards from your Customers
Receiving credit card payments in Pakistan from your customers is not as simple as some make it sound. But it is not as complicated either. If you are interested in making money in Pakistan, then accepting online payments from customers can be a good skill to have....