I love to write with music on in the background. It calms my nerves. I also like to listen to music before I write. I know that I would not exercise u...

There were weeks where I could not or did not write this blog, but for the last year and a half, I have only missed two weeks because of the holidays....

To be honest, I didn’t like Twitter in the beginning. It took me a while to understand. My conclusion is it’s about reminding people that you are stil...

One morning in the spring of 2006…

I woke up and had a speech scheduled for that day.

I always start my speech with this line: “My name is Sourena V...

For the last few months, my manager Kristi and I have been talking about our next steps with my speaking and writing career. Kristi has always brought...

Here is the conclusion of my Debunking Conventional Wisdom post, in which I provide the top six conventional wisdoms I disagree with and why. Read par...

Last week I realized what Henry Ford said with his quote, “If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.” Some of my th...

Henry Ford famously said, “If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.”

I believe life has limits. I can list many t...

Every year since 2007, something extraordinary has happened in my career.

2007—Published my book.

2008—My book won two Indie Excellence Awards. One ...

As I mentioned in last week’s blog post, I recently went to the National Speakers Association annual meeting. As I was looking at the schedule beforeh...