Video Profile: Anar Amin
AT 35, Anar had a double masters, 12 years of teaching experience and zero assets.
I told my client to stop talking during her next interview
She looked at me like I was insane.
8 final rounds in 6 months.
Mom & Dad skipped my Harvard graduation
Not because they didn't care.
Because something mattered more.
One client: $600k/yr and just cut short family vacation
The other: $90K/yr and took her family to Portugal (even though her budget said it was a stretch)
We looked at the calendar and did the math on how many good years my dad had left
My dad has Parkinson's.
My parents were in Vancouver.
A client just fired me
Well, not exactly fired. But close.
She’s been working with me for 2 months.
One year ago today, I lost the leader I've learned from my entire life.
And I'm still learning from him:
He gave up skiing for flying.
Video: Following Your Heart's Desire
Sheila Akbar wanted to know how a field hockey recruit ends up with a PhD, a startup, and a coaching practice. I tried to explain.
My husband just got a promotion!!
Crazy thing? The $$$+ isn't the part that'll change our life.
Dad built a multi-$M accounting practice
I was ready to take it over.
He told me to walk away.
She'd done more by 28 than most do in a lifetime
But couldn't name a single win.
I asked her to list her accomplishments.
My husband's love language is consistency
Mine is grand gestures. Guess which one I chose for his birthday?
i Thought I Practiced Pluralism
Then mom read about President Nelson for 35min. Out loud. (We're Ismaili Muslim...)
I learned more about success from harvesting potatoes with a surgeon than I did at Harvard
His name was Dr. Shirinbek.
Best surgeon in Tajikistan.
I got proof in the mail today that our "failed" app actually worked
(3 years too late 😤)
The proof?
