Shahnaz Blog

I have always been a spoiled child.  Pretty much got what I wanted by kicking and screaming.  It's all fine and dandy, until one becomes an adult and realizes that you can't kick and scream to make...

I recently talked to a nephew about being persistent and consistent.  Easier said than done.  What does one do when their ADD kicks in?  They go from writing half a blog to something else and then...

I'm in Chicago right now, doing a success speaker seminar.  I always thought I was a decent speaker.  Maybe even really good.  Then we had our exercises.  I realize that I use up a lot of nervous...

Real quick, for those of you from another country who may have just stumbled upon my blog.  The Muny is America's oldest and largest outdoor theatre.  It is in one of the largest parks in the United...

We're all unique in our own ways, but sometimes, how unique is too unique.  When does the bell shaped norm drift into an outlier?  It all started at my office.  As a business owner,...

The theory goes that some animals piss and mark their territory.  Apparently, it works for them; something along the lines of the scent keeping other animals away.  If you've been...

Tomorrow will be my 45th birthday and as the years have gone by they have left their marker on my hair - thinning and greying.  I don't think there's much I can do for my hair not being as...

This was obviously written over a year ago and saved.  Let's see where this post goes.  PS.  My car's name is Buddy. Dear Buddy, I was in Florida this weekend  and driving a VW....

I used to be an avid tennis player.  If I had to quantify it, I used to play about 20 hours a week.  There was one weekend I played 9 hours of tennis in the same day, going from match to...

I got married over 4 years ago, so between the toasting and the roasting, the memory of what my brother said may be a tad fuzzy, but there were some great take home points.  I do recall him...

This one has been a draft (for months) and it's amazing with drafts, when I come back to them.  I wonder why they are still in draft mode.  What am I missing?  Anyway, as I read this,...

What can I say about this beauty?  Well, for starters, his name is Buck and he was my assigned horse for my weeks stay at the Geronimo Trails Guest Ranch. I had eyed him the first day we had...