Sunny Shakhawala, Author at Sunny Shakhawala

Sunny Shakhawala

Author Archives: Sunny Shakhawala

Thoughts on Giving / Taking Advice

When someone tells me about their problems, my initial reaction is to provide a list of solutions. Over the past few years, (since marriage specifically) I’ve realized this is a flawed approach. What I’m about to share will sound like preachy unsolicited advice. Please don’t take it that way. Instead, imagine I wrote a set […]

Expand Your Comfort Zone by Controlling Your Flinch Mechanism

For my 26th birthday, Dia took me sky-diving. The car ride down was exciting. The sign-up process gave me the jitters. The moment I looked out the airplane door, my entire body froze.In the Summer of 2019, two of my best friends got married. Both of them asked me to give a speech at their […]

2 Lessons Learned From Superbowl 49: Resulting & Failing Conventionally

The ideas in this post come directly from Bigger Pockets Podcast Show 297. Hosts David Greene & Scott Trench interview Author & Professional Poker Player, Annie Duke on Mastering the Decision-Making Process. Annie Duke is the author of Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts, the book where most of […]

Indistractable by Nir Eyal

If you end up ordering the book, you can get “Exclusive Bonus Content” by submitting your order detail here: https://www.nirandfar.com/indistractable/ Immediate Action Items:Adjust iPhone based on article: How to Configure Your iPhone to Work for You, Not Against YouStart Timeboxing – Identify values / intentions and put them on a calendarLow hanging fruit is read, […]

Why Renting is Better Than Buying (For Us)

My parents came to the US in the early 80s, a couple years before I was born. If you’re a first generation American in an Asian family, we’re practically siblings. We grew up with a basic understanding of a few things. 1) Always finish the food on your plate. 2) Don’t wear shoes in the […]

Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss

Negotiation serves two distinct, vital life functions: information gathering and behavior influencing. Negotiation is simply communication with results. Psychotherapy research shows that when individuals feel listened to, they tend to listen to themselves more carefully and to openly evaluate and clarify their own thoughts and feelings. LISTEN.In negotiation, each new psychological insight or additional piece […]

My Thoughts on Happiness

I’ve delayed writing out my thoughts on happiness for far too long. Mostly because I didn’t know which format I wanted it to take. Would it be better as a list, an anecdote, or a preachy sermon?A second obstacle to overcome is dealing with Imposter Syndrome. Am I qualified to write about happiness? Is my […]

Never Be A Busboy

In September 2017, I took a trip down to Fayetteville, North Carolina. I went down with a small team of investors to perform due diligence at a 200 unit apartment complex. After the first day of touring the property, we found ourselves at a bar/restaurant trying to get a feel for the locals. It was […]

Negative Visualization

If you’ve come to know me in any capacity, you’d think I’m high on life. I like to think I come off as an optimistic and generally happy person. And it’s true: I love my life. So much so, that I kind of feel like the quantity in which I am content, comes off as […]

Private Money Lending 101: Restructuring a Deal to Avoid Default

Often times a fix and flip takes longer to complete than originally projected. How you structure a deal and who you’re doing business with can make or break you. Fortunately for me, I partnered with Matt Faircloth (again) for my third Private Lending Deal. We had some struggles along the way, but we both walked […]

1 2 Next »