Below is my interview with Muhammad Shoaib Majeed who has written a self-help book titled A Perfect Guide to Self-Development. There is no manual in life, but there are books that can help guide you through it. This is one of those books.
About the Author and Book
Author Name: Muhammad Shoaib Majeed
Author Links
Book Title: A Perfect Guide to Self-Development
Genres: Spiritual growth, self-help, motivational self-help
Book Summary
This book guides on:
How to explore your full potential?
What it takes to become a happy and successful person.
Things that will nourish your personality and take it to the next level.
Ways to manage time, people and money.
Skills required to improve communication, thinking out of the box and making better decisions in life.
Book excerpt
“We can’t go back to change our past but definitely we can work out to change our future” – Muhammad Shoaib Majeed
Would you like to do things in a better or I would say an impressive way? If yes then you got to work on yourself, if you don’t work & invest on yourself, you will be left behind in the race of fastest growing technology and people will consider you backward. Self development is a continuous process to improve yourself in order to achieve great results in everything you do.
In this book you will learn:
How to explore your full potential.
What it takes to become a happy and successful person.
Things that will nourish your personality and take it to the next level.
Ways to manage time, people and money.
Skills required to improve communication, thinking out of the box and making better decisions in life.
And much more.
If you really want to achieve something bigger in life this book is a must for you!
Success depends upon how desperate you are and how passionately you work on it. – Muhammad Shoaib Majeed
Talking Shop
What do you want readers to take away from your books?
I want readers to learn the essential elements of life that will help them towards growth and prosperity in their life. It will provide an opportunity for them to develop a habit of continuous improvement in each and every aspect of their work.
How long did it take to write your book from the day you got the idea to write it to the day you published it?
It took me about 4-5 years to transform my ideas and research into this book. I believe this long journey will pay off by transforming an immense change in readers life.
How long have you considered yourself a writer? Did you have any formal training, or is it something you learned as you went?
I love to write and do research. I always wanted to put my ideas and brainstorm work into paper so that my audience could benefit from it. Once others benefit from your knowledge, it gives great pleasure and inner satisfaction. Moreover, the process of putting ideas on paper opens up the brain and lets it exercise to be more productive, which ultimately will benefit in increasing knowledge and gaining more exposure about different aspects of a matter.
What were your expectations for writing and publishing your first book? Have they changed since then?
I wanted to write in such a comprehensive yet precise way that I cover all aspects of a certain topic so that my readers can get the full details that they wanted to know about the topic. They don’t have to dig in further or do any kind of research work in order to fully understand the topic. After writing this book, I feel a sense of satisfaction to help others to grow and become a better person.
Do you have a writing ritual, odd habits, or superstitions?
I have a passion for writing and doing research, I believe learning is like a breathing which continues till death. This book contains prestigious information to bring a drastic change in the reader’s life as a whole.
How well do you handle criticism, either while writing, editing, or reviews? Do you ever use that criticism to change your story?
I use criticism in a positive way. If there is something in it to improve in, I get it and put it into reality. On the other hand, some people just give you bad comments for no reason, maybe for jealousy or whatever. So in that case, it’s just better to ignore them.
What is the most fun part about writing? The most difficult?
The most fun part about writing was to expand my exposure about different topics discussed in this book, while the most difficult part was the time and energy it required to get the topic covered in depth.
What skills have you acquired or information have you learned from writing?
I have learned a lot from writing, like how to explore different aspects of a certain topic, brainstorming, and putting things together.
“What If” Scenarios
If your book ever becomes a movie and you get final say over the cast, which actors would you hire to play your characters?
I would like Tom Cruise to be an actor if my book ever becomes a movie as I am quite inspired by his acting skills.
If you could have one person that you admire, living or dead, read your book, who would it be?
That would be tough to choose as there are many persons that I would like to read my book, For Instance Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Tony Robins, Sandeep Maheshwari, Qasim Ali Shah, Vivke Bindra, but if I have to choose one I would go with Sandeep Maheshwari.
If you could be in a writer’s group with up to four famous writers, who would they be?
They are same as in the last question: Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Tony Robins, Sandeep Maheshwari, Qasim Ali Shah, Vivke Bindra
A wealthy reader buys 100 copies of your book and tells you to hand them out to anyone you wish. Who do you give them to?
I would distribute them to deserving students who could not afford to buy it.
You’re given $10,000 to spend on marketing for your book. How do you spend it?
I would spend it on Facebook advertisements and Amazon.
Your book becomes a best seller. What do you do next?
I would write more books to fulfill my followers’ needs and will do personal coaching if someone requires, seminars, etc.
Would you rather own your own book store or your own publishing house, and what would you sell or publish?
I love self-publishing. However, to expand in different markets one needs to go through the publishing house as they have a bigger market to capture a variety of readers.
You have the means to hire a full time assistant to help you with your writing. What tasks do you give them to do?
I would give him the tasks of editing the book, assisting me in research, and finally, to do proof reading.
You have final say over who reads the audio book version of your story. Who do you choose?
I don’t have any specific person who reads the audiobook version. I guess I would just choose one from the market who is doing good or has past experience of doing the same work.
Just For Fun
Your trademark feature.
I don’t have many hairs for hair styling :). Regarding shoe brand, I like hush puppies, and branding of Uniworth and Mark & Spenser
What legacy do you want to leave behind?
I want to create an information hub where people can get free information about anything that they want to know, whether it’s related to online learning, free courses, How to things, articles, news, books, fun, etc.
One bucket list item you’ve completed and one that’s still on your list.
Writing a book was in my bucket list which is completed, but there are more books yet to come so stay tuned!
Another thing on my list is to create that Information hub free of cost.
Favorite time of/part of your day.
Morning time is my favorite time when I am fresh and energetic. Favorite part is prayer.
Favorite place you’ve visited/place you want to visit.
My favorite place that I visited is in Northern areas of Pakistan near Naran Kaghan known as Siri Paya, and the place I would like to visit in future is Switzerland to amuse me with its beauty.
Food you’d like to win a lifetime supply of.
Burgers & Fries
A book that you recommend everyone reads.
Of course mine! 🙂
Celebrity you’d want to be friends with.
Sandeep Mahehshwari
Your most unrealistic dream job.
To fly high in the air
A talent you have and a talent you wish you had.
Talent I have is better understanding of things, and talent I wish I would have is speaking skills.
When time travel is achieved, do you go forward or backward?
I love moving forward while learning from the past.
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