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Be your own boss.

By Younas Chaudhary In the late seventies, when I launched our first oil and gas company with my […]

May 3, 2021 Advice, Third Party Advice, Counsel, better negotiation, Business Risk Taking, consistency, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, cost control, creativity, credibility, curiosity, data, data in deals, deals, energy industry, Entrepreneurship, environmental scan, Expense Reduction, From Dirt Roads to Black Gold, going solo, Hope, Immigrant, Inspiring business advice, managing oil and gas revenues, market knowledge, market research, mature leadership, negotiations, Oil and Gas Business, oilfield business, Pakistani Businessman, Philanthropy, real estate investments, rollercoaster energy business, saving money, trust, Uncategorized, vendor negotiations, wildcatter, working with lenders, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary

Building trust takes time and effort.

By Younas Chaudhary We are all tribal at heart, and trust binds us together. During my childhood, farmers […]

April 26, 2021 Advice, Third Party Advice, Counsel, better negotiation, consistency, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, credibility, empathy, energy industry, Entrepreneurship, Hope, Immigrant, Inspiring business advice, market knowledge, mature leadership, negotiations, Oil and Gas Business, oilfield business, Pakistani Businessman, Philanthropy, reduction in oilfields, tips, trust, Uncategorized, winning deals, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary

Foresight- the rare gift to predict the future.

By Younas Chaudhary What is foresight? World-renowned futurist Richard Slaughter says it is “the ability to create and […]

April 19, 2021 Business Risk Taking, consistency, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, cost control, creativity, credibility, curiosity, data, Drilling, empathy, energy industry, Entrepreneurship, environmental scan, Expense Reduction, From Dirt Roads to Black Gold, going solo, Hope, Immigrant, Inspiring business advice, joint ventures, mutually beneficial partnerships, managing oil and gas revenues, market knowledge, market research, mature leadership, Oil and Gas Business, oil price changes, Pakistani Businessman, Philanthropy, Rags to Riches, saving money, Uncategorized, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary

What can money get you?

By Younas Chaudhary I’ve often been asked when and how I made my first million, and why I […]

April 11, 2021 better negotiation, consistency, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, creativity, credibility, curiosity, empathy, Entrepreneurship, Expense Reduction, From Dirt Roads to Black Gold, going solo, Hope, Immigrant, Inspiring business advice, oilfield business, Pakistani Businessman, Philanthropy, Rags to Riches, rollercoaster energy business, saving money, Self-made entrepreneur, Uncategorized, winning deals, workaholic, work life balance, harmony in work, passion, working with lenders, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary

Tracing my roots: An immigrant’s first trip to the West

By Younas Chaudhary On a sunny day in November 1973, the Sahiwal (Montgomery) railway station in Pakistan was […]

April 5, 2021 consistency, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, From Dirt Roads to Black Gold, Hope, Immigrant, Pakistani Businessman, Rags to Riches, Self-made entrepreneur, Uncategorized, workaholic, work life balance, harmony in work, passion, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary

You can’t do business and live by the clock.

By Younas Chaudhary Over a decade ago, on a sunny cold January afternoon, I remember watching family members […]

March 29, 2021 Advice, Third Party Advice, Counsel, better negotiation, Business Risk Taking, consistency, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, cost control, creativity, curiosity, deals, energy industry, Entrepreneurship, Immigrant, Pakistani Businessman, Self-made entrepreneur, Uncategorized, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary

Lessons from my first hike

By Younas Chaudhary Would you believe if I told you that I went on my first hike last […]

March 22, 2021 core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, creativity, Drilling, environmental scan, From Dirt Roads to Black Gold, going solo, Hope, Immigrant, Inspiring business advice, mature leadership, Oil and Gas Business, oilfield business, Pakistani Businessman, Self-made entrepreneur, tips, Uncategorized, workaholic, work life balance, harmony in work, passion, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary

When life throws rocks at you, face them with courage.

By Younas Chaudhary On June 10, 2014, my wife Bushra was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Nobody in our […]

March 15, 2021 Advice, Third Party Advice, Counsel, better negotiation, Business Risk Taking, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, empathy, From Dirt Roads to Black Gold, Hope, Immigrant, Uncategorized, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary

When should you quit a project?

By Younas Chaudhary Have you ever thought of quitting a project, only to find yourself holding onto it […]

March 8, 2021 Advice, Third Party Advice, Counsel, Business Risk Taking, consistency, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, cost control, data, deals, diversification, Drilling, energy industry, Entrepreneurship, environmental scan, Expense Reduction, From Dirt Roads to Black Gold, going solo, Immigrant, Inspiring business advice, joint ventures, mutually beneficial partnerships, managing oil and gas revenues, market knowledge, rollercoaster energy business, saving money, Self-made entrepreneur, tips, Uncategorized, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary

I miss the handshake deals of the olden days!

By Younas Chaudhary I miss the good old days when a handshake was the word, a genuine way […]

March 1, 2021 better negotiation, Business Risk Taking, buyer deals, consistency, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, cost control, creativity, credibility, deals, energy industry, Entrepreneurship, environmental scan, Expense Reduction, From Dirt Roads to Black Gold, going solo, Hope, Immigrant, Inspiring business advice, joint ventures, joint ventures, mutually beneficial partnerships, market knowledge, mature leadership, negotiations, Oil and Gas Business, oil price changes, Pakistani Businessman, Philanthropy, Rags to Riches, real estate investments, saving money, tips, Uncategorized, winning deals, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary

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