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A frugal millionaire.

By Younas Chaudhary Growing up in Pakistan I had three shirts and two trousers until age 12, all […]

July 31, 2023 Advice, Third Party Advice, Counsel, attention to detail, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, frugal millionaire, Pakistani, Uncategorized, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary

A Kansas farmer changed my life.

By Younas Chaudhary In 1979, in the thick of the Iranian hostage crisis, a lean, brown-skinned Iranian-looking young […]

July 24, 2023 Advice, Third Party Advice, Counsel, Business Risk Taking, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, creativity, Drilling, energy industry, Entrepreneurship, From Dirt Roads to Black Gold, landman, learning by doing, managing oil and gas revenues, Oil and Gas Business, oil price changes, oilfield business, rollercoaster energy business, Uncategorized

The advantages of being bilingual.

By Younas Chaudhary I started learning the English alphabet while attending sixth grade at a local school in […]

July 17, 2023 Advice, Third Party Advice, Counsel, bilingual, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, curiosity, practical experience, Uncategorized, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary

Mindset to push hard.

By Younas Chaudhary Well-known Canadian entrepreneur, Bernie Lofchick, taught me to push hard to win in life and […]

July 10, 2023 Advice, Third Party Advice, Counsel, attention to detail, Bernie Lofchick, better negotiation, Business Risk Taking, Canadian entrepreneur Bernie Lofchick, consistency, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, cost control, creativity, curiosity, data, data in deals, deals, Entrepreneurship, experience, failure, Immigrant, Inspiring business advice, joint ventures, managing oil and gas revenues, market knowledge, market research, mature leadership, Midland Appliances, Paki, Paki go home, Pakistani, Pakistani Businessman, Perseverance, Philanthropy, Pots and Pans, practical experience, racial discrimination, racial epithet, Rags to Riches, respect, Uncategorized, Worldwide Distributors, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary, Zig Ziglar

Scammers are everywhere.

By Younas Chaudhary Summertime is the season of scams! For example, scammers from Nigeria want to share their […]

July 3, 2023 Advice, Third Party Advice, Counsel, avoid debt, better negotiation, Business Risk Taking, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, credibility, finnacialexploiters, frauds, scammers, Self-made entrepreneur, Uncategorized, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary

Want to expand? A few things to know.

By Younas Chaudhary I started my oil and gas business as a two-man show with my brother. But […]

June 26, 2023 Advice, Third Party Advice, Counsel, attention to detail, avoid debt, better negotiation, Business Risk Taking, buyer deals, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, cost control, creativity, curiosity, cut G&A expenses, Drilling, efficiency, energy industry, Entrepreneurship, joint ventures, mutually beneficial partnerships, landman, learning by doing, making, managing oil and gas revenues, Oil and Gas Business, oil price changes, oilfield business, Pakistani, Pakistani Businessman, Perseverance, Philanthropy, Uncategorized, vendor negotiations

Why I dislike working from home.

By Younas Chaudhary Three years ago, most of our office building parking garages were full of cars bustling […]

June 19, 2023 Advice, Third Party Advice, Counsel, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, cost control, credibility, cross training, Hope, Immigrant, Inspiring business advice, trust, Uncategorized, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary

Why subscriptions ruin us

By Younas Chaudhary I am convinced that subscribing to multiple services from streaming to meal delivery ruins our […]

June 12, 2023 Uncategorized

Silence is golden

By Younas Chaudhary I grew up among poor and illiterate villagers in a remote village in Pakistan and […]

June 5, 2023 Advice, Third Party Advice, Counsel, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, declutter, Immigrant, Inspiring business advice, mindfulness, silence, tranquility, Uncategorized, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary

The art of delegation

By Younas Chaudhary If you are a perfectionist like me, the art of delegation will be hard. I […]

May 28, 2023 Advice, Third Party Advice, Counsel, better negotiation, core values; thrift, saving for a rainy day, being yourself, consistency, hard work, being fearless, bold decision-making, Drilling, From Dirt Roads to Black Gold, Uncategorized, workaholic, work life balance, harmony in work, passion, YBC Foundation, Younas Chaudhary

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