Michael Muttiah - Michael Muttiah's Digital Desk

Business

Becoming Head of Marketing for a Multi-Million Dollar E-commerce Company

On getting really good at one thing...

My Journey of Faith

The following was a speech prepared as a testimony delivered at Wilmington Community Church on Sunday the 9th of November, 2025 I’m the only child of two immigrants. My dad came from Sri Lanka, a Hindu who loved to drink and bet on the gee-gees. My mum came from

Forget Being a Genius - Be a Triple Threat Instead

When I first read Scott Adams’s (an amazing cartoonist and the inventor of a long running work place satirical cartoon series called Dilbert) idea of skill stacking (or “talent stacking”)—that you can become extraordinary not by being the absolute best at one thing, but by combining several things

Recovery

Steel on Steel: Experience, Observations, and Guidance

On steel on steel groups in recovery...

The True Weight of a Promise

My Mum is mired in her bed. I stand next to her, begging, choking back tears. I come from a childhood of broken promises. Growing up, my Mum would make promises she often wouldn’t (or couldn’t) keep. Favourite dinners. Pocket money. Birthday presents that never came. When young

Quotes

My Favourite Quotes for August 2025

A compilation of quotes from Kierkegaard to Chekhov that moved me in August 2025

Guide

17 Lesson From Sending 22,834,311 Emails and Making $1.35M in Sales

An email marketing guide with 17 Lesson From Sending 22,834,311 Emails and Making $1.35M in Sales for a US supplements company

My 13 Lows of Being an Entrepreneur

The closest way of describing entrepreneurship to those who have not done it, is summed up by Elon Musk. Running a start-up is like chewing glass and staring into the abyss. After a while, you stop staring, but the glass chewing never ends Today I wanted to share some of