EP59 - The Butterfly Effect - How We Create What We FearIn this thought-provoking episode, we explore the paradox of avoidance - the phenomenon of inadvertently creating the very thing we seek to avoid. We examine how our actions, no ma...

Okay, if you have been following the podcast for a while, you must have noticed that we've had a lot of breaks in between our episodes.  we try our best to be consistent but over the past year, the breaks have increased :) Thi...

So you are trying to build a new business, project, or habit. you have read books, heard podcasts, and consumed hours of video by many experts on the subject. does this mean that you just have to implement all the learnings and you...

Can solitude be good for us? In this episode, we discuss the idea of how it can be used to our benefit and also infact why it's important at times to practice solitude. 

Today's episode is about how at times we end up judging people and situations. we talk about how it impacts our thinking and how we end up forming opinions without even realizing it.  We try and unpack why we judge to begin with.&n...

In today's episode, we speak about the importance of having mentors and role models. We discuss the difference between both, and how they can help us in our personal and professional lives. 

There are a lot of great ideas, projects, or artists that haven't seen the light of day.Procrastination is one of the reasons for this. procrastination doesn't only happen due to laziness,  many procrastinate due to perfectioni...

Many of us plan and set goals for our lives,  once these goals are set we work hard day and night to achieve them. While we are working towards these goals, what happens if something life-changing or catastrophic happens? We c...

No One's CrazyHow often do we come across people who have an opinion that's completely opposite to the way we think ? What about seeing someone spend a lot of money on something that you would never spend on ? The most common response (...

We are back after a short break. We all go through life-changing experiences and difficult situations in our lives and many a time we consider some of these events and situations to be the worst or at times best things that hap...

We discussed minimalism in one of our previous episodes and what it means to be a minimalist.  Minimalism is a choice or way of life that many choose these days. In today's episode, we discuss what it means to have less an...

Our second guest on the podcast is Ali Khawaja. Sheyaf and Ali talk about what makes Millenials and Genz's tick.  Ali dives in deep on the topic, thanks to his experience of over a decade as an educator and mentor.  <...

We are stepping things up :) Our first guest on the podcast is Roberto Corci. He’s currently the Managing director of Microsoft for Startups MEA. Before Microsoft Roberto was a regional head at google spearheading the expansion of g...

This is the first episode that we are recording in person.  Kareem is visiting Dubai for a short break after two years. in this episode, we talk about why it's important to take a break from our routines and how it can help us reflect ...

In this episode, we revisit the topic of a Fixed Mindset. we discussed the growth and fixed mindsets in EP17, we really recommend checking it out if you haven't already.   In today's episode, we discuss in detail examples of how a fixed mi...

We live in a time where people are getting busier and are looking for life and growth hacks so that they can do more with less time and effort.In today's episode, we talk about an interesting idea, about how we can sometimes go out of o...

Often we get too focused on the big goals that we have set for the future that we forget  or lose sight of what's happening in our lives on a day-to-day basis.  at times many of us also get demotivated due to not achieving the milesto...

How does it feel when someone just listens to you with undivided attention?In this episode, we discuss the “Lost Art” of listening as Kate Murphy calls it in her book "You’re not listening" We talk about why listening is so important and...

We’ve all heard the famous quote “Give a Man a Fish, and You Feed Him for a Day. Teach a Man To Fish, and You Feed Him for a Lifetime” In this episode, sheyaf & Kareem talk about teaching to fish, and in the pr...

With everything that's going on in the world right now, be it the second wave of the pandemic or the oppression and violence people are facing. There's a lot we see on social media and the news. In this episode, we speak about empathy & com...

In this episode, we talk about success. Sheyaf & Kareem try and discuss what success means to them individually. but having inspired by what they have been seeing around them, they try and answer a question, what is the price o...

The concept of Minimalism gained traction in the past few years after the Netflix documentary "Minimalism". A lot of people around the world have embraced this way of life and now actively promote it too. So the core concept is all about having...

Never leave to tomorrow that which you can do today - Benjamin FranklinProcrastination is all about leaving it for tomorrow, or the day after :)Jokes aside, procrastination is at times a serious issue many of us face. In ...