Philosophy: a study that helps us enhance our problem-solving abilities, our communication skills, and our powers of persuasion... But it's a subject that few of us rarely take upon ourselves to think about or explore.

Thank God for philosophers who do this heavy lifting for us!

I’m really excited about today’s episode because I have Dr. Mohammad Rafi in with me, who is easily one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met.

He is a real life philosopher whose perspective comes from his PhD in Philosophy and his many years spent living in the United States, as well as in Germany, France, and Iran.

A passionate university educator, Dr. Rafi has spent a considerable amount of time throughout his 15-year teaching tenure with students of immigrant or minority descent, who are often first-time college attendees. During the semester, he makes it a point to relay his Six Life Lessons with them, which I am happy he's agreed to also share with us here.

Listen in on this enlightening conversation, as we discuss:

1. Respect
2. Goals
3. Maturity
4. Perspective
5. The Spectrum of Happiness
6. Self-Compassion

Whether you’ve never heard these lessons before, or have but have forgotten them, I’m confident you’ll get something really valuable out of this discussion.

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For a direct link to this episode, visit saharmandi.com/episode4

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