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In today’s episode, Tarek shares the different times in his life he has put himself out there during his journey of success. Whether he was applying to Stanford, writing essay after essay for grants to fund his college dreams, or getting his pilot script in front of the ultra-influential and exclusive CAA, Tarek embraces the timeline God has set out for him. When you trust your inner knowing about who you are and what you are capable of, no one can stop you!

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Tarek Reveals:

• Tarek recently finished writing his first original pilot themed around the secret lives of influencers and how their actions are driven by trauma.
• Be intentional with your time. It is yours. It doesn’t master you.
• What you need will come when you need it.
• Smile in the face of rejection.
• Having someone believe in you empowers you.
• Confidence is one thing, trusting in your future is a whole other level of loving yourself.
• Everything is not for everyone.
• Applying at Stanford with no cash was a shot in the dark but Tarek knew he was destined for great things.
• The point where Tarek almost gave up on going to college.
• If you don’t put yourself out there you will never get what you want from life.
• Noes are stepping stones to Yeses.
• No one else can put an end to your dreams.

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Today’s episode recaps the awarenesses highlighted in episode #1. Tarek offers reflections and Tools For Growth (TFG) that create the space for us to own our story and become the big, beautiful people we are! As he digs deep into his story, we can share his experience and dig into our journeys. And, don’t we all want to shine our abundant light into this world?

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Tarek Reveals:

• For sustainable transformation, shame and guilt don’t work.
• Talk to yourself as if you were talking to a friend.
• Don’t change yourself away to gain acceptance. You do you!
• You have the right to own your story.
• Feelings are not right or wrong.
• Holding on to pain is unhealthy.
• Give yourself time and grace to unpack your emotions.
• The more you shrink yourself the less you will have in life.
• You can’t give something that is not inside of you, so love, love, love yourself!

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Tarek has created a place for us to come together and have conversations that matter. In today’s inspirational stream of consciousness episode, Tarek freely shares THAT very personal conversation about the trauma he experienced during his formative years, how he came to own his story, his journey to find himself and understand his value, and more. This is a mask aside, gloves off venture into a vulnerable human spirit.

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Tarek Reveals:

• The fear of creating this podcast caused anxiety deeply rooted in the trauma-based belief that he needed to be perfect to be accepted.
• He just wanted to be himself in a world where everyone has preconceived ideas about who he should be.
• He was a Barbie girl who didn’t want to play sports.
• What it feels like to truly own your story.
• How he made himself invisible to keep a roof over his head.
• The guilt and gaslighting that shaped his teenage years.
• He reminds himself not to apologize for his story.
• In the past he felt his value came from what he could be for other people.
• His fear of loss.
• His Gods, Guides, and Ancestors (GGA).
• Working with ADHD.
• Why a podcast? Because he changes in front of a camera and he doesn’t need to be anyone but himself.

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