Meet Raja Otaqui,   

Raja is an Entrepreneur who loves to do many things as he says in the interview and you will see why.   

He is the Managing Partner at Karmalite Medical Esthetic but not only that but he has been highly involved in Marketing, Social Media, Art, Songwriting, Singing, and Playing the piano.   He is well known for his songs Ma Fi Aman (ما في أمان), Dina (دينا), Bisharafi (بشرفي) which can be all found on YouTube.   

In this episode we talk about his journey from how he started in his Undergrad in Health Sciences, then went into singing/ songwriting songs in English. Following that he ended up being a radio host for a while, before he decided to change things around again and go back to the singing but this time in Arabic, which he clearly explains how different it is, as well as being the Managing Partner at Karmalite Medical Esthetic.   

We talk about all those different phases in his life, but gets more deeper towards the middle/end of the episode, where we talk about the negative/ positive effects of social media. I also asked him about how has he learnt to find happiness in the midst of it all, and what makes him happy.  

I loved his response when he said that how happiness can be found in everything that one does.   

And of course, you all know by now,   

What is his definition of SUCCESS?  

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Meet Ghinwa El-Ariss,

Ghinwa is a Psychology PHD student at the University of Calgary, where she is studying /researching the DARK SIDE of Relationships.

In this episode I ask her about:

1. Why is she focused on the DARK side of the relationships?

2. Why do people stay in relationships that they know is bad for them?

3. How does this attachment build up and why?

4. Why can 2 people go through the same experience but have a completely different perception of life?

5. How can someone re-learn to love themselves and see their worth if their experiences has shown them otherwise?

6. Is faith/ spirituality a part of the journey that helps one REMEMBER their self-worth?

7. How can you balance between TRUSTING the process and CHASING after your goals?

8. What if one does not have a certain goal in life, how can one know what they are excited about?

9. What does HAPPINESS mean?

10. What does INNER PEACE feel like?

11. How can you navigate social media in a positive way?

And of course

What is her definition of SUCCESS?

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Meet Kevin, 

Kevin is a speaker, a coach, a Fitness and Martial Art lover. He is also the Creator, CFO and Co-Host of Next Level University Podcast. Together with his partner Alan, they have already recorded 1000 Episodes making them a Global Top 100 Podcasts in 125+ countries. 

In this episode Kevin shares more about his story and why he decided to quit his high paying job, and take on the Entrepreneurial path. He definitely mentioned that it was not as glorious as it sounds. 

He did share more of the challenges that he faced during those times but he had a vision and was clear about that and so nothing stopped in his way. 

Kevin added about the importance of being around the "Right" environment and the morning habits that he took on that have given his day more structure and kept him grounded. Listen to the full episode to learn more about his morning routine and how that has positively changed his life. He also talked about how to get back up when you fall off track not allowing it to ruin the rest of your day. 

We addressed topics around anxiety, and the constant need to prove oneself.

I also asked him a few questions around some advice he would have given his younger self 

and 

OF COURSE 

What his definition of SUCCESS is. 

Check out this highly DELAYED and highly VALUABLE episode. 

Meet Maria Fakhoury,   

Maria is currently on her final year pursuing her DOCTORATE degree in Psychology in Chicago. She is also a fellow graduate of University of Toronto and did her high school at the International School of Choueifat. (So to all the Choueifaties out there, you better listen to this episode)  In this episode Maria talks more about her journey and what lead her to continuing her Doctorate in Psychology.   

We also talked about:   

1. Her biggest challenge transitioning from School to University 

2. The limiting beliefs that she, and many of us, fall into, such as believing that our self-worth is based mainly on how we perform at school/ university (i.e grades)  

3. What does Mental Health mean, especially in the Middle East region? 

4. What is the difference between Nature and Nurture? 

5. Are Psychology and Spirituality related? 

6. The use of medication to treat Mental Health issues (how medication should not be the long-term solution but a short term one) 

7. The negative sides of medication vs understanding the root cause of the existing issues 

8. Different methodologies of coping with stress 

9. Gut health and how it affects our mental and physical health

10. Difference between the Big T and the small t (Check out what that means)  

11. Can kids ever be depressed? How so?  

12. What is happiness?  

AND  

ofcourse   

What is her definition of success?  

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Meet Dana,

Dana Tarawneh is the Morning Presenter @radioblissjo, Marketer and Social Media expert, and partner @balafeesh.

In this episode, Dana shares more about her story, who she is and how she has come across what she is doing.

Meanwhile everyone glorifies the fact of leaving their fulltime job and opening their own business, Dana has another story to share. She talks about the dark side, and the challenges that once faces running their own businesses, and how it is not for everyone.

She also explains what lead her to close of her own business and go after continuing her studies in Masters of Arts in Consciousness and Transformative Studies.

Trust me there is much more depth to this episode, as she shares more about time management, how to be present, and a sensitive topic about her, that not many of you might know, that revolves around the idea of addiction and how to redirect a negative addiction to a positive one.

and 

MUCH MORE!! 

Tune in and give it a listen.  

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Meet Saif Abdualla, 

Saif is an Emirati Father, Husband, Certified Motivational Speaker, Radio Presenter, Tv Presenter, Children’s author, & Events MC/ Host.

This episode for sure took a different path, a path that I did not quite expect.

In this episode we talk more about who Saif is, what he does, does he believe that one should be focused on only doing 1 thing or be a jack of all traits given the fact that he himself wears several different hats.

Things turned around when he mentioned that he lost his parents at a very young age.

That is not an easy state to be in, but his vulnerability and openness to talk about it, gave me goosebumps watching/ listening to it again and I am sure it will do to you too as well.

We talk about how the loss of his parents has impacted his view of the world wondering why he still chose to look at the bright side of things, vs hating on the world. He shares an intimate moment about what it felt like not having his parents during his graduation and how he navigated through that moment.

We also talked about how he got into writing children’s books, what inspires him, what LOVE means to him and of course what his definition of success is.

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Meet Yazan,

So Yazan and I were at the same High School and it is so exciting to interview him again now after several years learning more about his journey and how he had come across co-founding Power Edison. 

He has been awarded the Forbes 30 under 30 in the Energy sector. 

Pretty exciting isn’t it. 

In the episode we talk more about his story, where he stared how did he come across starting Power Edison? Why did he decide to start his own vs joining an existing company? How did he find his co-founder? We also talked about clean energy and how politics plays a part in that.

Then we also dove deep beyond what he does but on his mindset and mental state, so we touch base on how did he come across knowing that clean energy is what he wanted to do and focus on?

What is passion? And what does it mean to him?

What is happiness? Is it overrated?

What does success look like for him? And does he consider himself successful?

There was a lot of laughter in the episode, which just made it more fun.

Check out the full episode.

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At this point almost everyone has Instagram.

If you are in Dubai or Saudi, I am pretty sure you have come across Lovin Dubai, Smashi, or Augustus Media.

Some pretty interesting pages with a ton of added value, they are direct, to the point, you got to the page, learn something new and go on with your life. That is what I call value.

BUT who is the mastermind behind those pages?

Well let me introduce the CEO & Founder Richard FitzGerald. 

What is his story? How did he come across doing what he does? What was his mindset that got him to where he is now? What were some of his challenges? What is his definition of success? What drives him to always want to create more? 

Those are to name a few.

Check out the full episode. 

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Meet Sandy Grigsby, 

This episode is one of the most fun and chill episodes that I have recorded. It was so easy talking to her and she has this natural flow of making you just smile.

In this episode, we have changed things a bit around and I have decided to start the conversation diving deeper into her childhood, little did I know he childhood was a pretty intense one that has helped shape up who she is. I honestly had no idea that our conversation would lead to that.

In the episode we talk about her childhood and how that had a huge effect on her belief about herself. 

We further talked about gaslighting and what it means? 

The importance of Self-Love and how can you find it? How to overcome negative self-talk? 

She also shares some techniques on how to overcome guilt and regret and ofcourse what her definition of success is. 

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