Chapters Of My Life Podcast

"That belief or that you believe in your heart, mind and soul that you can do it. That will come from within, from an experience that you build up all your life to come to a point when you have a dream or a goal, you can say to yourself, you know what, I'm going to do it. Nothing is going to stop me." - Mostafa Salameh Very excited to introduce Mostafa Salameh to episode 42 of the Chapters Of My Life podcast. Mostafa is a world-renowned explorer, speaker, and fundraiser. He is one of only 20 people to have completed the Explorers Grand Slam, and he is the first Palestinian-Jordanian to climb Mount Everest. Salameh is an inspiration to people all over the world, and his story is a testament to the power of perseverance and dreaming big. We explored his book "Dreams of a Refugee" from the eyes of a young generation. We asked ourselves, how could his autobiography look like to inspire a young generation? Excited to share you you his life book "Mountaineer" which not just inspire the young, but all generations as well. Salameh is not only a skilled mountaineer, but he is also a powerful motivator. He shares his story of perseverance and overcoming challenges with audiences around the world, inspiring others to pursue their own dreams. He is also a passionate advocate for education and social justice, and he supports a number of charitable organizations through his speaking engagements and fundraising initiatives. With all this said, enjoy episode 42 with Mostafa Salameh. This was Mostafa Salameh. What an inspiring story. In his book, Salameh shares his story of hope, perseverance, and overcoming adversity. He inspires readers to follow their dreams, no matter how difficult they may seem. He also shows that it is possible to achieve great things, regardless of your background or circumstances. A reminder for all of us. Keep climbing new Everest and ask yourself, what is your next Everest? See you at the next episode of the Chapters of My Life Podcast —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE: Mountaineer CHAPTERS: 1 Childhood 2 London 3 Edinburgh 4 India 5 The Dream 6 Mount Everest 7 Seven Summits and the North Pole 8 Islam 9 Palestine, Isis, Radicalisation 10 The South Pole and Onwards SHOW NOTES —————————————————— https://www.mostafasalameh.com/ ——————————————————

Jackson Griffith is a man of many accomplishments. He has completed 74 marathons, several ultramarathons, and a 25-year career in the corporate world. But what is he chasing after all of this? In this episode 41 of the podcast, we explore Jackson's life philosophy and his journey to finding purpose through his life book "Beyond Expectations together with 3 chapters. We discuss his early days as a "lazy" and "unambitious" young man, his transformation into a successful businessman and athlete, and his current focus on spending time with his family and enjoying life. Jackson emphasizes the importance of focusing on the journey rather than the destination. He believes that it is more important to learn and grow from our challenges than it is to achieve our goals. He also believes that we should all strive to find purpose in our lives, and that this purpose can be found in the smallest of things. So what are you chasing after? Are you chasing for the right purpose, or are you looking for something else in life? Listen to this episode to hear Jackson's story and find inspiration for your own journey. —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE: Beyond expectations CHAPTERS: 1. Dormant years 2. Chasing Performance 3. Chasing Adventures SHOW NOTES —————————————————— www.endeavour.team https://www.instagram.com/jaxxonfive/ ——————————————————

The God Solution: The Power of Pure Love At this special chapters of my life podcast episode 40 with Neale Donald Walsch we explore his last book The God Solution: The Power of Pure Love and ask ourselves questions such as What is missing in our understanding of True Love? Or in other words, what is true love in everyday life? Neale Donald Walsch has written 39 books on contemporary spirituality and its practical application in everyday life. Seven of the nine books in his Conversations with God series have made the New York Times Bestseller list, with Book One remaining on that list for 134 weeks. His titles have been translated into 37 languages. He is the creator of (www.CWGConnect.com), a global online platform connecting people who wish to more deeply explore the messages in the CWG body of work. His latest book is The God Solution, published in Dec. 2020. in which we explore in this episode. Enjoy this special episode 40 with Neale Donald Walsch. SHOW NOTES —————————————————— CWG Connect (www.CWGConnect.com) ——————————————————

„You probably will have situations where you know, like you'll miss up on things. You miss things up, but that's fine that's life. What's good is that you capture these and you're present to them and you choose what you want to do because choosing to make to do something even if it's not good. Like you will be more comfortable knowing that you chose it not reacted this“ - Iyad Altahrawi How do you react in situations you can't find a solution? How do you learn from setbacks and see the opportunity in your life that you have a choice? So I want you to imagine 2 scenarios: 45 people, one house in the Gaza strip and a war that feels like it might never end. The other picture is standing in a room of highly intelligent fresh graduates from Harvard University in the US while working on the Coca Cola 360 Activation Plan in public affairs and communication. These two scenarios are just a few years apart for Iyad. I am very excited to have Iyad Altahrawi on my mic for episode 39 of the chapters of my life podcast. He is the startup's program manager of Gaza Sky Geeks, the first and only startup accelerator in Gaza. I met Iyad back in 2018 where I was impressed by the determination and passion of his Gaza Sky Geeks teams which he mentored and coached. His life book called "Trying Experiments "is all about his journey overcoming impossible situations such as war and how to self-reflect and create opportunities throughout his living abroad in the US and Germany. Throughout 3 chapters, we explored his ambitions to foster the Palestine entrepreneurship scene and how to create a ribble effect through coaching and mentoring. In other words, his passion for seeing obstacles as opportunities and how to support a community around him. Also, just a heads up, you will notice halfway in the conversation, we faced a very typical problem in Gaza Strip, such as a power cut. Even so, we continued shortly after; it's another reminder that no matter what obstacles are there, the solution to overcome starts with a positive mindset. I hope you enjoy the conversation! Never give up, always look up! —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE: Trying experiments CHAPTERS: 1. Foundation 2. Search 3. Reflection and Progress SHOW NOTES —————————————————— Instagram https://www.linkedin.com/in/iyad-altahrawi/ LinkedIn https://www.instagram.com/iyadalt/ ——————————————————

"No two people are alike. We're all different. But every person you meet in your life no matter who they are, whether it's a king or a pauper. You will learn something from that person whether you know that you have learned something today or you will understand that you have learned something in 10 years. Always know that whoever you meet, and whatever conversation you have will teach you something" - Ibrahim Murad In a world where success is defined by external outcomes, state of busyness, we need to learn to prioritize for inner outcomes. In fact, have you ever spoken the word “BUSINESS” slowly? What did you realise? Yes, it sounds like “BUSYNESS”. Being busy is not a state of productivity. It's a state of prioritisation. The question is are we prioritizing for the right things in life? When we learn to prioritise for ourselves, no matter professionally or private, we learn to stop being busy and START LEARNING TO LIVE. Very excited to have Ibrahim Murad on my podcast episode 38 today. He's a highly motivated professional with over 35 years of experience in commercial activities, business development, sales marketing across multiple industries. But this podcast is not about business, it's about him as a person and who he became over the last years of true inner reflection. I met Ibrahim at the end of 2020 through our coaching journey. Since our first meeting, what stuck with me was his reflection skills, driven and focused approach towards business and personal growth. His life book "Everything Happens for a Reason" contains 3 chapters. It's all about personal growth. It's all about how to overcome setbacks in life but also how to learn from others. We talk about the right perspective in life but also how to find a work-life balance. As he mentioned he doesn|t like chapter names we worked on some best titles for the listeners to better see the content of each chapter. I hope you like this next episode and life book 38 with Ibrahim. This is truly all about personal reflection. Enjoy!

"Real strength, emotional strength, spiritual strength is the ability to live at the higher level of existence. It's pull yourself up when you find yourself down, when you have the ability to say. Oh, I have breath. I have life. I can do anything I choose to. And you push yourself back up to a higher level of existence." - Nordine Zouareg Today, I'm very excited to introduce you to a special podcast guest Nordine Zouareg. He is former Mr. Universe, Bestselling Author, International Speaker and Coach. But first and primarily someone who keeps fighting and never gives up. Nordine is a French-American fitness personality, high-performance coach, best selling author, and an international speaker who has won the titles of Mr. France, Europe, Mr. World, and Mr. Universe. He has helped over 10,000 clients around the world dig deep to find their InnerFitness®. In our conversation, we co-created his autobiography "3 countries later" which covers 9 life chapters. As we slowly start the past Covid times, it's time to reflect and remind ourselves what self-worth, mental strength, and inner belief are all about. In his 9 life chapters, we cover life setbacks in his childhood, his moments being homeless, and the steps and inner beliefs that brought him back on track to build self-worth. "3 countries later" describes his journey from being born in Algeria towards childhood and teenage age in France and later his career in US. We also briefly discuss his book InnerFitness® which was published this year 2021 to address mental health stigma and offer readers different tools to cope and overcome fear and anxiety. So enough said. It's time to dig deeper into the discussion. Just a heads up, as we never cut any audio part in our long conversation, you will notice a tech mic problem that we fixed in real-time. That's life. We were fixing problems in real life to find a solution in the present moment. Here we go, enjoy episode 37 with Nordine Zouareg. Never give up, always look up. —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE: 3 countries later CHAPTERS: 1. Birth 2. Learning from bullies 3. Finding myself 4. Building emotional and physical strength 5. Equilibration 6. The dance 7. Let's dance together 8. Watching them 9. Deliver the message SHOW NOTES —————————————————— Homepage https://www.nordinezouareg.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nordinezouareg/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nordinezouareg ——————————————————

Excited to publish the Chapters of My Life Episode 36 with Veronica Lopez. She is a certified career & life coach who helps successful professionals achieve their goals quickly and easily.  But she is so much more, not just a coach, also a recovering attorney, thriving divorcee, former digital nomad, American expat in Germany, and and and. In fact in her life book "Do What You Want" she puts us on a journey throughout her life. We uncovered 5 chapters in her life from playful innocent to fearless love. Her life book as she said is almost like a travel book, guiding you on a journey to find what really fulfills you. In other words, connecting the dots between coaching and well being. Just a heads up, this interview took place remote, as unfortunately our first recording a few weeks prior, earlier couldn't be used due to background sounds. So glad Veronica shared again her life book. So enjoy episode 36 with Veronica! —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE: Do What you Want CHAPTERS: 1. Playful Innocent 2. Judgemental 3. Grateful 4. Year of Travel 5. Fearless Love SHOW NOTES —————————————————— - Homepage  https://www.veronicalopezcoaching.com/consult/ - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/veronicalopezcoaching/ ——————————————————

"Life is as beautiful as we decide, it's all about you. " Nanni Schwalbe Imagine you standing on a rainbow, dancing in the flow and feel fully aligned? Similar to this image could be the summary of Nanni Schwalbe's Life book. I am excited to have Nanni on the Chapters Of My Life Episode 35 with her Life book "Dancing on the Rainbow." She is a Business und Ich-Balance Coach and in her life book, she shares her life setbacks which made her the person she is today. Throughout 5 life chapters, you go on a journey that inspires you, you learn how to focus on yourself and on the people who are close to your heart. She coaches women and shares in her life book the lessons on overcoming mind limitations. Let's dance on the rainbow and get right into the episode. Enjoy episode 35. #nevergiveup #alwayslookup —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE: Dancing on the Rainbow SONG: Rainbow Warrior COVER: Dancer on the Rainbow CHAPTERS: 1 How I am 2 Soul Twinkle 3 You & Me / We 4 Beyond Limitations 5 The Best is Yet to Come SHOW NOTES —————————————————— - Homepage: www.ich-balance.com - Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1315770208582547 - Instagram schwalbe.nanni & esther_juergens ——————————————————

"The focus of my work with myself and my clients is less on what we are doing, it's more about how. Because we forget that, that has a much bigger impact on what's going on." Living life without regrets is what we should aim for - that his words. Yaron Engler was back in summer 2018 part of the podcast episode 13 with his life book "Beautiful inclined". I followed up to check with him, what changed over the last 2 to 3 years and explored what additional life chapters were created. Yaron is such an inspiring person. Every call transforms you into a new you with lots of energy. He focuses in recent years to coach successful men to find their greatness through 1:1 and group coaching using the CROP Method. This podcast episode is not just for men; it's for everyone excited to gain energy and never-ending eagerness to find the adventure in your life. I am excited to share with you the updated life chapters of Yaron in this Chapter of my Life follow-up episode 34 with Yaron Engler. Enjoy Never give up

"Everything lies in our ourselves, both in our heart and in our mind. We can really accomplish every single challenge which is being put in front of us." - Erol Mujanovic With just a few days ahead of Christmas and New Years it's time not only to review the past year but also gain energy and new hope for the new year. I'm very excited to get a topic on board where you get inspired to understand that you can accomplish every single challenge. Great to have Erol Mujanovic, Deputy Director, Economic Development Office, USAID BIH. In this podcast episode 33 Erol shared his life story in his life book called "Finding your Full Potential" together with 5 chapters. We are talking about the time he experienced in Sarajevo ahead of the war in the 90s, but also his life in France for some years before he moved back to Sarajevo. He wants his learning, that everything lies in ourself both in our heart and in our mind, to spread and inspire others that the human being is capable of so many things. I know Erol since 2014 where we met at the Beirut Marathon and since that time catching up annually during the race. It's an inspiring person, not just active in sports but also an economic expert in social entrepreneurship, business development for government and international organizations. The will power for change both internationally but also now in his home in Bosnia Herzegovina is proof that personal change starts first with finding your full potential. Hope you get more inspired and energized for the months ahead. Enjoy this episode 33 with Erol Mujanovic. —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE: Finding Your full potential CHAPTERS: 1 Basis of Human Values 2 Expending the Horizon 3 Transform the Society 4 Becoming a Wise Man 5 Map Making SHOW NOTES —————————————————— Erol Mujanovic LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erol-mujanovic-721b59/ Sarajevo Half Marathon https://sarajevomarathon.ba/en ——————————————————

"It's about trying new things, being open to possibility and saying ‘yes' when opportunities knock on my door. “ - Linda McLoughlin This is truly a pre-Christmas special Chapters Of My Life Podcast Episode. For everyone who recaps the year 2020 might realise this year hasn't been all the way, we planned initially back in January. Grief, confusion and hopelessness might have been on each agenda. But it doesn't have to be that way. I had the pleasure to speak with Linda McLoughlin on my Podcast. She is Global Board Director of ICF and Master Certified Coach under the ICF. I first met her end of 2017 in Sharjah UAE and since the first encounter, I was impressed by her coaching capabilities and the energy she brings into the room. I hope while listening, that you get energised with new hopes into the pre-Christmas time and with new energy next year. This podcast episode is all about how to create hope on your journey, or how Linda phrased it create hope on your voyager. In her life book with 5 life chapters which she called "Hopeful voyager" we literally went on a sailing trip. From discovering in her childhood that being an independent thinker and communicator for her siblings shaped her in chapter 1, she kept the sailing theme across her life book. Leaving a save harbour in chapter 2 to set the sail with her marriage at a young age and her first husband which she had from a young age, the drive to prove herself to learn from throwing herself into cold water.  A less hopeful journey we go through in chapter 3, is where loss is a daily theme in her life, but the inside voice that moving on was the only way forward. Chapter 4 is called "Discovering new Land" and it's all about moving from Ireland to UAE but also finding her now new partner and husband. As she said, she loves challenges but also encouraging others to take the leap to start their new sails and find new opportunity and adventure. Her last chapter is all about passing over her knowledge in coaching but also healing and life learnings. She calls it "Map building" to help others building their own ship to set sail to discover new land. You will hear throughout the listening, diversity and equality is a key component for her life journey. With all this said, let's set the sail, go on an adventure and discover new land. Enjoy! —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE: Hopeful Voyager CHAPTERS: 1. Safe Harbour 2. Setting Sail 3. Stormy Waters 4. Discovering New Lands 5. Map-Making —————————————————— Here we are. After listening to all new discoveries, I kind of feel encouraged to plan new adventures for next year. We don't need to wait till the pandemic ends, we always can start living right now at this moment. You find more about Linda on her website https://www.leadershipworks.com/. Hope you spend the pre-Christmas time in a safe environment. Stay healthy. See you next time. Just never forget. Never give up, always lookup. SHOW NOTES -------------------------------------- Linda McLoughlin https://www.leadershipworks.ie LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindamcloughlin/ --------------------------------------

"It starts with understanding who you are and measuring where you are and benchmarking with something bigger that's dive this engine” -  Rajeev Daswani It's been around 1,5 years ago since Rajeev Daswani was on the podcast. To be honest, it felt like another world. Rajeev is Leadership Transformation Coach & Consultant. Back in April 2019, on Chapters Of My Life Episode 22 Rajeev called his life book "Fill in Your Purpose". In our conversation, we discovered 8 chapters which are about building the true foundation to grow who you want to be. The question is, what changed since our last conversation in Rajeev's life, what new life chapters in his book were written? That exactly what we explore in our add-on edition and this episode 31. To my surprise, he has only one new life chapter and what I can tell you is powerful. He chooses the chapter title "Transition" which for sure can be the title for so many of us during these unprecedented pandemic times. When you visit his website, you see that empower transformation starts with being authentically happy. It's about measuring and to know where to start with identifying your purpose. In this add-on chapter, "Transformation" we explore the connection of purpose and values and how it helps individuals and organizations find their right journey. Rajeev is taking mental well-being to a new stage. His inner belief and the energy he brings out in every statement underlines the quality for him to read between the lines. So let's start the transformation. Enjoy episode 32 with Rajeev Daswani. —————————————————- ADD-ON CHAPTER: 1 Transition —————————————————— SHOW NOTE https://rajeevdaswani.com/ ——————————————————

I love to co-create, so when I produce things, it should always be an invitation to join in and contribute" - Yip This episode is truly all about co-creating change for organizations and individuals. What a pleasure to have Thy-Diep ("Yip") Ta on this 30th Chapters of My Life Podcast episode. Yip is a certified mindfulness trainer, executive coach, VC and founders' advisor, and the author of the book "Beautiful Brains change tomorrow... today: Honest conversations with change-makers". She calls herself a social impact investor and social entrepreneur to facilitate the co-creation of services that benefit individuals, society & nature. So, in a nutshell, a real multi social caring talent. I met her through the Mindfulness Trainer network at SIYLI (Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute). From the very beginning, I saw that she cares highly about co-creating customized learning journeys for organizations and individuals who are on a similar mission. She chooses a very interesting life book title "Coconuts have Eyes", together with 5 life chapters in our conversation. You can feel throughout the talk, her believe that it starts with ourselves first, before we can understand others. We talked about growing up in Germany as a Vietnamese child and following the revolution's footsteps as a teenager. In everything she does, she truly believes that everything happens as it is supposed to happen in life. In this podcast, we also talked about her initial dream of becoming a diplomat and what she learned from her work at her former workplace McKinsey. Her new additional interest field is all around mindful blockchain, yes, the combination to use blockchain and token economy to co-create positive change in a global economy. With all this said, let's start this truly co-creating chapters of my life episode 30 called "Coconuts have Eyes". Enjoy! —————————————————— TITLE: Coconuts have Eyes CHAPTERS 1. The Vietnamese child 2. Liberating and Discovering 3. Following into the footsteps of the revolutions 4. McKinsey years 5. Pioneering and new Economy —————————————————— Shownotes —————————————————— - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/beautifulbrains/ - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/yipclouds/ - Personal Website https://www.yipworx.com/ ——————————————————

"When an identity crises come in, the calls for help are basically the heart of the body" - Naser Al Sughaiyer Over two years ago, I interviewed Naser Al Sughaiyer. For the long time listeners out there, you might remember episode & life book 6 of Naser's book "Life Without a Script". Since that time, a lot has happened, new life chapters all about human experiments, yes, you heard it right... human experiments. He founded The Human Lab, an interactive space to practice being human. His mission is to support people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to belong and feel more connected to themselves, others and the world. In this Chapters Of My Life Add-On Episode, we talked about the 5 new  chapters in Naser's life from connecting with themselves towards what improvisation means and what we understand under an identity crisis. Let go of all expectations and try everything is the message Naser wants to give back to young people while finding their community. We recorded over the internet, and there are some audio hiccups - that's the moment you realize that a far distance recording has it's up and down in times of Covid 19. Never the less, great virtual catchup which shows a life has many chapters even in a short time. Let's get started. Enjoy Chapters Of My Life Add-On Episode 29 with Naser Al Sughaiyer! —————————————————— ADD-ON CHAPTERS 1. Space between the Stories 2. Written Self reflection 3. Launching a new Story 4. Joyful & difficult numbing 5. Inter-being & courage —————————————————— Shownotes —————————————————— - The Human Lab https://www.thehumanlab.net/ - Naser's Website https://www.naseral.com - "The End of the World" by Skeeter Davis https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=xHa6a3FtPJg ——————————————————

What a pleasure to have Julia "Jules" Topp on the Podcast. Jules is not just a trail runner, she is also an Adidas TERREX Coach and founder of eatrunhike.de a fantastic blog. Jules has the energy and passion for bringing together a trail running community and fostering a healthy lifestyle both through food and fitness. A great example is last weekend trail run with Jules together with over 80 runners of the Adidas Runners Munich team as well as amazing Adidas TERREX Athletes like Laura Dahlmeier und Janosch Kowalczyk in the Chiemgau alps. In her life book, which she calls "Outdoor innerly" she chooses 4 life chapters. From traveling and living in Australia in her first chapter "Eye Opener" over to chapter 2 "Try & Error" she is always encouraged to try out a few more things to overcome fear. Most recalls in our conversation were her infinite passion for enjoying nature and choosing the quietness over the noise in a work-life balance. Chapter 3 was all about Australia, and it's by far the longest life chapter, which she calls "Finding Love". As Jules said, finding a new place is like finding a second, third or fourth home. The drive to find another second home is something we explored in her 4th life chapter. As we found out during the interview, this episode is truly all about life lessons and how to overcome them through  try & error, but also how to slow down while being connected with nature during trail runs. With all this saying, let's begin episode 28 with Jules . Enjoy! —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE: Outdoors innerly CHAPTERS: 1. Eye Opener 2. Try & Error 3. Finding Love 4. Another Second Home NEXT CHAPTER: Healthy & Happy  —————————————————-

"There is a tremendous amount of stress, a tremendous amount of burnout happening because we always try to control our fate." -Sami Khoury For the folks out there, you probably remember Sami Khoury. Episode 20 with his life book “Follow your Heart”. Back in October 2018, we talked about how to break through entrepreneurship and turn frustration into daily energy. In his Lifebook back then, he had 4 chapters, 1. Welcome to different thinking, 2. Welcome to the junior school, 3. Frustration drives me and 4, Business School. But what happened since that time?  I can tell you a lot in Sam’s life. In this episode 27, you will hear two new life chapters from him since the last recording. The new life chapters are all about the heart and the soul that drives the mindset of unconditional love. Sami’s new born baby girl, where he talks about, is indeed a sign of letting go and reflect on what is essential in life.  We also talk about Stoicism, an ancient philosophy about self-mastery, perseverance, and wisdom to be fully aware of how current external factors such as stress can affect our well being. In these times, more important than ever. In times we feel less empowered, where we are in pause mode waiting for a not knowing when to start off going back to a new normal. COVID 19 perhaps has taught us that the real well-being starts within yourself, the spark inside yourself. With all this said, enjoy episode 27 with Sami Khoury and this Podcast add-on special from his Life book “Follow Your Heart.” Enjoy! NEW ADD-ON LIFE CHAPTERS ———————————————————- 1. Philosophy & Billiard 2. Babygirl new chapter SHOW NOTES —————— Dubai Stoic Meetup https://www.meetup.com/Dubai-Stoic-Meetups/

Bruce Strickland, a guy who for the last 50 years, has one constant element in his life, the passion of running. Bruce is not just a vegan runner, but also who sees life with such a positive mindset, something we all can learn from. Besides the passion of running, Bruce is Performance-driven professional with more than 25 years of expertise in Leadership, Human Resources management, and strategic planning. Being authentic, from the ground up, is an essential value of Bruce, and it also shows in his daily work. His life book called “Never Stop Running” and got seven chapters which are all about a boy who is always running towards self-improvement and living the best life. At the time we recorded the podcast, he prepares for a new challenge - the triathlon. Inspiring life story from an athlete with such a positive mindset, by just listening to the recording get inspired to put your shoes on and go for a run. Enjoy! Never give up

“If you are a leader, you have to be a role model to others. There is no other choice” - Humaira Tasneem Great to have Humaira Tasneem,captain of the UAE women's cricket team in this podcast. She once said, “Because if you don’t take calculative risks as a captain, then you are not doing it right. As a young cricket captain, she increasingly encourages young women from different nationalities to participate in this sport. She is one of those very young captains of a sport where it's hard to get respect and to attract new female team members, especially in a male-dominated sport. Her Life Book called “polydextrous” a word which describes the skillset to draw with both hands. It’s a synonym for her life to balance multiple challenges. In the life book, she got 3 chapters and shares what it takes to rise above the difficulties as a young captain and how to lead as a role model, it’s next goal for her team the World Cup and how to continue working on her designer and illustrator skillset. Enjoy! Never give up

“When you connect with people, they no longer work for the outcome, they work for the vision, they believe in the purpose” - Rajeev Daswani Finding your why, thats pretty much the summary of the great podcast interview with Rajeev Daswani, CEO of Mind Body Soul, the Happiness Center. He is not just an Entrepreneur Keynote Speaker, Happiness Consultant, Actor, Transformative Leadership & Happiness Coach but also who aims to connect with every person. Being authentic is vital for Rajeev. Something he implemented from an early age onwards in his businesses but also at his work at the Mind Body Soul Happiness centre to support clients to truly find their why. Rajeev’s Life booked called “Fill in Your Purpose” and got 8 chapters. It’s about building the true foundation to be able to grow who you want to be, and I emphasize on "to be”. Rajeev career stretches from Coach over Entrepreneur towards actor which lead him to roles in movies with incredible actors such as Tom Cruise in Mission impossible. "Fill in Your Purpose” and a genuinely long conversation about foundation, exploration, discipline and doing to be to find the inner peace in the everyday busy work life. Enjoy! —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE: Fill in Your Purpose Cover: Reflective Cover CHAPTERS: 1 Who am I 2 Foundation 3 Exploration 4 Discipline 5 This was about me 6 Come to age 7 Work life 8 Doing to be —————————————————— How often do we speak with people and not spend enough time to truly connect with them? In this fast-changing world, we often forget to connect and to learn to listen, only then we can learn and grow. Truly an inspiring Interview and life story from Rajeev Daswani. You can find more info about the Mind Body Soul Happiness Centre at https://ahappinesscenter.com/ Give me a shout out if you are keen to hear more mindfulness life book? Suggest guest speakers, topics and critical learnings worth sharing for millennials on chaptersofmylife.org or Instagram. Leave a comment or drop me a message on social media. You can find me on Instagram and twitter @bydanielludwig don’t forget - Never give up

“The real key to actually helping kids is to give them entrepreneurial skills ” - Helen Al Uzaizi What a powerful women. Helen Al Uzaizi, CEO of BizWorld UAE. She was recently named one of the UAE’s 100 Smartest People and one of the 50 Most Influential Women in the Arab World. Besides an active supporter for non-profit organizations across the region as a mentor, Board member and advisor - she is a triathlete, to be precise 4-times Ironman 70.3 finisher. Her Life book called “Grit” and it got 5 Chapters which is truly a story of a girl who did it all right but was lost to find the shining light. Driven throughout her life, she wants to change the world but also empowers young people to step into Entrepreneurship and to find solutions for social issues. In fact, for her - all children are born as Entrepreneurs, a statement I can only underline. Enough said this time with a social entrepreneurial and sport focused podcast to empower young people. Enjoy! Never give up

"It’s about having this willpower and just saying I am going to do this. I’m going to go through this pain of pushing myself. It’s about making this decision.” - Sami Khoury Great to have Sami Khoury Founder of Social Tent on this week's Podcast Episode 20. I first met Sami end of 2016 in Dubai, at a Social Entrepreneurship Meeting. Sami Born out of the belief that professionals can apply their skills & talents for the betterment of society, he founded Social Tent: A platform that connects talent to jobs with a social, environmental, or cultural mission in the Arab World. His Life book called “Follow Your Heart” and it got 4 Chapters all about finding breaking through entrepreneurship but also turning frustration into daily energy. Sami is this Social Entrepreneur who you can have a laid-back talk, someone who carefully listens but also have a passion for personal development while empowering others for social change. Alright, time to let the podcast Episode 20 begin. This time with a social entrepreneurial and personal development angle and key sessions for young entrepreneurs. Enjoy! Never give up

„If you have a dream, manage your time and you will achieve your dream” - Mohammed Ibrahrine Great to have Mohammed Ibrahrine professor at AUS (American University of Sharjah) on this week's Podcast Episode 19. I first met Mohammed end of 2016, at AUS during a Social initiative project. What struck me from the very beginning was his passion to explore, innovate and to inspire his students to achieve more than just attending lectures - it was the hands-on learning approach in entrepreneurship and marketing - being a Stanford certifies Innovation & Entrepreneurship professors is just an education result of eagerness to keep up with the innovation field to best prepare his students. His Life book called “Know Yourself” and it got 4 Chapters all about finding your dreams, working hard but also about encountering hardships in life which teach you life lessons. With someone growing up in Morocco, living in Germany for several years and now in UAE, he calls himself a Global Citizen. Travelling the world, respecting other people while being free and giving back to the community, he not just teach fundamental education components as professor but also life lessons for young students to prepare them in life. Enjoy! Never give up

„Follow your passion, double down on your strengths, find out what really drives you and move into that space” - Tom Otton Excited to have Tom Otton on my Podcast. Tom is founder and director of Create Media Group and TEDx speaker. Tom, someone who ran the Marathon Des Sables, a six-day, 251 km ultramarathon through the Moroccan desert, someone who overcame cancer and now has an entrepreneurial mindset from which many young and established entrepreneurs and venture founders can only learn from. The inner fight and self-awareness are key for him as he said -"don’t think what other people think about you”. Building great relationships in businesses are a fundamental part of his day to day work. It’s about the people, the team, the clients he works with and it’s relationship which aims to build trust on a daily basis. The power of the team is so much stronger than any individual success. With finding a personal routine from morning sports and mediation over being grateful of what daily lives provide you, he and his team grow Create Media Group based in Dubai the mobile-first digital communications agency, to a 30+ team. Being humble but at the same time improving the process on daily work - that's a growth and down to earth mindset. In our conversation, Tom chooses 4 chapters in his Chapters Of My Life Book called “Chasing Adventures”. And guess what, it’s all about adventure and living life with all its uncertainties in the moment. Great insights for Millennials to learn from and if you are on a difficult career path, struggle with finding your passion in life or looking for the next sporty or entrepreneurial adventure, that is the talk to listen to. Alright, Entrepreneurship, growth mindset, personal development, finding your passion and real growth. With these words I let the talk begin. Enjoy. Never give up

Tarek Fouad, a great colleague of mine, with humour like no other. But also someone who has truly important messages to share. Great to have him on this episode, a truly entrepreneurship episode. Tarek takes a big role in growing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the MENA region. He is Growth Manager at Sheraa Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre, created 3 ventures in his life and is an early stage investor and mentor. Always up for a laugh, or as he said with sarcasm “Don't take life to serious". He supports social and commercial start-ups through mentoring, advising and investing in them throughout their journey. Excited to have him in this Chapters of My Life Podcast which is all about the Art of optimizing from a young age till today. He chooses 6 chapters in his Chapters Of My Life Book called “The Art of F*cking Up Greatly". Please be informed that recording got some adult language, maybe not appropriate for kids to hear, but definitely for entrepreneurs! Swearing, laughing and also some emergency sounds like the gas leak alert can be heard during the podcast. Don’t worry nothing happened, but that’s life. A live recording, just can’t be edited. Entrepreneurship, learning curves and lessons for young entrepreneurs. Let’s start it. Enjoy. Never give up

„Be more self-aware to know what you really like and not what society is building up for you.” – Renato Koch When I first met Renato a few months ago together with Ana his co-founder of Awakening Prema I felt inner peace, calmness and this feeling of slowing down from the daily hustle and stressful life we all have. Great having Renato Koch on this Podcast episode. Renato Koch has more than 10 years of experience in practising and studying the essence of Yoga and many Healing Modalities. But what really put me to hold is his transition from working as executive in a big corporation for over 12 years until 2016 when he decided to follow his bigger passion – to raise the awareness about our true nature by empowering and inspiring people into the self-inquiry, awakening to the power that lies within us beyond the mind, thoughts, emotions and ego and how to apply it in the day to day life. Let’s talk the walk and begin this ChaptersOfMyLife Podcast with Renato. Enjoy the talk. Never give up

„Find a dictionary full of experiences that you can use to tell your story in the future” - Malavika Varadan Every person has a story worth sharing - truly an inspiring guest on the Chapters Of My Life Podcast. I had Malavika Varadan on the Podcast mic. She is radio presenter of the morning show breakfast No.1 at City 1016 in Dubai. Her energy she brings into the room is addictive. In fact that Podcast talk is more than just sharing her life story, it’s about inspiring others to create a dictionary full of words which express adventures and experiences in life to share with others. She chooses 3 Chapters. Each decade of her life is one chapter. „Finding Words“ Chapter 1 is about her childhood in Bangladore, India. Already at age 3 on stage, she loved to emerge herself into role plays and creating stories. In fact, it was all about storytelling which continued at age 7 when she joined a theatre class. Despite facing a difficult family situation with her father's health, she started to create this mindset of turning any negativity into a positive outcome. Yes, it’s all about the mindset. Chapter 2 „Listening to Stories“ is all about finding the magic, as she once said while being on stage. Art was definitely an area she was very interested but also performing, which she eventually let her join a theatre. At age 19 invited for an audition for the radio channel in Bangladore, she got unexpectedly accepted and started as youngest radio moderator the night slots. Covering international music during the show back in Bangladore, she got an unexpected call from Dubai together with a job offer as a radio presenter. Chapter 3 “Telling Stories” start’s in her early 20’s in Dubai. Open minded as she is, she stepped into the unknown, and started in a city she barely knew anyone. Over the last 10 years, she became radio presenter at City 1016 Dubai Bollywood's Radio Show covering evening and now morning shows. She loves fitness and challenges. As she mentioned in her 100day fitness challenge which she started publicly in 2014 she needs to be accountable for her challenges to others, but also to be able to inspire others and to believe in them. In 2016 she highlighted an important topic not just for introverts but also for society in general, the lack of interest in other peoples life story. Throughout her TEDx talk “7 ways to make a conversation with anyone” she emphasizes the fact of the lack of knowing each other, the initial barrier of how to start basic conversations with people we cross our path on a daily basis. She said, the time when you forgot to check your phone is the time she wants to be in more often. Saying this, let’s start this truly inspiring talk with Malavika Varadan, a time you not gonna check your phone. Enjoy. Never give up

„Life gives you a lot of opportunities to be happy, selfishly happy, but the real happiness comes from - what do I do with who I am and how do I share it with others” - Andrea Darabos „Discover More“ is her Chapters Of My Life Book Title. Well, it all summarises what my next Podcast guest aims for. I had Andrea Darabos on my mic. She is the founder of Lean Advantage and Agile Coach for HSBC. I know her for several years now and every time I meet her, she also got this positive attitude, which kind of screams, let’s make it happen. Andrea works with entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and leadership teams of organisations worldwide, to create sustainable, successful business models and engaging workplaces. She chooses 6 Chapters. „Humble and Happy“ Chapter 1 is about her childhood in Hungary in the 80s. Growing up in the soviet union times, life was simple, but also tough. Already in the early years of her childhood, she was fascinated in several areas of interest among others music, mathematics and even in logistics and small event preparation. Chapter 2 „Exploring to Learn“ is all about Mathematics. A subject which she is attached for several years throughout her teenage years and in her 20s. She dedicated an own chapter about Mathematics, which she called it after too. This chapter is about using her skills and passion to turn complex business problems into basic algorithms while looking into stats and analytics. „Decoding Mathematics“ is Chapter 4 where she shares her study years. As she said, she always aims to have a positive attitude, which paid out in her study years where she soon started to organise classes. Chapter 5 called „Growing in Confidence“ which is a more larger chapter, fully packed about her work experience abroad. First in Germany later in China and Finnland. Ongoing consultancy and implementation of larger scale business transformation Programmes for multinationals in Europe, US, Canda and Asia brought her more experience in product development, marketing and business model generation. „Continuous Improvement„ called Chapter 6 where Andrea explains her life in the UK where she founded her business Lean Advantage back in 2011 and since then works on building self-awareness and self-reliance via various leadership coaching tools and lean and agile methods. Let’s do it. A more entrepreneurial Chapters Of My Life Podcast story with Andrea Darabos. Enjoy! Never give up

"Living life without regrets is what we should aim for" - that his words. This time I had Yaron Engler - a musician, mentor and speaker on my Podcast. He lives what he says. Whenever you meet Yaron, you feel this excitement, energy and never-ending eagerness to find the adventure of your life. He has been touring for many years all over the world with world-renowned choreographers Hofesh Shechter and Akram Khan. For him a deeper connection with someone was key, and he soon realised through his performances he created moments with the audience or students that discovered something deep and meaningful about themselves. Yaron chooses 9 Chapters in his Chapters Of My Life Podcast. Starting with Chapter 1 called „Simple“ where he tells us his childhood till age 10 and where he in early age find interest in using music to express himself. „Dark“ called the next Chapters 2, and yes you guessed it, it's his teenage years. Why dark? Well like with many artists in their young age, school just wasn't a place to grow their passion. Fighting through the teenage years, Yaron kept playing the drums during these times and turned at age 18 his passion into becoming a professional drummer which is all about Chapter 3. Chapter 4 called „Transition“ and it’s a more difficult part for him where he had to do mandatory military service which prevented him in the first place to regularly play the drums and follow his passion. Over time, he was able to find balance, playing music, serving military service and be closer with friends and family. After 3 years service, he played professionally in a band and won auditions. Finally a time he was able to entirely focus on his passion which he called „Doing What I Love“ in his Chapter 5. In his early 20s, he won a scholarship which brought him for the first time to U.S. Berkley where he was able to take the music study to a new level. Surrounded with well-known musicians he was finally able to do what he loves. It expanded his horizon but at the same time enabled him to discover the world. This life part is chapter 6 and it’s about “Expansion" as he names it as well. Chapter 7 „Learning“ is about moving to Spain, learning a new language and starting from scratch in a new country while keeping the one constant element in his musical career playing the drums. Travelling around the world enabled him to express himself through music in a very rare and unique way. „Exploration“ is Chapter 8 where he moved to the UK with his wife, started a family and started to make a shift in his career. He had this inner feeling to better reconnect to his heart, his passion was essential not just for himself, but also to mentor and coach others - all with the elements of music and drums. This is why he decided to focus his work on helping people reconnect to their hearts. His next Chapter in his life 9 called „Balance“ where he aims to find a way to combine family with his two kids and his career, where music and drums never will be replaced. His motto till today" LEAD WITH YOUR HEART AND LET YOUR HEAD FOLLOW, INSTEAD OF LEADING WITH THE HEAD LIVING A LIFE OF REGRET IN YOUR HEART. A truly inspiring and yes crazy but in a good sense musician and performer. Enjoy Never give up

„Always take very small steps to the big goal.” - Thomas Lurz Be authentic and humble, are his words... a world champion swimmer, a silver winner from London Olympics and 7 times world champion in long-distance swimming and now an entrepreneur. Excited to have Thomas Lurz on my Chapters Of My Life Podcast. Thomas is from my hometown Würzburg. He is well known worldwide for his world-class athlete achievements, though many are not aware of his social engagement and after retiring from professional career a few years ago, he emphasizes on giving back even more to young people. Always show respect is what he learned from a young age, which led him to be the person he is today, in sport and career wise but also in his private life, indeed down to earth. Thomas choose 4 chapters in his Chapters Of My Life Podcast Book called “Hard & True Recommendations”. Chapter 1 called "Happy Memories” where Thomas gives us a glimpse into his early childhood years growing up in Würzburg till the age of 7. Thankful to his whole family, with this support he got first in touch with swimming from age 7. He learned from his parents early to “never give up” but also to give back to society and to always respect others. “Hard Years” called Chapter 2 and it’s about his first years in his teens taking swimming as a professional sport. Finding the balance between sport and school wasn’t easy for him. Tough times in school though taught him to find a balance but at the same time to learn to focus on a daily routine of what really matters for him to achieve his bigger goal. He loved in his young age till today also to motivate young people which brought him to become a social worker and support young people with disabilities in his early 20s. Chapter 3 is about his professional career as world champion swimmer. But this time we less looked into all the successful competitions or participated Olympic Games. Thomas highlighting some aspects about the life of being an athlete. In his early 20s, he had to make a shift in his career after recognizing that his small and slim body wouldn’t bring him to world class for short distance swims. He adjusted and became world champion in long distance. Change and never giving up has always been part of Thomas life till today. And last but not least in his Chapter 4 “leading people”, he focuses to empower cooperate teams, young people and as an entrepreneur to never give up, as he says - it all takes patience. Truly excited to finally release this podcast. World champion swimmer and his life behind the sport ...let‘s start the talk. Enjoy Never give up

"You can create the future by being part of it” - Paul Epping Making the world better to understand exponential technologies and how to use it in a reasonable and conscious way is Paul’s quest for everyone on this planet. I had Paul Epping - Chapter lead of Singularity University - on my podcast. It’s fascinating to listen to his life story. From a nearly death experience in his teens over trying to understand human beings potential and its limits in the age of exponential technology is all about this podcast. As he emphasizes „disrupt what you want to disrupt - resistance is the change“ his chapters are a summary of this mindset. Paul choose 3 chapters in his Chapters Of My Life Podcast Book called “Will I be You?”. Chapter 1 called "Self Confidence” which Paul describes as pushing the envelope to its limits. Part of this was his near-death experience in water sport, to be precise at windsurfing in his young age. His repeatedly search for discovering the physical limits of the body with having an increased interest in varies of sports created the path for this later work - not in sport, but in finding the technology age to learn how to teach yourself to adopt while being conscious on yourself. During his work as a nurse later, his powerlessness in helping people with a psychological disorder characterized him for his later work in healthcare. Chapter 2 called “Applying” where Paul highlights his work in the 90s and early 2000s in understanding how technology can be applied for solving social problems and their interconnected approaches towards healthcare. Machines are biased by what they learn, the big question mark what Paul ask himself frequently is, where do machines learn from? Paul thinks holistically - the architecture of his life is holism. “Rediscover” is about Chapter 3 and it's about his current work among other as global traveller and consultant on exponential technology but also about Singularity University where he is Chapter lead in Dubai. In the next chapter of his life called “Awareness”, he emphasizes on raising questions of fragmentation on exponential growth but also on ethical science while empowering youth to become the scientist and change makers of tomorrow. A.I, Bio-Tech, Exponential technology... let‘s start the talk. Enjoy Never give up

"People who didn’t make it or who are not known, have the most interesting stories." Saeed Alnofeli With a life book called “Never Lose Hope” you most probably went in life through plenty ups and downs. I had Saeed Alnofeli on my Podcast - He is Venture Creation Manager at Sheraa Entrepreneurship Center, Co-Founder of Maia Systems and a very valuable colleague of mine. What most fascinates me about him is his different perspective on entrepreneurship and how to tackle problems in the field of creative thinking. He is Emirati, and to be honest, he has a non-typical Emirati approach towards creative thinking and entrepreneurship. His character is shaped in particular through his stay abroad - in his teens, he lived for 8 years in the UK. With that life experience from the western mindset going back to UAE, he brought a different perspective in the fields of entrepreneurship but also as tech-co-founder for a system which can be described as the Fitbit for Camels. Saeed is all about turning negativity into strength and that what shaped his whole life. He chooses 5 chapters in his Chapters of My Life Book called “Never Lose Hope” Chapter 1 called “Foundation" where he explains his simple life while growing up in UAE, in a country back in the 80/90s. The core that shaped his life is about Chapter 2 and it’s all about his 8 years living abroad in the UK. His life to adapt to a more western lifestyle, while living in a very multicultural city. His passion for football helped him to find plenty of friends, be well integrated, though he also realised over time UK education system also has his drawbacks for him personally. He named Chapter 3 “Transition” where he describes his first few years being back in his home country in UAE. Aim for him was to build himself up, climbing a corporate ladder till 2008 - where the economic crisis unintentionally triggered a massive wake up call in his life. His reality check at 2008 uncovered a massive debt crisis - that was the beginning of Chapter 4 in his life called “ Challenging Transition”. From 2008 he learned a lot about himself, in particular how to overcome these setbacks and how to start completely from scratch. Working full time, while studying at the same time, Saeed created a multi-year plan to get out of debts, but also to connect his culture, interest in technology which basically lead to his current Startup. After several jobs among as IT Technician, Engineer and team leader his past work experience, interest in entrepreneurship falling into place and merged. Chapter 5 called "Rise Up" and it’s all about his life as educator at Sheraa Entrepreneurship Center in Sharjah but also as co-founder of Maia Systems - an IT and Networking solutions business which among others currently focused also on Camel systems - a Fitbit for Camels, in other words, combining his interest in technology and entrepreneurship with his culture. Alright, shall we, let’s kickstart this long conversation with a truly inspiring tech entrepreneur from UAE with his Chapters Of My Life Book “ Never Lose Hope”. —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE: Never Lose Hope CHAPTERS: 1 Foundation 2 The Core 3 Transition 4 Challenging Transition 5 Rise Up —————————————————— You can find more about Saeed on his Business Website http://www.maiasystems.com/, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/saeed-alnofeli-38b2a231/ and on Sheraa Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre Website www.sheraa.ae. All links are in the show notes. Alright, a tech entrepreneur with the passion to transform an Entrepreneurship ecosystem with a mindset of never losing hope. So folks, who else do you want to hear? Leave some comments, what did you like most from this podcast, which chapters of other entrepreneurs, athletes, innovators or changemakers do you wanna hear in the future? Leave a comment or drop me a message on social media. You can find me on Instagram and twitter @bydanielludwig

"It’s not affected by what life threw at you and if you have this kind of mentality, no one can beat you." - Richie Nainaney Design Thinking, Social Introvert, Designpreneur, Human Centered Design, all this in one Podcast. I had Richie Nainaney on my Podcast - She is Co-Founder of Orikami Lab in Dubai, to be precise, I visited her studio. A studio like no other one - half white, half black, something for the eyes, where design is split in contrast, because for her it’s all about perception. Richie co-founded Orikami Lab in 2015 together with her Husband Hiten. I met her end of 2016 and got to know Orikami Lab as a Design Innovation Hub that uses Design thinking to simplify the problem and discover solutions with the people at its centre. Richie is truly a Designer and Entrepreneur mix, as her past work client says, she does not just focus on the design or the look of her work, she also emphasises on of how it feels. Richie chooses 5 chapters in her Chapters of My Life Book called “The Big Picture”. Chapter one, is actually a question: “When did I grow up to fast?” Where she gives an insight into her in young age, still quite mature and still serious childhood. Chapter 2 is about taking initiative and adopting change - she calls this chapter “Fluid Adaptation”. Chapter 3 called “Awakening” and yes it’s truly an awakening during her study life to understand that the education system is failing. But in particular, her short work trip to Brazil. There she first got in touch with Human Centered Design and seeing design as a way to impact people - a trip which was truly an awakening. With freelancing, her first clients and gaining further work experience as young Designer is about Chapter 4, which called “Tip of the Iceberg” where she also slowly realised she is more and more interested into the organizational, the logistics and managing part of a company. Next chapter is self-explained... it called “Wake the f***** UP” and yes it’s about the realisation of what lead her to co-found Orikami Lab. Enough said, it’s time to dig deep into Design thinking, Human Centered Design, Entrepreneurship and looking into the bigger picture of how to find your own language as a designer. Enjoy! —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE: The Big Picture COVER Blurry to focus CHAPTERS: 1 When did I Grow to Fast? 2 Fluid Adaptation 3 Awakening 4 The tip of the iceberg 5 Wake The f**** Up —————————————————— So this was Richie, after listening to her talk, I don’t know why but I really want to go to Brazil know and check out the Designer work approaches including human-centered design. You can find more about Richie, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richienainaney on the Orikami Lab Website http://www.orikamilab.com

“You have to start with gratitude first. Gratitude teaches you empathy, and empathy teaches you gratitude. If you are not thankful for what you have, you are not appreciative of what you have.” - Rami Sarrieddine I met Rami, Software Evangelist at Microsoft, who describes himself as a guy wearing suits and glasses together with running gear. I met Rami over a year ago, one part which connects us is running and entrepreneurship. For him important in private or professional life, is to start with gratitude. Being thankful to live in a safe environment, be able to run and to have a gorgeous family - and this summarizes Rami, a guy sending full of energy and passion whenever I met him for a run or when we talk about entrepreneurship. He chooses in his Chapters of My Life Podcast the Titel: “Pursuit of Balance” together with 3 chapters. Chapter 1 called „Pre Evolution“, where he describes his childhood and teenage age in Lebanon. He recalls himself as a child who had lots of imagination. Growing up in a country currently recovering from War in the 90s, he learned by doing. “Evolution” called Chapter 2 where he met his Mentor in his early 20s. A mentor who not just helped him to learn the skill of researching and questioning every answer, again and again, every day, he also got more and more involved in Software programming. Chapter 3 called “Reflection” and is all about starting his career at Microsoft, getting married, raising a beautiful baby boy. But this chapter is also about parenthood and what it means to raise kids in a stressless environment to prepare them mentally with a positive life-view for the challenges in life. I have to say, this podcast is also co-produced by sweet little Kyle, Rami’s baby boy. As you can hear especially in the last 20min, Kyle joined our Podcast complementing with some background music and noises ;-) But hey, why should we cut it out, when this is life and it can’t be more natural. Life is artificial enough to make every part of our life perfect. So we tried in the editing process to minimize the noise, but not to cut it out - I hope you still understand Rami‘s and my voice. Let’s kickstart with the Chapters Of My Life Podcast book called “Pursuit of Balance.” Never Give up - Always look up Enjoy! —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE PODCAST BOOK TITLE Pursuit of Balance CHAPTERS 1 Pre Evolution 2 Evolution 3 Reflection —————————————————— You can find more about Rami, on his website http://ramisays.com or on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramisarieddine

"Why do you even want to change the world, why would you want to change anything than yourself? Yourself is the only thing you can actually change." - Maria Paz This is Maria Paz - she is a traveller and explorer full of passion to find her inner self and peace, while helping others to find their inner self too. She co-founded Mind Body Soul, a Happiness Centre in Dubai in 2017 a platform to share tools for happiness and positivity in the corporate environment. Her friends call her Pazi and she feels there are no slogans to describe her life and journeys. With this mindset she aims to bridge east and west - Buenos Aires, where she was born, over India, Sri Lanka and finally Dubai. Pazi got 8 Chapters - starting with Chapters 1 called “In a little world” where she shares some childhood memories which proved that she was always more interested in what lies beyond the perceivable. “Unrealized Potential” is Chapter 2, about discovering her own potential while living in Buenos Aires. She reflects on her young age in Argentina like a plant, before the seeds beginning to sprout and see for the first time the daylight. Chapter 3 is about her attempt to study medicine but soon realizing that’s not the path she wants in her life. In fact, after one year she ended up in the US, her first abroad stay with little willing to settle down while keeping a mindset of “keep exploring”. In Chapter 4 she highlights the two phases while living in Sri Lanka, on one side the party life and going to the beach, on the other side the why question, which sparked the curiosity to learn about Buddhism & meditation. Pazi started to meditate and met new like-minded people. After 2 years she moved to Dubai under a slogan “what you resist - persists”. Chapter 5 called “timeless” where, as she said, it’s the “time where the journey begins”. She first went for few months to India, explored the country and travelled free without any strings. Back to the UAE as her home-base, she started to see Dubai with different eyes - That chapter she called “Dreaming”. She joined Wiso and the House of Om family to bring together the local Dubau community around activities such as meditation, yoga, dance, capoeira, beach swimming and more For Pazi freedom is part of her everyday life. No wonder she called the Chapter 7 “One Way ticket”. It’s about going to India with no return ticket, travelling alone and it is where she saw the connection between the dots. The journey was intense and a few months later, back in Dubai, she co-founded Mind Body Soul, a Happiness Centre to connect her passion to bring inner peace to a wider audience. Let’s start with the Chapters Of My Life Podcast Book of Maria Paz called “In the search of Freedom”. —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE PODCAST BOOK TITLE: In the Search of Freedom CHAPTERS: 1 In a little world 2 Unrealized Potential 3 Don’t Settle - Keep Moving 4 Two Phases 5 Timeless 6 Dreaming 7 One Way Ticket 8 Connecting Dots —————

Naser is a special podcast guest. He is not just a valued colleague of mine, no he is in my eyes also the inspiration for many young people who are lost in knowing their true self. Naser describes himself as minimalist, coach and hippie, on a quest to discover what makes human beings feel alive, happy and fulfilled. Finding the inner child isn‘t on his quest, no he has it already and brings this to daylight on his daily coaching to young professions, students to find their true passion and potential in entrepreneurship, life and career. His Book title „Life Without a Script“ says it all. No conformity to status quo while being curious about what is next. Being open to change while living in the present. He chooses 7 chapters, starting with Chapter 1 „Living By The Script“ where he explains more about his „lost“ engineering study years. But also his first professional years in P&G where he could as well see good learnings for his future path. In Chapter 2 he literally is „Taking The Leap“ where he talks about a step by step personal progress towards inner satisfaction. He emphasized that building the bridge while knowing his priority was key in this part of his life and the years ahead. In Chapter 3 he asked: what is less? He called it „Stripping Down“ and explains what decluttering and minimalism uncovered within his life. Chapter 4 is all about „Moving Forward“ taking the next steps in his life at working closely with university students at Sheraa Entrepreneurship Centre. Living an extraordinary life in an ordinary environment is pretty much the summary of Chapter 5, which he called „Exploration“. He explains his first trip to the US and the „World Domination Summit“ in Portland in 2017 founded by Chris Guillebeau Author of the books „The Art of Non-conformity“ or the 100$ Startup. Chapter 6 called „Becoming Human“ which is about how to bring your inner child out and how to create things in the moment. He explains his current work at Courtyard Playhouse a Performing arts theatre in the United Arab Emirates, known for their improvisation stage plays. Last but not least „Finding Clarity in Confusion“ which is his last chapter number 7. Where he aims to live in the present, in the flow and, expanding improvisation techniques to help others finding their passion in life. —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE PODCAST BOOK TITLE Life Without a Script CHAPTERS 1 Living By The Script 2 Taking The Leap 3 Stripping Down 4 Moving Forward 5 Exploration 6 Becoming Human 7 Finding Clarity in Confusion —————————————————— You can find more about Naser, not really on social media, though on his older blog posts on Medium https://medium.com/@NaserAL?source=linkShare-d6329a95a3d7-1525411016 or via e-mail at nsughaiyer@gmail.com and FB Messenger. World Domination Summit founded by Chris Guillebeau https://chrisguillebeau.com/ - https://worlddominationsummit.com/ ABOUT CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE PODCAST I want you to imagine your past life. Right, where should I start? Imagine you need to write your life story in form of a book already. It’s a challenge itself and frankly, not everyone has thought of this, as we always think when we get older we should write about our life. But in fact, we have so many experience ready to share with others, achievements, failures to learn from, positive and negative life transitions which in the end lead to the person we are today. This "Chapters Of My Life Podcast" is an inspiring collection of life transitions packed into a podcast audiobook format capturing the willpower and belief of people during important life-changing decisions. We interview innovators, athletes, entrepreneurs and idealists give an insight into their past life from a young age till today and (future untold plans) covering topics around sports, entrepreneurship, mindfulness, travel, nutrition, spirituality, yoga & meditation and more - everything which leads to the person they are today. Interviewed by a Daniel Ludwig @bydanielludwig

„One thing I noticed, most of them do not have any goals or expectations from their lives when they are young“ - Yasmeen Fatimah founder of Foundation for Equal Citizenship I had the pleasure to speak with Yasmeen Fatimah founder of Foundation for Equal Citizenship while she was in a short stay in Dubai. I have worked with Yasmeen last year in a Pashmina Scarf Project to empower underprivileged workers in India. Every time I met her, I feel that energy to empower minorities and underprivileged people and give them a voice. Yasmeen worked in Silicon Valley during the IT 2000er booming years at Intel, Visa and EMC as Software Engineer and Project Manager among others, but one area she couldn’t let of is trying to bridge the gap between inequality in living conditions or even basic human rights. Social justice has always been the main focus area throughout her career but also her own projects. With being as she said a nomad, she kept travelling between India and USA, between her Career in Silicon Valley and building social justice while bridging the gap with low-income workers in India as well as empowering young people to dream again. —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE PODCAST BOOK TITLE Contrasts that Shape Me CHAPTERS 1 Being Minority 2 Uncertainties in Life 3 Living in Silicon Valley 4 Social Change? NEXT CHAPTER 5 Global Citizenship —————————————————— You can find more about Yasmeen on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasmeenfatimah and on the website of her Foundation for equal citizenship http://foundationforequalcitizenship.org. Leave some comments, what did you like most from this podcast, which chapters of other entrepreneurs, athletes, innovators or idealists do you wanna hear in the future? Leave a comment or drop me a message on social media. You can find me on Instagram and twitter @bydanielludwig ABOUT CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE PODCAST I want you to imagine your past life. Right, where should I start? Imagine you need to write your life story in form of a book already. It’s a challenge itself and frankly, not everyone has thought of this, as we always think when we get older we should write about our life. But in fact, we have so many experience ready to share with others, achievements, failures to learn from, positive and negative life transitions which in the end lead to the person we are today. This "Chapters Of My Life Podcast" is an inspiring collection of life transitions packed into a podcast audiobook format capturing the willpower and belief of people during important life-changing decisions. We interview innovators, athletes, entrepreneurs and idealists give an insight into their past life from a young age till today and (future untold plans) covering topics around sports, entrepreneurship, mindfulness, travel, nutrition, spirituality, yoga & meditation and more - everything which leads to the person they are today. Interviews by a Daniel Ludwig @bydanielludwig

“So many times in life we come across so many struggles so many miseries so many challenges but we should understand that this is the time when you will be in the best of your abilities” - Harinaam Anand - Founder of Kirtan Dubai I had the pleasure to interview Harinaam - founder of Kirtan Dubai, a community coming together every Friday to mantra chanting. This podcast is not just about kirtan, peace, fulfilment and giving kindness it’s also about living a simple life and giving back to the community. Harinaam once said “Kirtan is the Yoga of Music” - I couldn’t describe it better for someone new to Kirtans. Therefore there wasn’t a question about how he names his book. In fact, he called it “Kirtan for everyone”. What I found most inspiring was listening to his overcoming of setbacks in life, which eventually led him to Kirtan today and believe and drive to give back to the community. His passion for Kirtan brought him to among others the world famous International Yoga Festival back in March 2018 too. Spreading peace and giving kindness is on his agenda and that’s also why his next chapter in life called “Explosion” - in other words, spreading kirtan to more communities around the world. His book: —————————————————- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE PODCAST BOOK TITLE Kirtan for Everyone CHAPTERS 1 Looking up at the sky 2 Learning from life 3 Balancing your life 4 Finding shelter 5 The beginning NEXT CHAPTER Explosion —————————————————— You can find more about Harinaam and Kirtan Dubai on Instagram and Facebook @Kirtandubai - In general, the community in of Kirtans as I learned from Harinaam is growing steadily around the world too. Definitely worth checking out. Leave some comments, what did you like most from this podcast, which chapters of other entrepreneurs, athletes or idealists do you wanna hear near future? Leave a comment or drop me a message on social media. You can find me on Instagram and twitter @bydanielludwig ABOUT CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE PODCAST I want you to imagine your past life. Right, where should I start? Imagine you need to write your life story in form of a book already. It’s a challenge itself and frankly, not everyone has thought of this, as we always think when we get older we should write about our life. But in fact, we have so many experience ready to share with others, achievements, failures to learn from, positive and negative life transitions which in the end lead to the person we are today. This "Chapters Of My Life Podcast" is an inspiring collection of life transitions packed into a podcast audiobook format capturing the willpower and belief of people during important life-changing decisions. We interview innovators, athletes, entrepreneurs and idealists give an insight into their past life from a young age till today and (future untold plans) covering topics around sports, entrepreneurship, mindfulness, travel, nutrition, spirituality, yoga & meditation and more - everything which leads to the person they are today. Interviews by a Daniel Ludwig @bydanielludwig

“I like a challenge, I like things which are impossible, that's what brings me out of the bed in the morning” - Priya Prakash Founder of D4SC.io, former Innovation Executive at BBC and Nokia Head of Mobile Phones User Experience. I had the pleasure to speak with Priya who express herself as Designer, Educator, Speaker and do-er with a huge interest in AI and smart cities technology. For her all comes downs to one point, working on solutions such as lifestyle design and experience design concepts to enhance user experience to give back power to citizens. From her past work at Nokia as head of mobile phone user experience for S40/30 platform over BBC with the focus on the iPlayer, she uses design to enable users to create a better experience. Changify.org as well which she founded is a perfect example, focusing more on citizenship. A neighbourhood platform to give the citizen the power to report problems on streets, in parks or in general public direct to government. And that isn’t a surprise, that she choose her book title. It called -------------------------------------- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE Being Human in a Machine Age CHAPTERS 1 Now 2 Human 2.0 3 Enhancing customer experience 4 Life transitions 5 Creating Technology or social systems for good 6 Cheat Sheet NEXT CHAPTER Creating standards for citizen data ---------------------------------------- You can find Priya at D4SC.io or on social media @priyascape Leave some comments, what did you like most from this podcast, which chapters of other entrepreneurs, athletes or idealists do you wanna hear near future? Leave a comment or drop me a message on social media. You can find me on Instagram and twitter @bydanielludwig ABOUT CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE PODCAST I want you to imagine your past life. Right, where should I start? Imagine you need to write your life story in form of a book already. It’s a challenge itself and frankly, not everyone has thought of this, as we always think when we get older we should write about our life. But in fact, we have so many experience ready to share with others, achievements, failures to learn from, positive and negative life transitions which in the end lead to the person we are today. This "Chapters Of My Life Podcast" is an inspiring collection of life transitions packed into a podcast audiobook format capturing the willpower and belief of people during important life-changing decisions. We interview innovators, athletes, entrepreneurs and idealists give an insight into their past life from a young age till today and (future untold plans) covering topics around sports, entrepreneurship, mindfulness, travel, nutrition, spirituality, yoga & meditation and more - everything which leads to the person they are today. Interviews by a Daniel Ludwig @bydanielludwig

„We are not robots, you know, we are not just these beings, who woke up and study and go to work and you know do all that kind of stuff, we are human beings. Shit happens in our lives“ - Maryam Pasha, Director & Curator of TEDxLondon and Founder of X Equals Productions ----------------------------------------- CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE - BOOK TITLE Listening to the unheard CHAPTERS 1 Immigration and struggle 2 Summer cricket fields (UK) 3 Pain & Anger 4 Confidence & happiness (New York) 5 Free love (Montreal) 6 The Imposter 7 Broken heart (Brexit) 8 He is amazing NEXT CHAPTER The Power of the X ----------------------------------------- You can find more about Maryam on www.maryampasha.com and www.mygremlins.com On Twitter @thisispasha Leave some comments, what did you like most from this podcast, which chapters of other entrepreneurs, athletes or idealists do you wanna hear near future? Leave a comment or drop me a message on social media. You can find me on Instagram and twitter @bydanielludwig Never give up, always look up! ABOUT CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE PODCAST I want you to imagine your past life. Right, where should I start? Imagine you need to write your life story in form of a book already. It’s a challenge itself and frankly, not everyone has thought of this, as we always think when we get older we should write about our life. But in fact, we have so many experience ready to share with others, achievements, failures to learn from, positive and negative life transitions which in the end lead to the person we are today. This "Chapters of my life podcast" is an inspiring collection of life transitions packed into a podcast audiobook format capturing the willpower and belief of people during important life-changing decisions. We interview innovators, athletes, entrepreneurs and idealists give an insight into their past life from a young age till today and (future untold plans) covering topics around sports, entrepreneurship, mindfulness, travel, nutrition, spirituality, yoga & meditation and more - everything which leads to the person they are today. Interviews by a Daniel Ludwig @bydanielludwig

“You’ve got to be able to express, to give what it is of who you are” - Sam Jones I met Sam back in 2013 during an NGO work of one of my social initiatives back in London. 5 years later I’m glad to interview him and dig deeper into how his book could look like. Sam is the founder of ALL IN, CEO and Millennial Speaker at Twenty Someone. He works with over 140 individuals, specialising in millennials. Delivered Workshops and keynotes to over 3000 people. In a nutshell, his intensive coaching shifts young people‘s personal and professional life from the inside-out. Plus he was in the final round of the Queens Young Leaders 2014. Sam truly believes that happy people win, he repeatedly mentions this on social media. As a coach, he aims to work on the self-belief of young people. His book is: ---------------------------------------------------- ABOUT CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE ALL IN - Happy People Win CHAPTERS 1 Start with why 2 Individuals 3 Reality 4 Don’t conform to the should 5 Turning Point 6 Tweet someone 7 Figuring out 8 Stay humble NEXT CHAPTER Experimenting - doing more things that challenge me ---------------------------------------------------- With his book title „ALL IN, Happy People Win“, he definitely touches an important point. During the podcast I won’t forget what he emphasized: “You’ve got to be able to express, to give what it is of who you are”. He likes to get to the point, lot’s of chapters but short once, straight into the topic. His authentic style on social media is as Sam is in reality. Sam is an incredible speaker with putting facts on the table which are worth mentioning especially in self-developing. You can find more about Sam on Instagram @samjonestwenty and www.allin.uk.com Leave some comments, what did you like most from this podcast, which chapters of other entrepreneurs, athletes or idealists do you wanna hear near future? Leave a comment or drop me a message on social media. You can find me on Instagram and twitter @bydanielludwig Never give up, always look up! ABOUT CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE PODCAST I want you to imagine your past life. Right, where should I start? Imagine you need to write your life story in form of a book already. It’s a challenge itself and frankly, not everyone has thought of this, as we always think when we get older we should write about our life. But in fact, we have so many experience ready to share with others, achievements, failures to learn from, positive and negative life transitions which in the end lead to the person we are today. This "Chapters of my life podcast" is an inspiring collection of life transitions packed into a podcast audiobook format capturing the willpower and belief of people during important life-changing decisions. We interview innovators, athletes, entrepreneurs and idealists give an insight into their past life from a young age till today and (future untold plans) covering topics around sports, entrepreneurship, mindfulness, travel, nutrition, spirituality, yoga & meditation and more - everything which leads to the person they are today. Interviews by a Daniel Ludwig @bydanielludwig