Re-Imagine Success Podcast

“The best of affairs are those that are moderate.” — Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) The Culture of “Just Right” Twelve years working for a Swedish company. Two years living in Sweden. One lifelong journey trying to figure out what “enough” actually means. It was during that chapter of my life that I was introduced to Lagom a deeply Swedish word that doesn’t translate easily into English. Log...

“The influence of a beautiful, kind soul can never be measured.” — A.D. Williams The Letter I Didn't Know I Needed I was rummaging through my bookshelves the other day, the way you do when you're looking for something and find everything else instead. I pulled out an old book, The Faith Club , a gift from a colleague I received more than fifteen years ago. It's a book about three women- a Muslim,...

“He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.” — Raymond Hull There’s an old parable about a man, his son, and their donkey. As they set off on their journey, the father, elderly and wise, allowed his young son to ride the donkey while he walked alongside. As they entered the first town, whispers spread through the streets. The townspeople gossiped, criticizing the boy for...

Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash "You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be." — Wayne Dyer I spent International Women’s Day in a room filled with bold, risk-taker women who had left certainty behind to chase something new. Some were pitching their startups, hoping to secure investment to accelerate their businesses. Others had recently walked away from high-powered careers, not t...

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” — Anne Lamott "I like you better while you’re fasting." It was a half-joke, half-backhanded comment from a colleague who was in a meeting with me a few years back. That day had been particularly challenging because I was running on empty—in a calorie deficit, waking up at 4 a.m. and staying up throughout the nig...

“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.” — Mevlana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi The Prince’s Search for Something More In the fairy tale, the prince scours the earth looking for a “true princess,” someone who will cure his loneliness and complete his story. But no matter how far he travels, he never finds what he’s looking for. Sound familiar? His search feels like the same restless pursui...

I remember being asked to speak at my son’s high school; the administration asked if I could come in and talk to kids about careers, career planning and what it’s like to work in a large organization. After what I am sure they thought was an invigorating speech about business (okay, they didn’t fall asleep or throw anything at me), a young girl raised her hand and said, “ I want to be successful....

“Even dream jobs are meant to be outgrown” -Nabeela You’ve made it to the top of your field. You work for one of those iconic companies—the kind that people clamor to get into. The company is well-loved, the leadership is respected, and on paper, everything looks perfect. Yet here you are, contemplating your next move. Maybe you’ve outgrown the place. That’s exactly where a senior executive I know...

“The road to burnout is paved with yeses we regret.” -Nabeela Let’s face it: a lot of us struggle with saying no. We want to be helpful, available, and agreeable. But that knee-jerk “yes” often leads to yes regret — that sinking feeling when the thing you committed to gets closer, and you’re spending your time plotting how to get out of it. I’ve been there. I remember agreeing to speak at a confer...