Being Borderless

#17  Can you cry in front of your friends and loved ones?   As we are in Men’s Mental Health Month, I wanted to bring back a key conversation on depression and mental health.  “We feel as if by sharing how we feel, we will be adding a burden to our loved ones whilst they are ready to be there for us and help us through those moments” Today I bring back a short excerpt from my conversation on being...

#16 “There is no one size fits all when it comes to Masculinity.”  Hear Luke West talk about the conversations we have around Masculinity, what led him to start his own conversations about Toxic Masculinity with the world, his episode with his Dad, and why it’s easier to talk with strangers in this short excerpt from the full episode.  Episode Links:  Luke's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/...

Today's episode is a short clip from my conversation with Dr. Khalid Sohail who shares with us the dilemma between human suffering and peace, whilst also sharing a great toolkit to use while regulating our emotions. One of the Key messages I related to is, "The green zone people act, and the yellow zone people react." This a great message to take with you during the weekend! Episode...

Today I'm bringing back a short message from my previous guest Ahmad Jabbir, on how through not giving up after one failure, he choose to follow his intuition, and that led him to get the role of his dreams with an organization he never thought would be possible to work with. Episode Links: Ahmad's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmadjabbir/ Musa's Instagram: https://www.instagr...

This week I am joined by an incredible individual, who started out as my mentor by has come to become a brother close to my heart - Kryzysztof or Krys, is an incredible human being involved in a constant drive to become the best version of himself, he is involved in the tech/pharma industry as a scrum/product, mentoring, and project manager but more importantly has incredible knowledge in therapy,...

This week I am joined by a special individual Mike Bondo, who is deeply involved in the technology and consulting ecosystem in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mike is an embodiment of persistence, self-belief, constant learning, and the ability to be ameable to change. One of the key quotes from our conversation is, "The event started 4 months ago, people come for two days and think wow it...

#11 This week's episode is a short and sweet  #retrospective  with me, about the podcast journey thus far, my thoughts on  #selfawareness ,  #discipline , and crushing  #selfdoubt . The thought I want to convey as follows: We always know inside us, what is required, what is holding us back, and how we can move forward through action, it may sometimes take a little bit of time, searching, and q...

Today marks the tenth episode of the "Being Borderless" #podcast , which if I had asked myself 3 months ago I wouldn't have imagined, it's funny how circumstances in our life direct us to places and people we are meant to be/meet, which is a thought for another time. Today I have grateful to have Ali Abbas Ahmadi , a dear friend, someone who embodies being borderless, a kind huma...

Today is a special episode with a special guest, a few years ago unbeknownst to me at the time, I as a Pakistani, would end up living with 4 individuals from India in a third country; Poland. From creating an anti-war video together to growing closer and becoming brothers, I am grateful to have Indraneel Roy Choudhary on this week's episode of Being Borderless Podcast. Listen in to learn about...

This week I had the chance to sit with Dr. Khalid Sohail , a renowned psychotherapist , and writer currently running his own practice in the greater Toronto area. It was an insightful conversation where we discussed his life, the human condition, and how to overcome emotional pain and depression, and learned about his philosophy of living in the green zone which is also the topic of one of the boo...

This week I am joined by Caterina Bonan who is an expert in syntactic theory, language documentation, and linguistic data modeling. She recently completed her Postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge. She believes in advocating the benefits of AI and will be moving into an industry role within Data Science in the near future. During our conversation, we talk about her journey from a sm...

This week's episode is with Ahmad Jabbir, who is pure motivation in a human being. His thirst for curiosity, challenging the norm, and creating opportunities for himself, and others around him is incredibly inspiring. Among the many initiatives he has going on, one that stood out to me was his project to connect with 100 strangers through zoom during the #covid lockdown, listen in to hear what...

I always believe people come into your life for a reason and that's exactly how I met this week's guest, Jeremy W. Hancock. We connected over from a job search webinar on LinkedIn and quickly got along. It was an honor hearing Jeremy's life story and being inspired by his ability to practice vulnerability, overcoming life-altering events, pushing through adversities, and leaning into d...

If it wasn't for my school principal, I may not be where I am today. This is the story of my friend Olasubomi Archibong who embodies a hard work ethic, overcoming struggles, successfully launching and growing a digital marketing business, and most importantly being a loving friend. I hope you find inspiration to dream big and follow your heart from this one.  Episode Links: Ola’s LinkedIn: ht...

Deciding to take a trip across Canada and talking with strangers, to starting a podcast on Masculinity and always having a bias towards action. My guest on this episode is Luke West a friend and an inspiration for this podcast to exist.  Luke has an uncanny ability to talk with strangers and put them to ease to share their stories with intimate details, taking on whatever he sets his mind to...

I've been avoiding having this conversation among others with myself for quite some time and it couldn't have come with a better time to release it in a podcast. Admittedly it was a difficult conversation to have, primarily due to being vulnerable on such a medium nevertheless nothing great comes without difficulty.  I wanted to share a bit of my internal dialogue with you all, where I come f...

Inspirational, Educator, Persistent, Humble, and Kind are just a few attributes that come to my mind when I think about my 1st guest, Arie Dia Fauzan, Born in Indonesia, and through the journey of his life, he now lives in Poland. Arie is a dear friend and a brother to me. I hope you will enjoy his story and the tidbits of value shared across the conversation. Episode Links: Arie's Instagram: http...

Having lived in multiple countries and having met amazing individuals, for some time now I wanted to start a conversation about the shared human experience we all are living in, I strongly believe due to my experiences and having been taught growing up that "Humanity is the only religion," there are multitudes of experience being lived out there in the wide world that we can learn, connect and be...