Weaver & Loom

Joseph turns everything about being a successful professional and amazing artist on it's head with his unique perspective on life. We talk about how he went from a small town in Oklahoma to the Royal Palaces of the Middle East.  What stands out in the midsts of Joseph's incredible journey is his selflessness, and perspective on humility, growth, and serving others. The episode got deep as we spoke...

Omani storyteller Abdullah Al Maawali shares on story, the power of story, the power of audio and oral cultures, and the power of creating platforms for people to share their personal stories. (Wow, that is a lot of "power") But stories are powerful. They are impactful. As we find our in this episode understanding YOUR story is not only impactful for others around you, but through telling your sto...

What does your worldview, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Game theory have in common?  As it turns out quite a lot . . . Last week while talking with Ghazi, Zero Sum and Infinite Sum games came up . . . I thought I would unpack that idea for even though it is quite simple at face value, they way you view the world surrounding these two ideas will define and shape your entire life and all of your act...

Ghazi al Balushi joins us this week on Own the Future. Ghazi al Balushi is a creative & entrepreneur who started Just Jam creative community. Just Jam is a community of young Arab creatives in Muscat, Oman. They also book events in the community and the region, showcasing and supporting local musicians. A personal note about Ghazi . . . Ghazi Balucci is one of the most releasing and generous i...

Last week Obaid and I talked about two things which inspired this episode . . . 1) Take a thousand photos and you might get a good one. 2) Set a daily routine/ritual so that in time you reach your goals.  In this episode I expand on these two thought by reading excepts out of my upcoming book "Anchored: The discipline to stop drifting". There are two main thoughts being shared. 1) Quantity of Qual...

Obaid alBudoor, Emirati landscape and astrophotography photographer, breaks down his learning process of developing himself as a person, an artist, and how he took the leap from corporate banking and investment banking to becoming a full-time freelance photographer.   Obaid shares about putting in the reps, living a discipled focused life, planning for the future, and most importantly discovering...

Today on Own the Future, we will discuss three questions running through everyone’s minds, why we are asking these questions, and why they are important. We’ve previously touched on these three question: -Who am I? -What am I gonna do? -Am I gonna make it? As Dr. Michael Wesch described in a previous episode [E002], These three question hit on three massive areas in our lives. Our identity, our oc...

English - 94% Arabic - 6% In this episode of Own the Future, Ali alSharji, an Omani Conceptual Artist, shares about a series of events that lead him to contemplate the meaning of life, life after death, and what you leave behind.  These deep thoughts from a young age drove him to become an artist who uses photography to unravel concepts, and create social commentary about equality in society—with...

Every moment of your life there is a decision to be made, a choice between short term happiness, and long term joy. What are you choosing today to pursue long term happiness? Find Dr. Michael Wesch here:  Youtube  or Twitter Find Mike's FREE course (and book) here: ANTH101     Thank you for listening and subscribing.  You can find me (Lucas Skrobot) at the following locations. Instagram LinkedIn T...

Welcome to Own the Future, a podcast dialoguing with creatives and entrepreneurs to better understand who we are, the work we do, and how we will shape and own the future. Thank you for tuning into the pilot episode of Own The Future.  In this episode I fill you in on how my wife and I landed in the Middle East, and how much of my inspiration to launch this podcast comes from my friends in Kuwait....

After 2 years and 6 months we are back with a metamorphosis of the show...  In this reintroduction episode we visit some of the reasons the show stopped two and half years ago, and the direction we hope the show will continue on toward. In Weaver and Loom, we unravel the wonderment of the spiritual, natural, fate, and the divine through mythic and sacred story, biblical parables, ancient fables, a...