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85% of people fear public speaking according to Stanford. Public speaking anxiety affects a huge chunk of peeps across the globe. The problem is, being a quiet professional worked in the old world; being an invisible professional in the AI era is career-suicide. I personally chose the wrong career because I couldn’t speak. When I…
Ever caught yourself thinking, “I’m not good enough” or “I’ll never succeed” or “this isn’t for people like me?” That’s your inner critic talking. It’s that annoying voice in your head which always seems to be running commentary on everything you do, often with less-than-flattering opinions. It loves to point out every flaw, reminding you…
You know you’re smart, intelligent, capable & highly skilled. But when it comes to speaking in front of others, all of a sudden it’s: palms are sweaty, heart racing like crazy – somehow I think i’ve managed to mix up the words for Eminem’s 8-mile track, haha. But yeah, that’s public speaking anxiety for you….
For most of your career, you were trained to think like an employee. Follow the structure. Do your job. Climb the ladder. That model is breaking down. And so a business plan is no longer just for entrepreneurs; it’s becoming a survival tool for professionals. In the AI era, every professional is being forced to…
Self-doubt isn’t a personality flaw. It isn’t weakness. It isn’t evidence that you’re not cut out for the thing you’re pursuing. It’s the Minotaur. One of the biggest people face; I would know, I faced it too. I talked a lot about this anxiety in the first few posts I published. And like every Minotaur,…
In this episode of The Minotaur’s Maze podcast, we delve into the transformative journey of Ayaz Saboor, an ex-lawyer (like me) who ventured into the world of entrepreneurship. Ayaz talks about his battle with self worth and whether he was good enough in a very competitive legal industry. He spent years asking “why would they…
Ian Dempsey spent fifteen years in financial services. He was good at it. He was putting in the hours. He was climbing. And then he came home from work one Monday evening, the kids were in the bath, and his wife turned her cheek when he went to kiss her. Two weeks later the house…
There’s a moment in almost every conversation I have on this podcast where the guest says something I wasn’t expecting. Something that cuts through the pleasantries and gets honest. With Osama it happened early. He was talking about money. Not the lack of it, as he’s always been able to make money. The problem was…
Everyone talks about SUCCESS. The word is thrown around so often, it’s almost become nauseating to hear it. However, have you ever asked yourself, what is the definition of success? More importantly, is that definition great or an illusion causing to always chase something you just can’t quite grab? Well, when you’re looking to define something,…
Not too long ago me and my work colleagues were having a discussion in our office on Brexit and the up-coming Brexit vote. I’ve been sceptical on politics around the globe for a while, I pitched the idea that it probably may not even matter what we vote for because it’s probably already a foregone…