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XXXRSI got into an IVY League (and YOU CAN TOO!): Insider tips ft. Anushka Lakhani pt.2Welcome back to pt. 2! If you're struggling with university apps or figuring out the process or maybe you have no clue what you want to do and how you want to get there, this is the episode for you!
In this episode we'll ask Anushka Lakhani (an incredibly intelligent UPenn grad):
1. What surprised you most about the application process for UPenn specifically?
2. What are some unique aspects of the UPenn campus culture or academic programs that students might not know about?
3. UPenn has a variety of schools within it (W...2025-02-0337 minXXXRSI got into an IVY LEAGUE (AND YOU CAN TOO!) from a UPenn Grad: Insider Tips ft. Anushka Lakhani
OMG! It has been 1 year since the podcast started and we've had so many incredible guests on so far and we wouldn't have come this far if it wasn't for you and your unlimited love and support! Thank you so much for being such an important part of our journey and now...to celebrate our 1st year anniversary we're trying something new! A LOT of you have asked for student-related content so if you're...
Struggling with university applications? Worrying about your education? Don't know where or what you want to study? Freaking out about how...2025-01-1338 minXXXRSBeating Death to Winning Gold: Olympic Gold-Medalist's UNBELIEVABLE ride to success ft. Mark Colbourne pt.2We’re back to hear Mark’s story from being paralysed at the age of 40 to becoming a world champion and Paralympic Gold Medalist just 3 years later, Mark Colbourne talks us through having to start over, gaining clarity amidst constant confusion, dealing with loss and how to take a setback and turn it into glory.
We ask the following questions:
5. What was going through your mind when you won the gold medal at the 2012 Paralympics?
6. How did that moment compare to everything you’d faced up to that point?
7. What advice would...2024-10-2842 minXXXRSBeating Death to Winning Gold: Olympic Gold-Medalist's UNBELIEVABLE ride to success ft. Mark ColbourneFrom being paralysed at the age of 40 to becoming a world champion and Paralympic Gold Medalist just 3 years later, Mark Colbourne talks us through having to start over, gaining clarity amidst constant confusion and how to take that clarity and reach heights that would’ve been deemed impossible. How to take a setback and turn it into glory.
We ask the following questions:
1.If I pick the wrong subjects, or pursue a different career it feels like the end of the world. What do I do?
2. How do we as students seek that cl...2024-10-0735 minXXXRSWhat Was I Made For? Breaking Stereotypes ft. Uzair Merchant
Having worked on Deadpool 2, Star Trek and Beyond, Fast and Furious 7 and much more, Uzair walks us through dealing with our everchanging Ikigai and finding our purpose.
We look at the definition of purpose, how to find it, how to stay balanced between many different passions or projects. We learn this award-winning director's story and how he started as a small boy living in Deira.
To end we explore stereotypes, how to break them, why they're important and why you should NEVER think outside the box!
Thank you...2024-09-1655 minXXXRSIt's Not You, It's Your Insecurity: Break Free NOW pt.2HOW TO GET RID OF INSECURITIES?
That's what we're looking at today BUT to be able to understand how to do that and begin implementing it within this episode itself... first you need to
1. KNOW what are your MAIN insecurities
2. Why you're insecure regarding those things e.g body image issues through comparison traps
3. AND the difference between insecurities based on other's opinions and self-insecurities
So where do you find that? With a BONUS exercise in the last episode where you learn all of the above AND can pinpoint...2024-09-0231 minXXXRSIt's Not You, It's Your Insecurity: Break FreeI'm not good enough. I'll never succeed. What if they think I'm stupid?
If you've ever found yourself thinking that then this episode is SOMETHING YOU NEED to listen to.
Because insecurity is so EXTREMELY POWERFUL and in this episode we not only cover the different TYPES of insecurity, but also the ones you face and how to get rid of them through a BONUS exercise at the END!
Stay tuned for a pt.2!
Thank you for tuning in and don't forget to rate the...2024-08-2223 minXXXRSThe Boat That Rocked: Dealing w/ Anxiety, Low Self-Esteem and Perfectionism as a Radio, TV Presenter ft. Faris Al RaqqadFeeling anxious about going up on stage? Think that audition is going to end up as a rejection? Think you'll trip and fall in front of everyone while giving that performance?
Today's incredible guest, Channel 4 Radio Host, TV Presenter DXB Today and Studio EXPO and Event Host of Comic Con, World Government Summit and Audi, Faris Al Raqqad has been there, done that. But TODAY he will be walking us through how he overcame these challenges and ignores those negative feelings. He'll answer the following:
1. Did you always know t...2024-08-0535 minXXXRSTick Tock Tips: Ultimate Time Management Guide for StudentsI don't have enough time! 24hrs isn't enough! The day goes by so fast! I'm so unproductive and lazy, what do I do?!
If you've ever said any of those things before (or event thought it), then this episode is something you NEED to listen to. I'm not going to preach and say I'm the best at time management and I have it all together (I occasionally doom scroll 😅)
BUT, I will share what tips I used to manage 5+ shoots every week as EXPO 2020's official Kid's TV Presenter, an IB student wit...2024-07-2235 minXXXRSMedia Myths Debunked: How to Get in The Media Industry? A Media Guru Spills The Tea ft. Reim El HouniSURPRISE! It's a BONUS EPISODE! I have been receiving a LOT of messages asking about tips on creating your own personal brand and getting into the media industry so today our returning guest, A MEDIA GURU, will be answering your questions!
From being an intern at the BBC to heading the international broadcasting launch of the Burj Khalifa and the world's greatest show EXPO 2020, our guest, an extremely successful media guru, executive producer, recipient of 25 New York Film Awards and CEO, Reim El Houni talks us through:
1. Advice on building a strong...2024-07-0827 minXXXRSBBC to EXPO 2020: Slay the Stress and Master Collaboration. Learn this Media Mogul's Secret to Success ft. Reim El HouniStuck in a group project and no one else is putting in the work? How to deal with high-pressure environments? I'm stressed what do I do?
From being an intern at the BBC to heading the international broadcasting launch of the Burj Khalifa and the world's greatest show EXPO 2020, our guest, an extremely successful media guru, executive producer, recipient of 25 New York Film Awards and CEO, Reim El Houni talks us through:
1. Her journey?
2. Importance of a supportive environment
3. Dealing with emotions and stress in...2024-06-2433 minXXXRSWinging It on Live TV: My Hilarious (and Almost Disastrous) Adventures with Uncertainty and How to Conquer it!Feeling uncertain about your subject choices? Don't know what you want to pursue? Or have you gotten a degree but are still uncertain about what's coming after or if you even want to pursue that career?
We've all been there at some point of time in our life (P.S I'm still uncertain about a LOT of things regarding uni and my subjects).
As a radio host who had a weekly breakfast (LIVE) show, or a LIVE TV segment or hosting an event for one of the BIGGEST brands in the Middle East, with an...2024-06-1026 minXXXRSWhat's After School? A Glimpse into Corporate Life + Power of Perspective ft. Warsha JoshiEver wondered what your life would like after school/uni? Did you ever doubt your success or how societal norms would impact it? How important is perspective?
Today's guest, an extremely successful serial entrepreneur, author and business scaling coach and a 3-TIME cancer survivor, Warsha Joshi is going to walk us through her own story of being broke at 16 to creating several 7 figure companies and creating a beautiful life for herself, answering the following questions:
1. Transitioning from the academic world to the professional world can be daunting So what surprised you the most about entering the corporate world...2024-05-2747 minXXXRSBroke at 16 to Boss thereafter; Lemons OR Lemonade - IT'S A CHOICE! ft. Warsha JoshiLife isn't always fair. Victim OR Warrior: that is the question! Today's guest, an extremely successful serial entrepreneur, author and business scaling coach and a 3-TIME cancer survivor, Warsha Joshi is going to walk us through her own story of being broke at 16 to creating several 7 figure companies and creating a beautiful life for herself, answering the following questions:
1. How did you go from living in a storefront to owning your own apartment?
2. You could've just lived with that bare minimum mindset, but you chose not to. Why
3. When it comes to choice...2024-05-1339 minXXXRS3 Feet Away; Resilience isn't easy, but here's HOW we can make it?Everyone is a dreamer, but only a few us achieve thos dreams because resilience is required but it is NOT EASY. So in today's episode we will be looking at how to make resilience easy. So when you feel that you've hit rock bottom, you simply turn that into your launch pad, you choose to keep going. When times get tough, you get tougher because you might just be 3 feet away.
Outline:
1. IT'S NOT EASY - 3 Feet Away, A True Story
2. Find Motivation - HOW?
3. How do you eat an elephant...2024-04-2921 minXXXRSAm I Burning Out? How to Juggle Self-Care? ft. The Scottish Soul SisterAm I burning out? I don't have enough time! How do I manage my self care? I don't feel satisfied in life!
If you've ever said any of the above statements, fear not because in today's episode our guest, a mental health coach, speaker and content creator Nikki Steele Osborne will simplify self care and answer the following:
1. What is burnout - what are some signs to identify it?
2. How to deal w/ burnout?
3. Lina, "I eat healthy + exercise but still don't feel fulfilled, why?"
4. What are the different...2024-04-1539 minXXXRSGet the Life You Want: The Affirmation Guide You NEEDIn our last episode we looked at whether or not affirmations worked, today we look at THE Affirmation Guide which you can bend to your goals and it is GUARANTEED to help you get the life you want. Here's what we will discuss:
1. The Importance of Gratitude
2. Using Fears for Affirmations
3. Visualization
4. I CAN, I WILL, I MUST because I AM
5. Writing Effective Affirmations
6. True or False? Let me know your answers in the poll!
Thank you for tuning...2024-03-1028 minXXXRSAFFIRMATIONS...Do They Work? ft. Arshi KauraWhat are AFFIRMATIONS? More importantly DO THEY WORK? Our first guest, an extremely successful entrepreneur and master affirmer, Arshi Kaura uncovers the secrets on how everything in her life has been affirmed from her career, kids and life partner to home, cars etc. In this episode we talk about:
1. Do they work?
2. How to battle doubt?
3. Attitude of Gratitude
4. Stories of Success
AND a unique, emotional and personal TRUE or FALSE story. Let me know your answers in the poll (I'm trying something new for the first time 😭)
T...2024-02-0835 minXXXRSWho am I? Who are you? Dear Future Me...Birthday BluesHave you ever cried on your birthday? Ever wondered what I do or who I am? IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! And in today's BDAY special episode we cover how to deal with the 'Birthday Blues' and take a trip down memory lane through my journey and how it all started for me.
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Tik...2024-01-2128 minXXXRSWhat's up w/ OVERTHINKING and HOUDINI?Did Houdini ever fail a challenge? Do you overthink? Welcome to the club. As a 14 year old, recently I had a very serious encounter with overthinking and it stopped me from doing something I LOVED. So in today's episode we'll cover the 3 BEST WAYS to stop overthinking.
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Stay Tuned For More Episodes!2024-01-1217 min
XXXRSWelcome to XXXRS! Trailer...Welcome to the XXXRS podcast! WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
My name is Aashna Takhtani. I'm a 14 year old TV Presenter, Radio Host and Event MC (and a student!) who
loves to spread positivity, engage in deep and philosophical conversations and watch F1! One February night I decided to start a podcast and XXXRS was born, and in this trailer we look at why XXXRS was created and the biggest question everyone has...WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Welcome to this community and I can't wait to change the world with you, 1 episode at a time 💖2024-01-1103 min