The Humble Poet

07/11/21 • 56 min

Welcome back to another episode of the If I Could Podcast, a show that gives you an inside view at what steps a person took to start living their dream. I’m your host, Amad Amin.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live the life of a poet? Well, in today’s episode, we will do just that. Faisal Mohyuddin was kind enough to join us on the show. He is a writer, artist, and educator. The author of The Displaced Children of Displaced Children and The Riddle of Longing, and an award winner in poetry.

Faisal shares with us his incredible journey into writing that led to him becoming a poet. He was also very gracious to read one of his poems called “Song”.
You can find Faisal on the web at https://www.faisalmohyuddin.com, and on Instagram and Facebook at FaisalMohyuddin.

So, how did Faisal start his journey to becoming a poet, let’s find out...
Story highlights:

Introduction to Faisal: 0 to 1:26
The love of writing: 1:26 to 7:05
The college years: 7:05 to 11:28
Finding a path post-college: 11:28 to 16:06
From writer to author: 16:06 to 21:28
"Song": 21:28 to 32:16
Post-book release life: 32:16 to 40:36
The next pursuit: 40:36 to 47:25
Wrap-up and big 3: 47:25 to 55:40
Conclusion and introduction to next episode's guest: 55:40 to 56:48

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Welcome back to another episode of the If I Could Podcast, a show that gives you an inside view at what steps a person took to start living their dream. I’m your host, Amad Amin.

So, how did Faisal start his journey to becoming a poet, let’s find out...
Story highlights:

Introduction to Faisal: 0 to 1:26
The love of writing: 1:26 to 7:05
The college years: 7:05 to 11:28
Finding a path post-college: 11:28 to 16:06
From writer to author: 16:06 to 21:28
"Song": 21:28 to 32:16
Post-book release life: 32:16 to 40:36
The next pursuit: 40:36 to 47:25
Wrap-up and big 3: 47:25 to 55:40
Conclusion and introduction to next episode's guest: 55:40 to 56:48

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Welcome back to another episode of the If I Could Podcast, a show that gives you an inside view at what steps a person took to start living their dream.

In today’s episode, we will meet Rehan Jalali. He is the President of the Supplement Research Foundation, CEO at mygenxdna, he is a nationally recognized Certified Sports Nutritionist, an author of the sixpackdietplan, his clients range from Ben Affleck to Sylvester Stallone, and he recently gave a TED talk, where he performed the very first plank. He also has a movie coming out called Rehan, the making of a superhero body.

You can find Rehan on Instagram and twitter at sixpackdietplan, and on the web at rehanjalali.com.

So, how did Rehan start his journey to becoming a celebrity trainer, let’s find out...
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Introduction to Rehan: 0 to 1:27
Background on Rehan: 1:27 to 4:02
Growing up in Texas: 4:02 to 7:52
Introduction to bodybuilding: 7:52 to 11:57
Studying nutrition: 11:57 to 15:55
From college to working at EAS: 15:54 to 21:12
From EAS to California: 21:12 to 23:12
The call from Slyvestor Stallone: 23:12 to 32:01
Future in genetics: 32:01 to 37:32
Wrap-up and big 3: 37:32 to 40:17
Conclusion and introduction to next episodes guest: 40:17 to 41:30

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From Suit&Tie to Sous-chef to Restauteur

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Welcome back to another episode of the If I Could Podcast, A show that gives you an inside view at what steps a person took to start living their dream. I’m your host, Amad Amin.

In today’s episode, we will meet Zubair Mohajir. He is the founder of the Wazwan Restaurant Group. He has worked at Thomas Keller’s Bouchon, at Gaggan in Bangkok, Thailand, and is about to open his highly anticipated South Asian flavored cuisine restaurant called Aman.

You can find out more about Zubair on IG through wazwanrestaurantgroup and amanonchicago, and also on the web at https://www.amanchicago.com

So, how did Zubair start his journey to becoming a Chef, let’s find out...

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