Growing Pains: Recent Episodes

Ammaarah Shaikh

Simply put... I talk, Express my raw thoughts, Make mistakes, Backtrack, Go all over the place, Learn and Repeat

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Where have I been? Sorry!
4:55 - Deepak’s Introduction
6:15 - What does Zighra do?
7:05 - RE:DO - What problem are we solving?
11:33 - Zighra’s Originating Spark
15:55 - His time at Nortel
19:45 - Life of a Serial Entrepreneur
23:50 - Starting a Business w/ Family
28:30 - “Never gets used to a paycheque”
31:10 - Why are so many Indians Tech execs?
33:00 - The Importance of Giving Back
35:40 - The One Skill/Trait that got you Here
39:04 - How to Push Past your Limits
41:41 - Chasing the Unicorn Vision
45: 15 - Egos in Tech
47:14 - Ego vs Self-Confidence
50:10 - What do you rely on for Major Decisions?
51:50 - Sticking to your Core Values

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00- Why I chose this Topic?
1:38 - My Journey in Religion
4:45 - Does God Exist?
7:24 - Example of Atoms
8:20 - My Main Struggle - Fate vs Free Will
10:53 - Reaching my Own Conclusion
17:30 - York University Example
20:10 - Another Struggle - Feeling Demonized for Questions

TIMESTAMPS:

0:29 - My Special Featuring Guest - COVID-19
2:03 - How did this all Start? Deep Fucking Value
4:40 - Shorting 101
6:07 - The Dollarama Example
8:28 - Back to Reddit, GME, WSB
14:17 - HOLD THE LINE
14:47 - 1st Lesson - Losing Money just to say Fuck You!
16:11 - Why is this Everywhere and so Important?
16:55 - Why do Companies hate Short Sellers?
18:09 - 2nd Lesson - Putting your Money where Your Mouth is
20:34 - Risks vs Impact - Analysts Disregarding the People
21: 11 - Why The Public feels Scorned
21:44- Retaliation to Market Manipulation and the 2008 Financial Crisis
22:40 - Explaining the 2008 Financial Crisis
24:30 - Explaining Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS)
27:45 - How MBS Screwed over the Working Class in the End

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - IRL People vs Book Characters
3:50 - Pricing of the Book
7:07 - Future Sequels and Other Series
10:22 - Writing Somber Stories
13:00 - My Critique - The Bad
26:24 - My Critique - The Good
30:23 - Connecting with Male Readers

Thanks for Listening!

TIMESTAMPS:

1:30 - Intro to Halima
5:20 - Synopsis of Sunset through Grey Eyes
6:35 - Why place it in Afghanistan?
11:40 - Why place it in the 80’s?
13:49 - Cultural Appropriation vs Appreciation
15:50 - Inspiration from Khaled Hosseini
20:04 - Passion for Writing
21:17 - Why We Snap in Poetry
23:02 - The Tipping Point to Start Writing
28:50 - How Long did it take to Write the Book?
29:58 - Getting a Professional Editor
32:13 - Expanding the Minds in our Communities
34:35 - Attachments to the MC (main character)
36:40 - Strong Female Characters and their Weaknesses

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Family Back Home (Continued)
3:13 - Doctor Assisted Suicide - Can it be applied to the Mentally Ill?
6:03 - The Worst Mental Illness You Can Have
9:16 - Feeling Accepted
11:49 - Restraints
12:59 - What is a Restraint
15:19 - Iqra’s Craziest Restraint Story
16:30 - Mandatory Vaccinations for the Mentally Ill
20:50 - Psychopaths vs Sociopaths
24:05 - A Reddit Dilemma - Revealing Another’s Mental Illness
26:26 - Arranged Marriage
28:50 - The Ending
29:41 - The Meaning behind Cheers Baklava!

TIMESTAMPS:

0:55 - Introducing Iqra and Our History
3:48 - The difference b/w a Social Worker and CYC Worker
4:44 - Workaholic Iqra
6:59 - Our Hate for Commuting to DT
9:44 - The Infamous Black Burkhi
11:20 - Cultural Differences
14:04 - Posting your Relationship on Social Media
14:55 - The L Word
16:05 - A Lil Wasian
18:20 - The Brown/Asian Community
21:02 - Iqra’s Wedding
23:43 - Family Back Home
26:02 - Opening my Flipp package

Guests: Aaban & Nazima

TIMESTAMPS:

3:51 - “Nazima’s Tryna Leave”
4:08 - Introducing the Poorly Drawn Meters
7:50 - IDGAF Mentality Intro
9:04 - Explanation of the IDGAF Mentality
10:18- “Respect People Not Their Opinions”
11:20 - Importance of IDGAF
12:30 - Stipulations for the IDGAF Mentality
14:56 - Aaban’s Ego
15:20 - Not Caring = Not Getting Offended
16:12 - A Life That Is Truly Yours
17:27 - Valuing Experts vs Yourself
18:02 - Why Stops You From Adopting
20:52 - Don’t Have It = Can’t See the Benefit
21:47 - “You’ve always been under the influence of somebody else”
22:30 - Nazima’s Awakening
25:09 - 4th Program = Actual Awakening
26:31 - WHAT WAS THE MOMENT???
27:47 - “Respect People Not Their Opinions”
28:05 - My Moments of Realization

I don't really know what I'm doing but thanks for coming and listening to my random rambling and thoughts, and life lessons.