The Path We Choose Featuring Dr. Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui
EP18: You’ve Been Programmed Since Birth | Dr. Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui Hey everyone, Umer here! What path did you choose? That’s how the conversation started. And Shahrez Hayder didn’t hesitate. “Allah’s path.” But what stood out wasn’t just the answer. It was everything behind it. Here’s what I learned. It’s All Preparation Shahrez’s story isn’t linear. […]
The Path We Choose Featuring Shahrez Hayder
EP17: Shahrez Hayder on Islam as a System for Life Hey everyone, Umer here! What path did you choose? That’s how the conversation started. And Shahrez Hayder didn’t hesitate. “Allah’s path.” But what stood out wasn’t just the answer. It was everything behind it. Here’s what I learned. It’s All Preparation Shahrez’s story isn’t linear. […]
The Path We Choose Featuring Faisal Kutty
EP16: Greater Isr*el, Ir*n & The Narrative You’re Fed | Faisal Kutty Hey everyone, Umer here! Some people plan their path. Others are pushed into it. And then there are people like Faisal Kutty who didn’t choose a path at all. The path chose him. Through displacement. Through injustice. Through moments that stayed buried… until […]
The Path We Choose Featuring David Herman
EP15: I Reinvented Myself 30 Times: The Art of Personal Transformation Hey everyone, Umer here! Some people build their lives step by step. Others leap first and figure it out later. David Herman belongs to the second group. When I asked David what path he chose, he said it was “the unconventional one,” the kind […]
The Path We Choose Featuring Maleeha Shahid
EP14: From Pakistani Immigrant to Canada’s Deputy Mayor: Maleeha Shahid’s Leadership Journey Hey everyone, Umer here! Sometimes the path we choose is clear. Other times, it unfolds one decision at a time. When I asked Maleeha Shahid what path she chose, she laughed and said she had chosen many. From immigrating to Canada to building […]
The Path We Choose Featuring Kareem Elsayed
EP13: Why I Left Google: From Dream Tech Job to Finding Purpose Hey everyone, Umer here! Some people chase success. Some chase security. When I asked Kareem Elsayed what path he chose, he said something different. He chose depth and meaning. Not the surface-level script. Not the default milestones. But a life that feels intentional […]
The Path We Choose Featuring Glenn Crooks
The Burnout Epidemic Explained: Causes, Recovery & Workplace Mental Health Hey everyone, Umer here! Cait Donovan didn’t choose the “right” path. She chose the one that kept changing her. She described it as “windy, meandering, different, unexpected.” And when you hear her full story, it makes sense. She grew up in a small city in […]
The Path We Choose Featuring Cait Donovan
The Burnout Epidemic Explained: Causes, Recovery & Workplace Mental Health Hey everyone, Umer here! Cait Donovan didn’t choose the “right” path. She chose the one that kept changing her. She described it as “windy, meandering, different, unexpected.” And when you hear her full story, it makes sense. She grew up in a small city in […]
The Path We Choose Featuring Rochelle Rice
The Path We Choose Featuring Rochelle Rice Hey everyone, Umer here! Most of us are taught to think our way through life. Push harder. Be logical. Power through. But in my conversation with Rochelle Rice, one idea kept challenging that approach. As she put it, “The body indeed has a language of its own. We […]
EP09: How to Build Unshakeable Confidence for Life & Leadership
The Path We Choose Featuring Karol Ward Hey everyone, Umer here! When I asked Karol Ward, “What path did you choose?” her answer was simple but powerful: connection. Not just with other people, but with herself, her body, and eventually something deeper and spiritual. As someone who grew up moving from place to place, constantly […]
