From Building Materials to Personal Growth: Mo Issa's Journey of Transformation and Authenticity

Mo Issa is the founder of a building materials business, which he has run for 25 years. He is also the author of 3 books. The Shift explores personal growth concepts like authenticity, vulnerability, and the ego, while his poetry collection, The Dense Mistiness of the Ordinary, focuses on his everyday experiences and feelings during his transformation.

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About my Guest Mo Issa :

Mo Issa is the founder of a building materials business, which he has run for 25 years. He is also the author of 3 books. The Shift explores personal growth concepts like authenticity, vulnerability, and the ego, while his poetry collection, The Dense Mistiness of the Ordinary, focuses on his everyday experiences and feelings during his transformation. Mo’s writing has been featured in Elephant Journal and Rebel Society and goes out to thousands through his weekly newsletter.
Mo speaks regularly at conferences and workshops, and he has spoken at the TEDx Accra Conference (2015). In 2016, Mo launched a new initiative, The Authenticity Project, which celebrates people fearlessly pursuing their passions by assisting them with a cash prize and a mentorship program.
He received his master’s in law from the London School of Economics. He spends his time writing and reading voraciously in philosophy, literature, poetry, and psychology.

What we Discussed:   
 
- How to know a good cigar (3:15 mins)

- His Midlife shift (6 mins to 8:30 )

- Moving to the UK at 11yrs (8:45 mins)

- Personal Development and the tricks they use (11 mins)

- His writing journey ( 16 mins)

- Having an accident on a skiing trip (20 mins)

- Learning to be present in the journey (23 :30 mins)

- Taking your eye off the ball in your successful company (28 mins)

- His TEDx Talk (30:45 mins)

- Being vunerable to his staff (34:45 mins)

- How close should you get with Employees (37 mins)

- His Humanitarian Work (38:30 mins)

- The Shift Book (40:30 mins)

- Plans for future books ( 42 mins)
 
Where to find Mo Issa: 

 https://www.mo-issa.com/

https://www.facebook.com/moshifter/

https://x.com/moissawrites?mx=2

https://www.instagram.com/mo.issa/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/moakilissa/
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