„You probably will have situations where you know, like you’ll miss up on things. You miss things up, but that’s fine that’s life. What’s good is that you capture these and you’re present to them and you choose what you want to do because choosing to make to do something even if it’s not good. Like you will be more comfortable knowing that you chose it not reacted this“ – Iyad Altahrawi

How do you react in situations you can’t find a solution? How do you learn from setbacks and see the opportunity in your life that you have a choice? So I want you to imagine 2 scenarios: 45 people, one house in the Gaza strip and a war that feels like it might never end. The other picture is standing in a room of highly intelligent fresh graduates from Harvard University in the US while working on the Coca Cola 360 Activation Plan in public affairs and communication. These two scenarios are just a few years apart for Iyad.

I am very excited to have Iyad Altahrawi on my mic for episode 39 of the chapters of my life podcast. He is the startup’s program manager of Gaza Sky Geeks, the first and only startup accelerator in Gaza. I met Iyad back in 2018 where I was impressed by the determination and passion of his Gaza Sky Geeks teams which he mentored and coached. His life book called “Trying Experiments “is all about his journey overcoming impossible situations such as war and how to self-reflect and create opportunities throughout his living abroad in the US and Germany. Throughout 3 chapters, we explored his ambitions to foster the Palestine entrepreneurship scene and how to create a ribble effect through coaching and mentoring. In other words, his passion for seeing obstacles as opportunities and how to support a community around him.

Also, just a heads up, you will notice halfway in the conversation, we faced a very typical problem in Gaza Strip, such as a power cut. Even so, we continued shortly after; it’s another reminder that no matter what obstacles are there, the solution to overcome starts with a positive mindset. I hope you enjoy the conversation! Never give up, always look up!
—————————————————-
CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE:
Trying experiments

CHAPTERS:
1. Foundation
2. Search
3. Reflection and Progress

SHOW NOTES
——————————————————

Instagram https://www.linkedin.com/in/iyad-altahrawi/
LinkedIn https://www.instagram.com/iyadalt/
——————————————————