Let me tell you, this was the hardest winner to choose since we started the DreamBody Competition – a 12-week body and life transformation competition – last year! The selection committee had a two hour meeting sifting through all the competitors. It came down to three finalists. We had a very hard time eliminating one [...] [...more]
It’s the time of year when most people decide to get into shape, and make lasting changes. Why not join two places that are absolutely committed to helping you achieve your goals, and to providing you with great experiences? I have two options for you: 1) The Zen-Do Bahrain Kickboxing Club: Zen-Do is Bahrain’s first-ever [...] [...more]
I’m very proud to announce the creation of the Ghazi Algosaibi Prize! The idea is still in it’s infancy, and the details have not been sorted yet, but we’ll try to make it something truly amazing, and worthy of having my late father’s name. Below are the English and Arabic press releases: A new prize [...] [...more]
You know, at Falak Enterprises (Zen-Do and DreamBody Centre), we go out of our way to please our students and members. We really strive to provide outstanding service and amazing experiences for our customers. Of course, from time to time we might mess up, and when we do, we apologise and rectify the matter immediately, [...] [...more]
I was asked this question several times in the last few weeks. It was asked mainly in the context of entrepreneurship, but I’ll answer it in as general a way as I can. First, for non entrepreneurs In a nutshell, yes, I think it’s important for a career person to love what he or she [...] [...more]
There I was, the other day, checking my email, when I received an email from the American Embassy saying I was invited Friday afternoon to a conversation with an “American VIP.” Hmm, I thought. Of course I presumed it had something to do with the Manama Dialogue that was taking place over the weekend. “Which [...] [...more]
Yesterday concluded Global Entrepreneurship Week here in Bahrain, which has been running since Sunday. The Key note speaker was Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, creator of The 99 comic book series. The world’s first comic inspired by Islam. He gave a great talk about his experience in creating the concept, and the mistakes he made along the [...] [...more]
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a global event which focuses on the benefits of entrepreneurship, and helps aspiring entrepreneurs to get ideas, advice and financing. GEW helps them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators. Students, educators, entrepreneurs, business leaders, employees, non-profit leaders, government officials and many others participated in a range of activities, from [...] [...more]
I returned a couple of days ago from my trip to Trivandrum, in Kerala, India. It was the first time ever I went on holiday on my own – no family and no friends. I had a great time. I mostly just relaxed and read. I read over 1,000 pages while I was there. I [...] [...more]
It’s been a tough couple of years for me. The stress levels reached an all time high. I’ve slowly and reluctantly come to the realisation that I’m not unstoppable. I’ve been firing on all cylinders since I started my first business, with lots of stress and not much sleep. To be honest it didn’t bother [...] [...more]