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What a perfect time to give some thought to goals we wish to achieve this year! Jeanine, Marie, and I explore how to align our core values with tangible goals and the steps necessary to make them realities. We also delve into the need for accountability in our actions if they're to be successful, whether internally or in someone else.

Morning everyone! Feeling a little hazy like the country has been with the recent sandstorms? Kev and I are here to help shake up your week with the best events - there is something for everyone: an international handball tournament, a book fair, club nights, motivational conferences, comedy shows.

Sometimes life introduces you to interesting people in very serendipitous ways, and today's guest, Ashok Vish, is one such person. The young American filmmaker was in the city for a few days, and I invited him to share about his life-story and aspirations. We get into his time spent growing up in India, finding oneself in university studies, and his take on Doha.

Laugh all you want about hearing the words "exercise" and "outdoors" in the same sentence, but Qatar offers residents some great alternatives to always being stuck inside. Ali Longmate, who runs Ali Fit Club, comes to us with recommendations on places to get fit while enjoying nature. What a great way to start off the New Year?!

Happy New Year! Hope you had a wonderful break, and we're back to bringing you the best life coaching techniques. Kicking off 2015 we're looking at how values underpin our actions, especially those that arise in difficult situations.

Happy New Year from Kev and I! We are back after a brief break for the holidays, well, mainly for Andrew to go home to the US. It is shaping up to be a quiet week as people are slowly trickling back into the country, but do not worry, there are still cool events to check-out! Today we talk holidays, resolutions for 2015, and lectures on the dugong population in Qatar.

2014 - what a year it has been for us! In our final episode of the year, we take some time to look back on our personal journeys, as well as what is coming up in 2015. Nicole also shares techniques that we can use in constructing a vision board to set right intentions and manifest our goals.

We take the chance to bring you a year in review - a look back on what happened in 2014 and what's coming up. Needless to say, it's been a wonderful journey to this point and hopefully is enriching listeners' lives. A big thank you to you all and Happy New Year!

Right in time for the holidays and new year, Nicole and I sat down with Tina Ringer Mogensen, who is a psychologist specializing in the Imago therapy techniques. We get into how we can all be more mindful and compassionate as we visit loved ones or have them come to us. The intention behind doing so is the cultivation of more engaged, loving relationships.

Excuses, excuses, excuses - the things we make when we wish to avoid situations or those conversations that might be uncomfortable. Going into the holiday season it's a great opportunity to reflect on our actions and how we respond to events that pop up throughout our lives. We explore methods of overcoming our desire to push blame on others and how to find the courage to address things head-on.

Hope everyone had a lovely National Day last week! Andrew is back in the US for a holiday to see family and shop for wedding venues so Kev is riding solo today. If you are hanging around Doha during the holidays make sure to check this episode out.

Bucking the usual approach to a year in review, The Edge Magazine takes a look at some of their biggest stories from 2014 and how they might affect Qatar and the world next year. We delve into the Ukrainian crisis, Hamad International Airport's development, reforms coming to the kafala system, and Qatar's population boom. *Please note we will be off-air for a 2-week holiday break with this series.

Met today's guest initially via Twitter, and after hearing about her experiences in Qatar, I knew I had to have in Maha Al-Sulaiti. We talk about growing up Qatari, balancing personal development with appreciation of one's familial backstory, and navigating the traditionally male-dominated field of engineering.

Struggling to overcome some perceived obstacle in your life, say a subconscious stressor or phobia? Our guest today, Jacob Melaard, guides us through the Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT, which may be the thing that helps you excel and let your greatness shine through.

Winter is in full-swing (at least for those in the northern hemisphere) and so is the holiday season, which can be sometimes stressful for individuals going to see family. Jeanine and Marie provide listeners with a reflective episode focused on forgiveness and letting ourselves experience familial love.

Sabah al-khair! Perhaps the biggest single day event is upon us: Qatar National Day 2014! This week things quiet down a bit elsewhere, but we've got you covered with the best events happening ahead of the holiday season kicking off on the 18th. For specific events related to National Day, check out this great schedule: http://www.qatarnationalday.qa.

A little later than usual in releasing this episode with our friends, The Edge, but here it is! Miles and I talk about the Qatar Investment Authority's recent decision to purchase shares of taxi-hailing app Uber and the effect of declining global oil prices on the country's future development.

In today's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Safa Al-Ameri, whom I initially met via Twitter and is quite an ambitious woman. She opens up about relocating to Qatar from Yemen with her family and seizing opportunities in her new home to give back and share her passion for sustainable living.

Margarita Zuniga stops by the studio and opens up about her life passion for helping others, whether it is raising cancer awareness through motorcycle riding with the Ladies of Harley or gearing up to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Definitely one of our deepest personal stories to be shared on the podcast so far; my jaw kept dropping.

Taking 100% responsibility for your actions and how you respond to situations can be scary - trust me, it's an ongoing struggle. The Empower World team reveals some ways to help guide us towards regaining control in how we interpret occurrences and our reactions without casting blame elsewhere.