Soulaima Gourani, How Entrepreneurs can have a Happy, Fulfilled Life – InnovaBuzz 517
Soulaima Gourani, Happioh
Our guest in this episode is Soulaima Gourani, co-founder of Happioh, a virtual meeting, and online collaboration software. Soulaima was appointed a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum. In 2019, she received the Ideas Into Practice Award from Thinkers50 followed by a Radar30 award from the organization in 2020. She also been named the Entrepreneur Of The Year Judge and has served as a TED Mentor. She is a frequent motivational keynote speaker at major conferences, and has co-authored several bestselling books on how to succeed in life, life design, and the “future of work.”
In our conversation Soulaima talked to me about
- The future of work and new way of working
- Finding clarity of purpose and values in your life
- What we can all do to bring happiness to our life
Neal Sperling in episode 200 introduced us to Soulaima.
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Show Notes from this episode with Soulaima Gourani, Happioh
Key points and takeaways from this episode include:
- Be aware of early signs of burnout – avoiding social contact, higher level mistakes, more forgetfulness, sleeping badly, argumentative, short tempered. You may be pushing yourself too hard!
- To set boundaries – write down your values. What kind of life do you want to live? What are the ground rules for you, for having a good life? How should your life feel?
- Rest, recovery and a good night’s sleep are critical elements to an effective exercise regime. It’s not effective to push your body hard every day. This is a metaphor for work and life!
- The pandemic has changed the way we work forever, and it also changed the way we socialize and the way we want to live our lives.
- To design your ideal life, begin by defining what success means for you and what a good life is for you.
- Write down your core values – the FOUR things that matter most to you. Evaluate every decision against your core values.
- Invest in yourself and your education.
- Be happy! If you are happy, you WILL have a good life; people will be attracted to you and want to be around you.
- Everything should be a “HELL YES” or a “hell no”. Set boundaries.
- Reward yourself often – it can be little things we enjoy, like a nice tea or moisturizer.
- Some people love working from home, yet for some it is a disaster. We need to really understand how we work best and then adapt the working environment to fit – whether that’s working from home, from an office or a hybrid version.
- Companies today more than ever, need to recruit talent and minimize turnover. Because people can work from anywhere, companies will need to prove that they take care of their employees.
Rest, recovery and a good night's sleep are critical elements to an effective exercise regime. It's not effective to push your body hard every day. This is a metaphor for work and life! @SoulaimaGourani on #InnovaBuzz podcast Click To Tweet
The Buzz – Our Innovation Round
Here are Soulaima’s answers to the questions of our innovation round. Listen to the conversation to get the full scoop.
- #1 thing to be more innovative – Do routine things in new ways.
- Best thing for new ideas – Talk with people I don’t know and have little in common with. Listen to different conversation e.g. podcasts. Listen to a variety of views.
- Favourite tool for innovation – My cell phone. I can even join meetings while I walk.
- Keep project/client on track – Stay engaged and nuture the relationships. Stick to an agreed cycle.
- Differentiate – Be authentically you – every one of us IS unique. Don’t compare or compete with others.
Action
Be grateful!
Reach Out
You can reach out and thank Soulaima through her website.
Suggested Guest
Soulaima suggested we have a conversations with Ronit Avni, founder and CEO of Localized; Tamer Makary, Founder, Ethica Partners; and Michele Wucker founder of Gray Rhino & Company on future InnovaBuzz Podcast episodes.
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Cool Things About Soulaima
- She has contributed to more than 14 books on how to get success in life, life design, and the “future of work.”
- She was born in Morocco, raised in Denmark, lives in California.
- She was rewarded with the prestigious YGL, WEF Young Global Leader title alongside Mark Zuckerberg, Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, and Larry Page.
Talk with people you have little in common with. Listen to different conversation e.g. podcasts. Listen to a variety of views. @SoulaimaGourani on #InnovaBuzz podcast Click To Tweet