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From Refugee to Climbing Everest: 5 Lessons to Conquer Any Goal

The Mindvalley Podcast

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The Grand Slam

I was 18 years old when we moved back to Jordan from Kuwait. I wanted to help my dad to keep my brother and sister at school. My dream is to become a general manager for a five star hotel. So there's a really powerful lesson here. Like no matter how much you think your life sucks. Imagine growing up in a refugee camp. And then going to England as a housekeeper, washing dishes for five years, not speaking English, learning English from Sesame Street. What happened next? One night in January I had a dream. I was in the top of the world making the Azan and praying for peace. That's how everything started.

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