Zaid Ismail
@zaidie@zaidismail.com
Author, life coach, and mental health activist. We need to change the narrative from disorders, illnesses, and survival to accountability, understanding, and thriving.
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If Wishes Were Horses…
I was reminded of that old proverb tonight. If wishes were horses, beggars would be riders. That’s how it often feels for me in life. Fortunately these bouts of wishing for what never was usually subsides within minutes, and rarely does it ever extend into hours or days. But that I wish or yearn for…
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It’s Probably Possible
I’ve often been accused of expecting too much from people, only to realise that they in fact expect too little from themselves. I’ve seen this play out on numerous occasions where I’ve demanded a level of delivery from colleagues or family members that was slated as unrealistic, only to see them achieve their targets anyway.…
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Managers, Leaders, and Collaboration
Rather than quote case studies on this, I prefer to share a few random thoughts on what has proven to be effective for me and the teams that I have worked with. To unlock collaboration, you must abandon team meetings. It might sound counter-intuitive, but it works. Setting up regular meetings (like the ones that…
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When I chose to be educated by the school of life, little did I know that my mentor would turn out to be my tormentor
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Why Time Travel is Probably Not Possible
The concept of time travel, in my opinion, is more a desire founded in the weakness of us because of our collective regret over missed opportunities rather than a practical and needed solution to any of mankind’s ills. We struggle to live in the present, to be conscious, and to be grounded because of the…
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No Forever Afters
It’s natural sometimes to feel fear when life suddenly takes a turn for the better, because a history of disappointment or challenges conditions us to expect the worst. So instead of embracing our new experiences, we end up bracing ourselves for what we expect might happen. It’s part of our survival instinct. However, because we’re…
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There was a time when I didn’t care about the title of my post, or if it even had a title. It was more reflective of the understated life I lead. Over time I seem to have grown too familiar with the attention from strangers, or admiring critics to the point where I’ve lost touch…
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Licensed to Drive
Most people can relate to an analogy about cars, so here’s one relating to mental health that I thought would be able to demonstrate my point about the main stream approach to dealing with depression and other so-called mental illnesses (hopefully you have the patience to read it to the end). Imagine that the accelerator…