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    Realist vs Optimist, The Podcast

    Hey! We're Mairah and Aqilah and we're two completely opposite women (Aqilah is a self-confessed optimist and wouldn't live her life any other way, while Mairah is a practical realist). Together, we own two (and a half) businesses together and we hope to inspire more women to take that first step, bust their fears and work towards their goals and dreams in life. Our weekly episode is real and raw as we show you never seen (or heard!) before parts of our relationship as business partners - lots of banters, arguing and fights but trust us, we're cool. In fact, our opposing characters are what makes our businesses full of personality as Aqilah shares her zealous optimistic life, while Mairah brings it down to earth by keeping it real. According to The MIWE Index, women in Singapore makes up 44% of the nation's workforce however only 26.3% of women are business owners. We want to change that by sharing all the ups and downs of life and running a small business - the quirks, the erraticism, the rainbows and the not-so-fun times of it all - in this real, raw, down to earth and inspiring show.
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    Episodes (32)

    EP031 - Juggling Part-Time School & Full-Time Work

    EP031 - Juggling Part-Time School & Full-Time Work

    In this episode, Mairah and Aqilah go head on and tackle their life stories on part time study and full time work! Mairah is just about to finish her software development course and Aqilah is finishing up her Masters, all while working and managing a business.

    Of course, the usual banters and disagreements happens here (at 23:46 especially!) but here are our advice:

    Mairah "The Realist" Advice - Be very prepared and manage your expectations and learn how to manage your time and take breaks in between!

    Aqilah "The Optimist" Advice - Relax, don’t stress out. Your energy is gonna go more into work instead of school so don’t pressure yourself so much. It’s just part-time.

     Who's advice would YOU take? The realist or the optimist? Once you've listened to this episode, be sure to head on to our Instagram and vote for who's advice you'd take. Happens every Friday 12pm (GMT+8)! Let's do this!

    Realist vs Optimist, The Podcast
    enJuly 05, 2022
    full-time work
    realist optimist
    part-time study
    how to balance study and work

    Unlock your unique truths, purpose and gifts ft. Karishma

    Unlock your unique truths, purpose and gifts ft. Karishma
    In this episode we had the opportunity to sit with Karishma! She is a quarter life coach and owner of MyKali. MyKali helps individuals to find liberation through dropping the limiting beliefs of themselves in order to reach their fullest potential. Tune in to hear about Aqilah's and Mairah's experience with Karishma! To learn more about MyKali, visit their website at https://mykali.io/qlb and their Instagram (@mykali.io)
    Realist vs Optimist, The Podcast
    enMay 19, 2021
    astrology
    women entrepreneurs
    women in business
    liberation
    optimist

    March Halloween Specials - Our Creepy Encounters

    March Halloween Specials - Our Creepy Encounters
    Bringing you Halloween feels in this gloomy but mostly sunny month of March. We know, but just thought of sharing something totally off from what we normally talk about and we hope that you will like it! The ROW will be sharing their own personal horror encounters this Thursaday. Not the best ghost storytellers, this episode will put a whole new level of horror with an injection of humour - hurror is our genre.
    Realist vs Optimist, The Podcast
    enMarch 17, 2021
    horror
    women in business
    women entrepreneurs
    optimist
    realist

    A Conversation on Mental Health ft. Nur Adam

    A Conversation on Mental Health ft. Nur Adam
    Ending the month with a conversation with Healing and Transformational Coach, Nur Adam, as we dive into topics on mental health. We discussed why some people deal with anxiety better than others, childhood trauma, how to help a loved one suffering with mental health issues, how to prevent burnout and so much more. It almost feels like there's so much more to talk about but so little time. Enjoy this episode, it definitely got us thinking. And yes, mental health is very important and we hope to be able to talk more about this in future episodes.
    Realist vs Optimist, The Podcast
    enFebruary 24, 2021
    mental health
    women in business
    women entrepreneurs
    optimist
    realist

    Quiz: How Anxious Are You, Really?

    Quiz: How Anxious Are You, Really?
    "Quiz time! The ROW is back with another episode where they do a quiz to understand themselves better and show the differences or similarities with one another. This time, keeping to the theme of mental health, Mairah & Aqilah took a simple-non-serious anxiety test. Who do you think will score the high points for being the anxious one? Take this test and let us know what's your results like! https://www.playbuzz.com/popbuzz/how-anxious-are-you-really"
    Realist vs Optimist, The Podcast
    enFebruary 21, 2021
    mental health
    women in business
    women entrepreneurs
    optimist
    realist

    Dealing with Anxiety (Social)

    Dealing with Anxiety (Social)
    Keeping to our February theme with importance of mental well-being, The ROW is going to touch briefly on dealing with anxiety, more particularly - social anxiety. Mairah shares about how it makes her nauseas if put in a spot even if it's to ask for some condiments for her fries. What do you know about social anxiety and what does it seems like for you? Share with us if this is one of your struggles and we want you to know that you're not alone!
    Realist vs Optimist, The Podcast
    enFebruary 17, 2021
    mental health
    women in business
    women entrepreneurs
    optimist
    realist

    ALL My Friends are Chinese - CNY Edition!

    ALL My Friends are Chinese - CNY Edition!
    Chinese New Year is here and we're going to share a little insight on how life is like growing up predominatly with chinese friends vs having malay friends for one of us. Do you think it matters with the race you surround yourself with in shaping you as a person? Let us know! Apart from that, we would like to wish all celebrants a Happy Oxpicious Lunar New Year! Huat Ah!
    Realist vs Optimist, The Podcast
    enFebruary 14, 2021
    women in business
    women entrepreneurs
    chinese new year
    optimist
    realist

    Mental Week Off

    Mental Week Off
    The ROW is back after a week hiatus from taking a mental week off. See, not everyone is always in good shape, we too have our ups and downs and need to take breaks. So it's okay guys to feel really low and disappear for abit, as long as you get back into the cycle of life and show up. That's what matters. In this episode, we will be sharing on our hiatus and how mental health is important to be cared for. Our advice : don't ignore signs but embrace it and know that you're not alone in dealing with this. You got this!
    Realist vs Optimist, The Podcast
    enFebruary 10, 2021
    mental health
    women in business
    women entrepreneurs
    optimist
    realist
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