Ghazi Al-Mulaifi answers 7 questions

1. Why are you a musician? I am a musician because it a transcendental and spiritual practice. I enjoy it and feel that sharing music from a spiritual space is healing to myself, to humanity, and to the world. 2. Who inspired your musical inspirations? John Coltrane,...
7PS: Forget the Past? โฉ

7PS: Forget the Past? โฉ

Read time: 1 minute, 300 words. โ€‹ For the folks going to New Yearโ€™s parties… Hereโ€™s what “Auld Lang Syne” means: โ€œOld long since.โ€ โ€‹ Or, in simple terms, “days gone by” or “old times.” โ€‹ Itโ€™s a tradition to remember old...
7PS: In praise of shyness ๐Ÿค

7PS: In praise of shyness ๐Ÿค

Read time: 1 minute, 320 words. โ€‹ The holidays can bring anxiety. It’s a season of gatherings — where sociability is celebrated. But for some of us, the idea of attending events & meeting folks is overwhelming. In a world that values outgoing...

The $1 Million Bet: Why Simple Investing Wins

In 2007, Warren Buffett made a bold bet. He wagered $1 million that an S&P 500 index fund would outperform a portfolio of hedge funds over ten years. Protรฉgรฉ Partners, a small hedge fund, took the challenge. They believed their active strategies could beat the...
Schedule your pitches – timing matters

Schedule your pitches – timing matters

I’m blessed to receive many requests: โ€œWill you compose? Produce? Distribute? Perform? Write? Invest? Speak? Attend?โ€ Itโ€™s flattering and humbling. But thereโ€™s one thing that never fails to surprise me: The timing of many of these requests. Every year, I receive...