Mastering Mediocrity

Nutrition and Mindset Coaching in Cricket | Mediocre Mini

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 07:07:44 GMT

The Sri Lankan cricket team has always been driven by sheer talent but in this day and age is talent solely enough? Drawing comparison with the likes of India's Cricket team and their performance so far. Gayantha, the founder of Strive - a health and wellness platform, talks about how to maximize performance with nutrition and mindset coaching.

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Gayantha De Zoysa - What It Takes To Strive

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 03:30:00 GMT

In this episode of Mastering Mediocrity, Zeeshan has a close-to-the-bone conversation with a long time friend, Gayantha De Zoysa - Founder of Strive, a Sri Lankan-based health and wellness platform. This episode rips down the guts and glory of being an entrepreneur, building a product against all the odds and striving in the face of adversity.

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Lazy are the Talented | Mediocre Mini

Sat, 15 May 2021 08:53:23 GMT

In this clip from Episode 12 our guest, Tuan Shehan and Zeeshan talk about the greatest form of creator block - laziness.

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Credit Cards: Debunked | Mediocre Mini

Fri, 14 May 2021 19:25:19 GMT

Credit Cards are known around Sri Lanka as the worst finance choice you could make. In this episode, Nishan debunks the myths about them and simplifies it to the dot to help you make a better decision

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Managing Your Money | Mediocre Mini

Mon, 10 May 2021 19:50:35 GMT

In this mini from episode 14, Nishan De Silva gives out financial advice for all young people who are just at the start of their careers. He speaks up on the importance of investing from an early age and how it could help in the long run.

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Nishan De Silva - Everything; Personal Finance

Wed, 05 May 2021 19:08:42 GMT

In this episode of Mastering Mediocrity, Zeeshan and Nishan break the silence on their differences of opinions on books and how to properly read them, uncover the fruits of self-discipline and debunk the myths on personal finance.

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No Shame In Being Sad | Mediocre Mini

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:25:41 GMT

In this mini from Episode 13 our guest, Dominique and Zeeshan talk about sadness, the manifestation of sadness, and how to deal with it.

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Dominique Croos Sedra - Fate & Destiny

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 23:34:35 GMT

In this episode of Mastering Mediocrity, Zeeshan and Dominique navigate through the ups and downs of moving across the world, give us a sneak peek into the world of cosmetics, and discuss the transition into adulthood. You certainly wouldn't want to miss Dominique's reading on Zeeshan's life!

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Tuan Shehan - Genius in Bad Design

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 20:22:33 GMT

Our guest this week and the first guest for 2021 on Mastering Mediocrity — Tuan Shehan is an Art Director, Typographer, and Co-Founder of 1831 Studio.

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Guide to TikTok | Mediocre Mini

Sat, 26 Dec 2020 11:14:29 GMT

In this clip from Episode 11 our guest, Erich Heinrichs who has 45.7k followers in TikTok decodes what works and what doesn't and how you can make it big on TikTok!

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Eric Heinrichs - Discovering Sri Lanka Wasn't a Coincidence

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 05:14:45 GMT

Our guest this week on Mastering Mediocrity is the Content Creator, Musician, and TikTok Superstar Eric Heinrichs. He obviously needs no introduction, but in this episode, we deconstruct the persona and the journey behind the creator.

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Sri Lanka's Sex-Education at Fault? | Mediocre Mini

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 08:07:18 GMT

Here you'll find some of the best clips and moments from the Mastering Mediocrity Podcast. This is a clip from Episode 10 with Fatema Enayath Hussain, she talks about her experience on her delivery which is truly boggling. It truly shows the current state of the state of Sex-Education.

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Fatema Enayath Hussain - Sri Lanka's Public Health Sector Vs. COVID-19

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 20:54:13 GMT

Our next guest for Episode 10 is a Doctor, I'm not even kiddin'. Fatema spreads awareness of health issues and educates the general public through content with her Instagram page @healthywithfatema. This episode is jam-packed with insightful information about current health concerns, misconceptions, and a lot of COVID-19 related information on how Sri Lanka is dealing with it. Every episode is slightly different from the last and ever genre-bending.

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Sri Lanka's Obsession with Tropical Shirts and Flip-Flops | Mediocre Mini

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 09:19:23 GMT

This is a clip from Episode 09 with Joanne Kulamannage, we talk about Sri Lankans and their obsession with Islandwear, flip-flops, and tropical shirts in specific. Zeeshan talks about his theory, The-Arubambay-Effect and Joanne talks about what she thinks about hype fashion.If you enjoyed this clip, listen to the full episode listed before this clip.

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Joanne Kulamannage - Building a Clothing Brand

Sun, 15 Nov 2020 15:30:28 GMT

Former Assistant Designer at Lovi Ceylon, Textile Designer at Urban Island and she showcased her own clothing brand - Revive Act at Colombo Fashion Week 2020.

In this episode, Joanne talks about what it takes to start a clothing brand in Sri Lanka right out of design school, the avenues she took, and the lessons she learned along the way. Sprinkling insightful information on the state of the industry, its consumers - where it's going, what it's doing right and wrong, and a lot of banter in between.

If you enjoyed this episode leave a rating and a review. It goes a long way!

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Nandula Gamage - Wake, Bake, Filmmake

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:30:00 GMT

My guest this week, Nandula Gamage - One of the very few people with whom I share the same frequency of humor. She's really a Jill-of-all-trades, starting off with the importance of trying different things in order to find out what you're really good at, as we sidetrack to various topics from horror films, filmmaking, baking, and instagram faking. It's one of those goofy episodes to wrap up the spooky season and I hope you guys enjoy it.

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Practicing Moderation and Value Addition with Social Media | Mediocre Mini

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:42:48 GMT

Here you'll find some of the best clips and moments from the Mastering Mediocrity Podcast. This is a clip from episode 07 with Rajith Maligaspe, where he talks about how social media as a whole and how it has changed our perception of ourselves and how we interact with everyone, including steps that he takes to live a more meaningful life.

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Rajith Maligaspe - It is what it is!, Reboot Culture, Digital Minimalism

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 07:41:36 GMT

My guest this week, Rajith Maligaspe - a long time friend with whom I've shared a desk and learned a lot, especially sound editing as matter of fact. We reconnected over this episode and spoke about COVID-19 and how it has shaped our lives, the movies we've watched recently, and the constant push towards political correctness and reboot culture, and on to vinyl and album listening culture even got Rajith to play a song. To wrap it all up we delved into digital minimalism. It's my longest episode as of yet and I hope you guys enjoy it.

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Akila Weerasinghe - Exploring Art & Design Thinking

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 16:15:10 GMT

Going six episodes strong, This week I am in conversation with an exceptional graphic designer, Akila Weerasinghe with whom I find a lot of similarities, both growing up in the middle east and pursuing careers in media and advertising, makes this episode enjoyable and a start of a new friendship.

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Ask Zeeshan #01 - 5 Years into the Future, Content Creation & Perspective

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 12:05:13 GMT

This episode is more on my reflections on the podcast and I answer some questions from Instagram and Facebook by the fans of the Podcast. Produced & Mixed by Zeeshan Akram Jabeer.

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Ihshan Iqbal - Big Budget Film Sets and Good Karma Hospital

Fri, 02 Oct 2020 04:40:02 GMT

For our fourth episode and the completion of a month of the weekly podcast, we have Ihshan Iqbal, a long time friend, filmmaker, producer, and assistant director of The Good Karma Hospital. In this episode, we talk film, the Sri Lankan film scene, Ihshan's experience working with foreign productions, and how they vary vastly from out local productions and since this is our field of expertise this episode is filled our tips, tricks, do's and don'ts for all aspiring filmmakers and content creators.

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Sumaiya Mohamed - Self Realization and Perseverance

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 20:37:35 GMT

Former Fashion-Editor of Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka, Sumaiya Mohamed talks about the scrutiny of the fashion and media industry and it's culture that makes it harder for people to work their way from the ground up.

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Nabeela Iqbal - Gender inequality, Muslim Marriage & Divorce Act

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:55:04 GMT

Everyone's favorite influencer, Nabeela Iqbal is our guest for the second episode of Mastering Mediocrity. It's such a pleasure to have such an insightful young woman on the podcast. In this episode, Nabeela educates me on Muslim Law Reforms in Sri Lanka, Faith and Cultural Practices, Gender Inequality and Volunteering among other sidetracked conversations.

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Rushdi Sattar - Third Culture Kid from Saudi Arabia

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 20:11:00 GMT

In our very first episode and I'm proud to present my first guest on the show; a long time friend, product developer, and sustainability advocate — Rushdi Sattar. Rushdi has always been one of the easiest people I've been able to have a conversation with since we share a lot of our views with movies, society, culture, and life in general.

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