Join us for the season opener of Meri Podcast featuring Dr. Mehret Debebe, founder and director of Mindset Solutions. In this episode, we had an open and entertaining conversation covering diverse topics including, Dr. Mehret’s journey, emotional intelligence, mindset barriers that hold entrepreneurs back, leadership, and understanding personality types. He also shares about his books and his writing process. This episode is packed with wisdom and practical insights you won’t want to miss! Books Suggested by Dr. Mehret: The Bible, Man’s Search for Meaning, Psycho-cybernetics, ፍቅር እስከ መቃብር and A Tale of Two Cities Link to the books: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XKZwPt8nWEXCJ7M3dC5dhygUvCIRMTjN?usp=drive_link More from our partners: Dashen Bank Website: https://dashenbanksc.com Telegram: https://t.me/DashenBankEthiopia EthioTelecom Download Telebirr Remit App on Playstore : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ethiotelecom.telebirr.remit&hl=en&pli=1 Appstore: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telebirr-remit/id6642675033 Website: https://www.ethiotelecom.et/ 00:00 - Introduction 02:47 - Opening 03:54 - Background 05:39 - Moving back 09:39 - Business journey and Mindset Solutions 14:03 - Mindset Solutions services 23:18 - Motivational Speeches and public lectures 38:25 - Personal development books and their impacts 41:23 - Common mindset gaps 48:33 -Emotional Intelligence 56:15 - Effects of childhood in our adult life 01:01:52 - Stigma of mental health issues in Ethiopia 01:18:52 - Are the challenges we are facing as a country results of our collective mindset 01:27:17 - Ethiopian health system 01:34:09 - Advice 01:42:01 - Money 01:50:06 - Youth and the unreal expectations in life 01:53:53 - Leadership 01:58:17 - Content creation 02:03:46 - Important lessons learned from guests 02:05:25 - Social media 02:13:09 - Writing and books 02:31:08 - writing process 02:33:55 - Book recommendation 02:38:09 - Run-down questions 02:42:05 - Advice for new medical graduates 02:47:19 - Aspirations 02:54:31 - Life wisdom Social Links https://t.me/MERI_PODCAST https://twitter.com/MERI_Podcast https://www.instagram.com/meripodcast/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzKNuQ80qNSpt2x-7dsazJg https://youtube.com/@Meriwoch?si=yIpJ3byprnVNwKi1 https://youtube.com/@mericlipset?si=wwa0KeQ_Nv2aPy9l https://www.tiktok.com/@meripodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/meriethiopian/ Copyright Notice for Meri Podcast: All rights reserved. The content featured in this podcast is protected by copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or modification of any portion of this podcast is strictly prohibited. For permission to use our content, please contact us at info@meri.et Thank you for respecting our copyright.