Ever feel that quiet tug that it’s time for a change, but you’re not sure where to start?

I sit down with Anzar Khaliq, a physicist turned educator and Chief Learning Officer at San Francisco Bay University, to unpack what it really means to reinvent yourself. Anzar shares the three signals that it’s time for growth and how curiosity, humility, and self-awareness can help you move toward something more aligned and fulfilling. We explore how design thinking, iteration, and divergent thinking can guide not just your work, but your whole life.

If you’ve been craving a reset or simply want to grow with more intention, this conversation will inspire you to pause, reflect, and design your next chapter with purpose.

Key Takeaways:

Reinvention is essential for personal growth.

Listening to the world helps identify the need for change.

Self-awareness is a starting point for reinvention.

Understanding different life domains can aid in self-discovery.

Curiosity about oneself is crucial for growth.

Experimentation allows for exploration of new possibilities.

Intellectual humility fosters openness to new ideas.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:32 Recognizing the need for change

05:04 Anzar’s journey

06:08 The importance of self-understanding

08:36 Lessons from Design Your Life class

14:57 Embracing open-mindedness

19:16 Convergent & Divergent thinking

23:17 Balancing work and life

27:31 Navigating information overload

31:25 Exploring new versions of yourself

Connect with Anzar:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anzarkhaliq/

Connect with Me:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracyannclark08/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildingthinkers/

Building Thinkers Newsletter: https://building-thinkers.kit.com/24cdc43dcf

More About Building Thinkers:

I'm your host, Tracy Clark, and this is where potential becomes reality through deliberate curiosity, reflection, practice, and play. The Building Thinkers podcast is based on the realization that there's exponential potential in the things we build.

And so, in my little corner of the internet and podcasting land, I want to take my 12 favorite problems, these are my constant curiosities, and I want to go deeper. I want to build thinkers. This is a community of multi-potentialites who may be disoriented by all the possibilities of success we envision but haven't yet achieved.

If any of that sounds like you, come listen in. Welcome to the Building Thinkers podcast.