Not There Yet with Moaaz

Just a real rant

Three quotes that have stuck with me — from Mark Twain, Seneca, and Vincent van Gogh. Chapters:0:00 Mark Twain — all you need is ignorance and confidence1:22 Seneca — why "more" never feels like enough2:45 Van Gogh — the voice that says you can't4:00 What I'm taking from all three🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033E9pIHIoHnNrgI46t3nENew here? Subscribe and follow along: Instagram and Tiktok @NotThereYetWithMoaaz

I just got promoted for the third time in five years at a tech company — and instead of the win I expected, I got the imposter syndrome that never quite goes away and a voice already asking "what's next?" before I even celebrated.So this one's honest. First, what actually got me promoted (it's simpler and less impressive than people make it sound). Then the imposter syndrome — why the higher I climb, the more I compare myself to people who look smarter, more credentialed, more "supposed to be here" than me. And finally the part I sit with the most: why hitting the goal never feels like enough, and what I'm trying to do about it.If you've done well on paper and still feel like it's not enough, this might resonate. You're allowed to be proud of how far you've come and still want more — I'm figuring out that balance out loud.Where else you can find me:Instagram and Tiktok @NotThereYetWithMoaaz🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033E9pIHIoHnNrgI46t3nE

Kalshi, sports betting, and prediction markets are being sold like investing. But if the app gives you the same rush as a slot machine, we should probably call it what it is.In this episode, I talk about why young men are being targeted, why quick money feels so tempting, and what I learned from quitting a stable tech job to chase a faster path myself.This isn’t financial advice. It’s a warning about how gambling is being dressed up as investing.Have you been targeted by Kalshi ads? Be honest: what makes these apps tempting?Timestamps0:00 I Chased Quick Money Too0:24 Kalshi Is a Slot Machine With a Ticker1:08 Why Most People Lose on These Apps1:48 The Parlay High2:12 Nobody Taught Us Money3:18 Young Men Are the Target3:43 Why These Platforms Target You4:00 The Boring Way Actually Builds Wealth4:26 What I Had to Learn About Saving and Investing4:58 Have You Been Targeted by Kalshi?5:04 Betting on Ridiculous Things5:27 You Don’t Have Insider Information5:32 Final Thoughts

Every family has a pattern that repeats until one person decides they're done carrying it. This episode is the honest version of being that person to change your family's history. What it actually feels like to be the one who goes first: why it might as well be you, why nobody warns you it gets lonely, and why the weight is really a privilege once you see it as the fork in your family tree.If this one resonated, stick around. I do this every week, out loud, until it makes sense.New episode every week.🎧 Listen on Spotify: 0:00 Every family has a pattern2:19 Going first, out loud4:18 What nobody tells you about going first5:24 You're the fork in the family tree8:29 The one pattern to end with you9:13 Why not you▶️ Subscribe on YouTube: @NotThereYetWithMoaaz#NotThereYet #BreakTheCycle #SelfImprovement #Podcast #Motivation

We spend our whole lives scared we won't make it. Nobody talks about the quieter fear underneath — what happens if you actually do.This one's for anyone chasing something hard who's never stopped to ask what's waiting on the other side of it. If it resonated, that's the whole reason I made it.▶️ Subscribe: @NotThereYetWithMoaazChapters:0:00 — The fear nobody admits0:11 — What if the dream actually comes true2:08 — What if success doesn't make you happier3:53 — What if you built the wrong dream4:48 — What to actually do with it

If you ever got told you weren't smart enough — bad grades, a rough start, a degree that didn't "count" — this one's for you.I had all F's my first year of community college. Today I'm in tech, six figures, with promotions and equity behind me. I'm not saying that to brag — I'm saying it so you can see that your early record doesn't decide your ceiling. The thing that actually carried me was never intelligence. It was resilience, showing up, and refusing to let a bad start become the whole story.If this one resonated, that's the whole reason I make these.⏱️ Chapters0:00 – All F's to six figures0:25 – How I failed out my first year of college1:15 – Locking in and transferring to UC Davis2:30 – Graduating behind everyone else3:00 – The $50K job I couldn't stand3:55 – Emailing my way into a 50% raise5:30 – Laid off — right after I got engaged5:55 – Why resilience mattered more than my grades6:50 – The one question I ask when everything goes wrong8:45 – Your grades don't define you10:20 – Learning to actually love learning11:00 – What did you write yourself off for?🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033E9pIHIoHnNrgI46t3nE▶️ Subscribe on YouTube: @NotThereYetWithMoaazInstagram and Tiktok @NotThereYetWithMoaazWhat did you write yourself off for way too early? Tell me in the comments — I read them.#selfimprovement #career #techjobs #gradesdontdefineyou #motivation

Its ok to go quiet for a while. No announcements, no posting every move — just heads-down. And I finally figured out why that scares me: when it's only you, there's no one left to blame.Not There Yet with Moaaz · Episode 3This week: why I talk about going ghost and working in silence, how my phone keeps dragging me back into performing, and the fear I've been sitting on all year — that AI is leaving me behind. Plus why I think we're actually still early.▶️ Your question this week: What would you actually start if you told absolutely no one? Drop it in the comments — I read them.If this one resonated, subscribe and stick around. I do this every week, out loud, until it starts to make sense.⏱️ Chapters 0:00 — I'm going quiet (and why that scares me) 0:35 — Going ghost: when it's all on you, there's no one left to blame 2:30 — The work nobody sees (Kobe at 5am) 5:45 — Say yes to the boring stuff that levels you up 7:00 — My phone keeps pulling me back into performing 9:05 — Everyone online looks like they figured it out. They didn't. 11:45 — The fear I've been sitting on: AI is leaving me behind 14:10 — You're not late to AI — you're early 15:30 — One thing I learned: I built an AI that runs my mornings 16:10 — The takeaway + your question this week

I'm great at starting things. I'm terrible at finishing them and it's quietly cost me about 10 years.This is Episode 2 of Not There Yet. It's the one where I say the things out loud: I've started YouTube channels, a jewelry brand, a sports page, side projects… and I let almost every one of them die right before it could turn into something. I built audiences. I walked away. And I'm tired of living in the "what if."So this week is about the uncomfortable middle, pushing through when you see no results, why my first episode got 25 views and I'm still here, the "you got big all of a sudden, bro" lie (nobody sees the 12 months of work), and the fear of falling behind in the AI wave the same way people missed the TikTok wave in 2020. I also break down exactly how I'm using AI right now to do days of work in an hour and to actually run this podcast.If you've ever started strong and quit right before it got good — this one's for you.QUESTION OF THE WEEKIf you're using AI — what are you actually using it for? Saving time, building something, automating a task? Drop it in the comments. I read every one, and I want to feature the best answers next week. We get better together.If any of this hit home, subscribe and come along — I'm documenting the whole climb in real time, from a 9-5 to whatever this becomes. New episode every week.#NotThereYet #selfimprovement #consistency #ai #discipline #entrepreneurship #buildinpublic #podcast

Welcome to episode 1. Seven years out of college I'm further than I imagined and it still doesn't feel like enough. So I'm starting this show to work through the gap between where I am and where I want to be, in real time, before I've figured any of it out.This first episode is why I'm doing this in public, what scares me about it, and the question I'm leaving you with this week.New episodes every Tuesday. If you're somewhere in your own middle too, subscribe and stick around.Streaming on Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts