OM DENNE EPISODE
He spent two decades in banking and oil and gas before walking away at 47 to figure out what he actually wanted.
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Farhaz Farouk grew up between Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, and Bahrain before spending 15 years in banking and later becoming CFO of an oil and gas holding company. At 47, he quit to finish an MBA — and never went back to corporate life. He returned to Sri Lanka at 48 and rebuilt himself as a coach, trainer, and consultant, now serving as Country Director of Morphosis Coaching.
This conversation covers:
- Why "one-size-fits-all" coaching and training fails clients
- The difference between managing and leading, and the ego mistake behind most bad leadership
- How business cards without job titles changed the way Farhaz saw hierarchy
- Why he intentionally keeps his coaching fees flexible to make the profession more accessible
- The Ikigai framework, and how to apply it to your own life
Farhaz's story isn't about a dramatic reinvention — it's about slowly giving himself permission to build a life around what he's actually good at and drawn to, instead of what looked responsible on paper.
CREDITS:
Hosted by Sheran Ranasinghe
Produced by Odyssey House Media
Guest: Farhaz Farouk, Morphosis Coaching
UDSKRIFT 🔗
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Welcome to the Creative Buddhist Podcast.
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My name is Sherman.
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And today I have a very interesting and unique story of a gentleman who has been away from Sri Lanka, brought back and left again, and then finally brought back over here to at a much later age to find curiosity and follow the curiosity and and and help Sri Lankan organizations and worldwide to find their icky guy and see how they can help…
