#137 Zaka Presents My Journey Yasir Kurt
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Yasir Kurt, a first-gen Turkish-American who turned the seeds of grit and resilience into a flourishing career in counseling and education. Yasir's story begins in a household where education beyond middle school was a distant dream, yet the drive to achieve more was deeply instilled by his visionary parents a tailor and a farmer.
Today, Yasir serves as the Director of Life Design Graduate Programming at The Johns Hopkins University . Armed with a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision, his approach is shaped by his strengths: Activator, Futuristic, Learner, Ideation, and Achiever. Yasir is embracing challenges and transforming them into stepping stones for continuous growth.
Yasir shares how the wisdom of Rumi, “As you start to walk on the way, the way appears,” guides his innovative methods in life design. It’s a conversation filled with insights on harnessing one’s inherent strengths to navigate the complex landscapes of life and career.
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