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        <title><![CDATA[Stories by Rachid Akiki, MD, MBA on Medium]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Machine, The Story And The Thyme | 3 Years Later]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://akiki.medium.com/the-machine-the-story-and-the-thyme-3-years-later-12c0c5eca624?source=rss-130a6c636b9c------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*SIAU1allmxmpAiSlyzaNKA.jpeg" width="4608"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">How a Nostalgic Melody and a Vintage Truck Sparked a Lebanese Food Revolution</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://akiki.medium.com/the-machine-the-story-and-the-thyme-3-years-later-12c0c5eca624?source=rss-130a6c636b9c------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Turn Bad Reviews into Business Gold at Thyme Machine Cafe]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://akiki.medium.com/how-to-turn-bad-reviews-into-business-gold-at-thyme-machine-cafe-9e3231a4a5e7?source=rss-130a6c636b9c------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*iBvujzIK_UXcZHSQA9JC4Q.jpeg" width="1024"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">As a business owner, nothing stings quite like pouring your heart into your creation only for someone to come along and say, &#x201C;Your baby&#x2019;s&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://akiki.medium.com/how-to-turn-bad-reviews-into-business-gold-at-thyme-machine-cafe-9e3231a4a5e7?source=rss-130a6c636b9c------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:22:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Thyme Machine Cafe: Where Thyme Capsules and Legacies Brew Together]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 21:57:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rules for Fostering a Culture of Positive Change at Thyme Machine Cafe]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://akiki.medium.com/rules-for-fostering-a-culture-of-positive-change-at-thyme-machine-cafe-44f98cb228cd?source=rss-130a6c636b9c------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*sMRw_KIF5mr2esGEwOWDjw.png" width="1024"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Recognize the Stage of Change: Understand that not everyone is ready for feedback. Ensure you identify whether their &#x201C;light&#x201D; is green&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://akiki.medium.com/rules-for-fostering-a-culture-of-positive-change-at-thyme-machine-cafe-44f98cb228cd?source=rss-130a6c636b9c------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachid Akiki, MD, MBA]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 16:45:52 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2023-08-07T16:46:13.721Z</atom:updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unleashing Potential: The Power of 1–1 Tutoring and Your Journey to Mastery]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://akiki.medium.com/unleashing-potential-the-power-of-1-1-tutoring-and-your-journey-to-mastery-3d75a50468ab?source=rss-130a6c636b9c------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/1*Sl-ulvlMJlHaD1YiJI6gyA.png" width="600"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Learning, for ages, has taken various forms, but perhaps none so potent and transformative as the method found in the heart of a&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://akiki.medium.com/unleashing-potential-the-power-of-1-1-tutoring-and-your-journey-to-mastery-3d75a50468ab?source=rss-130a6c636b9c------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2023 08:22:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Battery Revolution: From Humble Beginnings to a Power-Packed Future]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://akiki.medium.com/the-battery-revolution-from-humble-beginnings-to-a-power-packed-future-1c793b7face4?source=rss-130a6c636b9c------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*N_NKbLN9syFyEiRWiibokQ.png" width="1024"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Once upon a time, a groundbreaking invention sparked life in a world without smartphones, laptops, or electric vehicles. In the early&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://akiki.medium.com/the-battery-revolution-from-humble-beginnings-to-a-power-packed-future-1c793b7face4?source=rss-130a6c636b9c------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 16:30:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unlocking Our Full Potential: The Case for Working Less]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://akiki.medium.com/unlocking-our-full-potential-the-case-for-working-less-511c3692a48b?source=rss-130a6c636b9c------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*RD4qMmLSp_Z4IuHONm1aNA.png" width="1024"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">The age-old debate surrounding work-life balance continues to challenge the notion that longer hours translate into higher productivity.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://akiki.medium.com/unlocking-our-full-potential-the-case-for-working-less-511c3692a48b?source=rss-130a6c636b9c------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:05:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Power of Discomfort: Leveraging Technology and Psychological Ownership for Business Growth]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://akiki.medium.com/the-power-of-discomfort-leveraging-technology-and-psychological-ownership-for-business-growth-c9894935dd8e?source=rss-130a6c636b9c------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*ul5CGAMIWxVSk6-XyOKwhg.png" width="1024"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Churchill once said, &#x201C;We shape our buildings; thereafter, they shape us.&#x201D; This rings true for technology as well. New networks are formed&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://akiki.medium.com/the-power-of-discomfort-leveraging-technology-and-psychological-ownership-for-business-growth-c9894935dd8e?source=rss-130a6c636b9c------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 13:06:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Decentralized Medicine]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 21:29:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[We are born to give.]]></title>
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trees do not eat their own fruit;
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flowers do not spread their&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://akiki.medium.com/we-are-born-to-give-fce79e7bf095?source=rss-130a6c636b9c------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:36:57 GMT</pubDate>
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