Thursday, April 28, 2011
Allah didn't bring me this far to leave me
Yesterday while browsing some pages one quotation attracted all my attention and triggered the thought process. The quotation was:
“Most people give up when they are about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown”
How truly and beautifully the most tragic dilemma of life is explained by these words. It happens with so many people that they saw a dream, a dream to achieve something great in this life, a dream to create something, a dream to make a difference. They are persistent, with all the energy they start their journey, with a clear vision of glorious success but very few can actually make it happen.
The question is what happens to the rest? The people who started with enormous journey abandon their dream in half way? Why?
It’s because that when we try to achieve something extra ordinary, fate tests our level of commitment, strength of our determination in form of adverse circumstance, some speed brakers, some problems that seems to pull us back, that tends to stop us spreading our energy, in form of people who criticize us by saying “It’s possible”, “are you out of your mind”, “what a foolish idea”, “No, you can never achieve this” and stuff like this. It is the time when most of us start loosing our energy, the vision starts to get blur and we starts to doubt our dreams and only at this time without realizing we are also doubting the unlimited Blessings of Allah, we are doubting the continues support of Allah and allow people to snatch our vision, to break our dreams and make us join the group of quitters.
This is the time when the Winners are separated from Quitters. If it was so easy to see a dream and turn it into reality then anyone would have done it.
In actual it is only for the chosen ones. Selected purely on the basis of Test of Fate.
If in such time we have to keep our confidence in our dreams, confidence that Allah is with us and that “Allah didn't bring me this far to leave me” and only then we can create wonders. Instead of thinking that problems are pulling us back we can think it’s only to push us forward with more force (Bow & Arrow), instead of thinking it’s stopping our energy from spreading we can think it’s only to accumulate it to spread with more force (when pressure cooker explosion), instead of thinking speed braker is there to slow us we can believe it’s placed there to make us take a long leap ahead (how professional bikers use these to cover more area), instead of listening to negative criticism and loosing faith we can think all this is to make us more committed, to energize us, to fuel us like “Ab to ker ke dekhana ha”, “I can do it because the most powerful power of universe Allah is with me”.
Only if we can keep our faith at these moments we can turn any dream into reality. Even history support this, take out profiles of great achievers, profiles of people who emerged as winners, all of them were tested by fate but it was their believe, their faith and persistence that made them achieve something that was considered as Impossible by others.
Next time you are about to quit always remember that:
“Winning touchdown is just there in front of you, even if you can’t see it due to temporary darkness take the leap of faith and emerge as winner”
May Allah give us power to turn our dreams into reality. Have a nice day.
Aisha Javed
“Most people give up when they are about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown”
How truly and beautifully the most tragic dilemma of life is explained by these words. It happens with so many people that they saw a dream, a dream to achieve something great in this life, a dream to create something, a dream to make a difference. They are persistent, with all the energy they start their journey, with a clear vision of glorious success but very few can actually make it happen.
The question is what happens to the rest? The people who started with enormous journey abandon their dream in half way? Why?
It’s because that when we try to achieve something extra ordinary, fate tests our level of commitment, strength of our determination in form of adverse circumstance, some speed brakers, some problems that seems to pull us back, that tends to stop us spreading our energy, in form of people who criticize us by saying “It’s possible”, “are you out of your mind”, “what a foolish idea”, “No, you can never achieve this” and stuff like this. It is the time when most of us start loosing our energy, the vision starts to get blur and we starts to doubt our dreams and only at this time without realizing we are also doubting the unlimited Blessings of Allah, we are doubting the continues support of Allah and allow people to snatch our vision, to break our dreams and make us join the group of quitters.
This is the time when the Winners are separated from Quitters. If it was so easy to see a dream and turn it into reality then anyone would have done it.
In actual it is only for the chosen ones. Selected purely on the basis of Test of Fate.
If in such time we have to keep our confidence in our dreams, confidence that Allah is with us and that “Allah didn't bring me this far to leave me” and only then we can create wonders. Instead of thinking that problems are pulling us back we can think it’s only to push us forward with more force (Bow & Arrow), instead of thinking it’s stopping our energy from spreading we can think it’s only to accumulate it to spread with more force (when pressure cooker explosion), instead of thinking speed braker is there to slow us we can believe it’s placed there to make us take a long leap ahead (how professional bikers use these to cover more area), instead of listening to negative criticism and loosing faith we can think all this is to make us more committed, to energize us, to fuel us like “Ab to ker ke dekhana ha”, “I can do it because the most powerful power of universe Allah is with me”.
Only if we can keep our faith at these moments we can turn any dream into reality. Even history support this, take out profiles of great achievers, profiles of people who emerged as winners, all of them were tested by fate but it was their believe, their faith and persistence that made them achieve something that was considered as Impossible by others.
Next time you are about to quit always remember that:
“Winning touchdown is just there in front of you, even if you can’t see it due to temporary darkness take the leap of faith and emerge as winner”
May Allah give us power to turn our dreams into reality. Have a nice day.
Aisha Javed
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Greatest tragedy of Most of us
Most people give up when they are about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown just because they can't see it due to dark.
Only those who refuse to give up in the face of difficulties, refuse to abandon their dreams, refuse to get discouraged emerge as winners in Life. Next time you are about to give up just remember winning touchdown is just few steps away even if you can't see it have faith and take the required leap in dark, the leap of faith leading to success.
Only those who refuse to give up in the face of difficulties, refuse to abandon their dreams, refuse to get discouraged emerge as winners in Life. Next time you are about to give up just remember winning touchdown is just few steps away even if you can't see it have faith and take the required leap in dark, the leap of faith leading to success.
Thought of the day: Our fear cause more damage than the event itself can.
What? You don't agree with me? Let me explain :-)
In my house there's a sofa underneath which lives two Cockroaches. Sometimes while I'm sitting at my couch a cockroach comes out so i am scared because of that. So even when I'm doing something important i can't pay attention to it.I constantly keep looking at the ground because i fear that another cockroach may come but usually nothing happens and my worries only distract me from what i do
Most of us act in a similar way in our lives. We are usually paying too much attention to our fears (the cockroach that never came out) so this distracts us from our real goals and ends up limiting our potential. I've learned that even if the cockroach does get on my feet , the damage i do to myself by being distracted is far greater. So i learned not to worry over things that have yet to happen.
Just take out 5 minutes and think how many of the things that your fear about actually happen? But we tend to think about them so much, sacrifice the joy of present, our health, our relations but in actual that event never actually happen or even if it do, it is not powerful to damage us that much that our fear of it already had.
In my house there's a sofa underneath which lives two Cockroaches. Sometimes while I'm sitting at my couch a cockroach comes out so i am scared because of that. So even when I'm doing something important i can't pay attention to it.I constantly keep looking at the ground because i fear that another cockroach may come but usually nothing happens and my worries only distract me from what i do
Most of us act in a similar way in our lives. We are usually paying too much attention to our fears (the cockroach that never came out) so this distracts us from our real goals and ends up limiting our potential. I've learned that even if the cockroach does get on my feet , the damage i do to myself by being distracted is far greater. So i learned not to worry over things that have yet to happen.
Just take out 5 minutes and think how many of the things that your fear about actually happen? But we tend to think about them so much, sacrifice the joy of present, our health, our relations but in actual that event never actually happen or even if it do, it is not powerful to damage us that much that our fear of it already had.
Monday, April 25, 2011
A little Difference that counts soo much for others...
Once a man was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. Off in the distance he could see a person going back and forth between the surf's edge and and the beach. Back and forth this person went. As the man approached, he could see that there were hundreds of starfish stranded on the sand as the result of the natural action of the tide.
The man was stuck by the the apparent futility of the task. There were far too many starfish. Many of them were sure to perish. As he approached, the person continued the task of picking up starfish one by one and throwing them into the surf.
As he came up to the person, he said: "You must be crazy. There are thousands of miles of beach covered with starfish. You can't possibly make a difference." The person looked at the man. He then stooped down and pick up one more starfish and threw it back into the ocean. He turned back to the man and said: "It sure made a difference to that one!"
The man was stuck by the the apparent futility of the task. There were far too many starfish. Many of them were sure to perish. As he approached, the person continued the task of picking up starfish one by one and throwing them into the surf.
As he came up to the person, he said: "You must be crazy. There are thousands of miles of beach covered with starfish. You can't possibly make a difference." The person looked at the man. He then stooped down and pick up one more starfish and threw it back into the ocean. He turned back to the man and said: "It sure made a difference to that one!"
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Tips for Breaking Bad Habits and Developing Good Habits By Scott Young
Most of life is habitual. You do the same things you did yesterday, the day before and every day for the last month. It’s estimated that out of every 11,000 signals we receive from our senses, our brain only consciously processes 40.
Habits, good or bad, make you who you are. The key is controlling them. If you know how to change your habits, then even a small effort can create big changes.
I’ve been using these techniques for years to re-engineer many aspects of my life. That includes overhauling my diet, exercising regularly, cutting out television, and bulking my e-mail and work routines. Little changes that, when put on autopilot, can result in an improved quality of life.
Here are some tips to get you started:
One Habit For 30 Days - Steve Pavlina, popularized the [1] 30 day trial. You focus on one change for thirty days. After that time it has been sufficiently conditioned to become a habit. I’ve used this as the basis for most of my habit changes. It definitely works to sculpt the automatic programs that run in the background of your mind.
Use a Trigger - A trigger is a short ritual you perform before a habit. If you wanted to wake up earlier this might mean jumping out of bed as soon as you hear the sound of your alarm. If you wanted to stop smoking this could be snapping your fingers every time you feel the urge for a cigarette. A trigger helps condition a new pattern more consistently.
Replace Lost Needs - If you opened up your computer and started removing hardware, what would happen. Chances are your computer wouldn’t work. Similarly, you can’t just pull out habits without replacing the needs they fulfill. Giving up television might mean you need to find a new way to relax, socialize or get information.
One Habit at a Time - A month may seem like a long time to focus on only one change, but I’ve found trying to change more than a few habits at a time to be reckless. With just one habit change you can focus on making it really stick. Multitasking between three or four often means none become habits.
Balance Feedback - The difference between long-term change and giving up on day 31 is the balance of feedback. If your change creates more pain in your life than joy, it is going to be hard to stick to. Don’t go to the gym if you hate it. Find diets, exercise, financial plans and work routines that are fun to follow and support you.
“But” to Kill Bad Thoughts - A prominent habit-changing therapist once told me a great way to nuke bad thinking. Anytime you feel yourself thinking negatively about yourself, use the word “but” and point out positive aspects. “I’m lousy at this job – but – if I keep at it I can probably improve.”
Write it Down - Don’t leave commitments in your brain. Write them on paper. This does two things. First, it creates clarity by defining in specific terms what your change means. Second, it keeps you committed since it is easy to dismiss a thought, but harder to dismiss a promise printed in front of you.
30, 90, 365 - I’d like to say most habits go through a series of checkpoints in terms of conditioning. The first is at thirty days. Here it doesn’t require willpower to continue your change, but problems might offset it. At ninety days any change should be neutral where running the habit is no more difficult than not running it. At one year it is generally harder not to run the habit than to continue with it. Be patient and run habits through the three checkpoints to make them stick.
Get Leverage - Give a buddy a hundred bucks with the condition to return it to you only when you’ve completed thirty days without fail. Make a public commitment to everyone you know that you’re going to stick with it. Offer yourself a reward if you make it a month. Anything to give yourself that extra push.
Keep it Simple - Your change should involve one or two rules, not a dozen. Exercising once per day for at least thirty minutes is easier to follow than exercising Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays with yoga the first day and mountain biking the third day, except when it is raining in which case you will do… Simple rules create habits, complex rules create headaches.
Consistency is Key - The point of a habit is that it doesn’t require thought. Variety may be the spice of life, but it doesn’t create habits. Make sure your habit is as consistent as possible and is repeated every day for thirty days. This will ensure a new habit is drilled in, instead of multiple habits loosely conditioned.
Experiment - You can’t know whether a different habit will work until you try it. Mix around with key habits until you find ones that suit you. Don’t try to follow habits because you should, but because you’ve tested them and they work in your life.
Habits, good or bad, make you who you are. The key is controlling them. If you know how to change your habits, then even a small effort can create big changes.
I’ve been using these techniques for years to re-engineer many aspects of my life. That includes overhauling my diet, exercising regularly, cutting out television, and bulking my e-mail and work routines. Little changes that, when put on autopilot, can result in an improved quality of life.
Here are some tips to get you started:
One Habit For 30 Days - Steve Pavlina, popularized the [1] 30 day trial. You focus on one change for thirty days. After that time it has been sufficiently conditioned to become a habit. I’ve used this as the basis for most of my habit changes. It definitely works to sculpt the automatic programs that run in the background of your mind.
Use a Trigger - A trigger is a short ritual you perform before a habit. If you wanted to wake up earlier this might mean jumping out of bed as soon as you hear the sound of your alarm. If you wanted to stop smoking this could be snapping your fingers every time you feel the urge for a cigarette. A trigger helps condition a new pattern more consistently.
Replace Lost Needs - If you opened up your computer and started removing hardware, what would happen. Chances are your computer wouldn’t work. Similarly, you can’t just pull out habits without replacing the needs they fulfill. Giving up television might mean you need to find a new way to relax, socialize or get information.
One Habit at a Time - A month may seem like a long time to focus on only one change, but I’ve found trying to change more than a few habits at a time to be reckless. With just one habit change you can focus on making it really stick. Multitasking between three or four often means none become habits.
Balance Feedback - The difference between long-term change and giving up on day 31 is the balance of feedback. If your change creates more pain in your life than joy, it is going to be hard to stick to. Don’t go to the gym if you hate it. Find diets, exercise, financial plans and work routines that are fun to follow and support you.
“But” to Kill Bad Thoughts - A prominent habit-changing therapist once told me a great way to nuke bad thinking. Anytime you feel yourself thinking negatively about yourself, use the word “but” and point out positive aspects. “I’m lousy at this job – but – if I keep at it I can probably improve.”
Write it Down - Don’t leave commitments in your brain. Write them on paper. This does two things. First, it creates clarity by defining in specific terms what your change means. Second, it keeps you committed since it is easy to dismiss a thought, but harder to dismiss a promise printed in front of you.
30, 90, 365 - I’d like to say most habits go through a series of checkpoints in terms of conditioning. The first is at thirty days. Here it doesn’t require willpower to continue your change, but problems might offset it. At ninety days any change should be neutral where running the habit is no more difficult than not running it. At one year it is generally harder not to run the habit than to continue with it. Be patient and run habits through the three checkpoints to make them stick.
Get Leverage - Give a buddy a hundred bucks with the condition to return it to you only when you’ve completed thirty days without fail. Make a public commitment to everyone you know that you’re going to stick with it. Offer yourself a reward if you make it a month. Anything to give yourself that extra push.
Keep it Simple - Your change should involve one or two rules, not a dozen. Exercising once per day for at least thirty minutes is easier to follow than exercising Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays with yoga the first day and mountain biking the third day, except when it is raining in which case you will do… Simple rules create habits, complex rules create headaches.
Consistency is Key - The point of a habit is that it doesn’t require thought. Variety may be the spice of life, but it doesn’t create habits. Make sure your habit is as consistent as possible and is repeated every day for thirty days. This will ensure a new habit is drilled in, instead of multiple habits loosely conditioned.
Experiment - You can’t know whether a different habit will work until you try it. Mix around with key habits until you find ones that suit you. Don’t try to follow habits because you should, but because you’ve tested them and they work in your life.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Power of Belief
The business executive was deep in debt and could see no way out.
Creditors were closing in on him. Suppliers were demanding payment. He sat on the park bench, head in hands, wondering if anything could save his company from bankruptcy.
Suddenly an old man appeared before him.
"I can see that something is troubling you," he said.
After listening to the executive's woes, the old man said, "I believe I can help you."
He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and pushed it into his hand saying, "Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time."
Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had come.
The business executive saw in his hand a check for $500,000, signed by John D. Rockefeller, then one of the richest men in the world!
"I can erase my money worries in an instant!" he realized. But instead, the executive decided to put the uncashed check in his safe. Just knowing it was there might give him the strength to work out a way to save his business, he thought.
With renewed optimism, he negotiated better deals and extended terms of payment. He closed several big sales. Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.
Exactly one year later, he returned to the park with the uncashed check. At the agreed-upon time, the old man appeared. But just as the executive was about to hand back the check and share his success story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man.
"I'm so glad I caught him!" she cried. "I hope he hasn't been bothering you. He's always escaping from the rest home and telling people he's John D. Rockefeller."
And she led the old man away by the arm.
The astonished executive just stood there, stunned. All year long he'd been wheeling and dealing, buying and selling, convinced he had half a million dollars behind him.
Suddenly, he realized that it wasn't the money, real or imagined, that had turned his life around. It was his new found self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
Moral:
If we have same level of belief on blessings of Allah and belief in true means that He is there holding our hand in all adversities then we can take the required leap in the dark and turn all our dreams into reality.
Creditors were closing in on him. Suppliers were demanding payment. He sat on the park bench, head in hands, wondering if anything could save his company from bankruptcy.
Suddenly an old man appeared before him.
"I can see that something is troubling you," he said.
After listening to the executive's woes, the old man said, "I believe I can help you."
He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and pushed it into his hand saying, "Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time."
Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had come.
The business executive saw in his hand a check for $500,000, signed by John D. Rockefeller, then one of the richest men in the world!
"I can erase my money worries in an instant!" he realized. But instead, the executive decided to put the uncashed check in his safe. Just knowing it was there might give him the strength to work out a way to save his business, he thought.
With renewed optimism, he negotiated better deals and extended terms of payment. He closed several big sales. Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.
Exactly one year later, he returned to the park with the uncashed check. At the agreed-upon time, the old man appeared. But just as the executive was about to hand back the check and share his success story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man.
"I'm so glad I caught him!" she cried. "I hope he hasn't been bothering you. He's always escaping from the rest home and telling people he's John D. Rockefeller."
And she led the old man away by the arm.
The astonished executive just stood there, stunned. All year long he'd been wheeling and dealing, buying and selling, convinced he had half a million dollars behind him.
Suddenly, he realized that it wasn't the money, real or imagined, that had turned his life around. It was his new found self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
Moral:
If we have same level of belief on blessings of Allah and belief in true means that He is there holding our hand in all adversities then we can take the required leap in the dark and turn all our dreams into reality.
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