Do you know what makes successful people different than
ordinary people?
According to a book I am reading, there are two things most
important in preparing yourself for success. One is going the extra mile. Never settle for average. If other people
study for one hour, study for five. If others run two kilometers , run three.
If people give up in 10 seconds, do not give up until 20. Always try to be more
than ordinary. Therefore, let us make going
the extra mile part of our culture, and give more initiative, time, effort,
determination and so on than others. Then you will be successful.
Another recipe is….
Man shabara zhafira… He
who is patient will be fortunate…
So do not worry about today’s suffering, just live on and
see what will happen next. Because what we aim for is not for now, but there is
something greater and more principle, to be a man who has found his mission in
life. The mission is question is when you do something positive of high quality and at the same time
enjoy the process. If you feel good about doing something with minimal effort,
maybe that is your God-given mission in life. Look for your own mission.
Perhaps your mission is to learn Al-Qur’an, perhaps to be an orator, perhaps to
read poetry, perhaps to write, perhaps anything at all. Find it and hopefully
we all will become happy people…
And the other hand, never let yourself be influenced by
elements outside of yourself. BY ANYONE, ANYTHING, OR ANY ATMOSPHERE. Meaning,
do not be sad, angry, or disappointed because of external factors. You are the
ones with power over yourselves, so do not give that power to others. Someone may hold a gun, but you have a choice, to feel FEAR or STAND
TALL. You have a choice, most deeply inside, and it has nothing to do with
outside influence.
Have you ever gotten a punishment?
Well, were you angry, scared, upset, resentful, or even
stronger?
Many answer must be scared and upset.
DO NOT LET ANYONE DESTROY YOUR MENTAL STATE. Do not let yourselves
be upset and angry, THAT ONLY WATES ENERGY. Face it gracefully and learn from
it. In fact, you can even laugh. It is just a temporary disruption. So choose
your mood, in even the most messed-up situation. Because you are the masters and
rulers of your own hearts. And the heart
that can always be controlled by its owner is the heart of a successful person.
Now, write your commitment in your journal. Whatever happens,
an attack from ‘psycophat’, an aggravating response ever from someone, even the
sky falling (so dramatic – hhe), I WILL NOT LET MYSELF SHAKE MY RESOLVE AND
DREAMS! I want to find the mission of my
life that’s been provided by Allah.
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