POSITIVE POWER
1. When you have a choice as to who you can associate with – choose people who are positive, who can help you positively and who give you an energy boost when they are around. Be with people who you are proud of, people you admire and people who like and respect you.
2. ... Views:1287
Mega Movement
A new movement is developing and it has an acronym: MOOC.
MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Courses. How big it becomes is anyone’s guess but if it is free then it will attract legions.
Think Again
One of my friends encouraged me to get involved. He said he was taking ... Views:2122
Founder and CTO of Pringit.com, Muhammad Nasrullah shares how he has kept his high tech start-up afloat and booming. Good ideas might seem to be the most challenging aspect of start-up success but getting it up and running and revving up to booming depends on attracting and building up the right ... Views:1887
1. Words and attitudes define us.
“Challenges, challenges, challenges. Difficulties, difficulties, difficulties … Avoid repeating such words; otherwise they will become the part of your life,” says Hammad Siddiqui, Deputy Country Director of the Center of International Private Enterprise ... Views:1679
The writing secrets of Virginia Woolf with comments by Susan McKenzie
1. TREAT ALL WRITING AS AN ESSAY
A good essay must have this permanent quality about it; it must draw its curtain round us, but it must be a curtain that shuts us in not out. (Virginia Woolf).
SUSAN MCKENZIE: Treat all ... Views:1256
8 secrets of speaking like a native English Speaker. Are you prepared to do what it takes?
1. THE SECRET
You have to be prepared to do what native speakers do. Are you prepared to do what native speakers do?
2. ENGLISH ENVIRONMENT
English speakers have an English environment: radio, ... Views:2921
Hedging your Bets for successful entrepreneurship
Testing the Waters
Although gainfully employed, Suhail Ahmad wanted to ratchet up excitement in his life, so he decided to ride two boats in his 20s: Full-time employment but starting his entrepreneurship journey on the side.
Q Why did ... Views:1384
See the Light
Rights and Wrongs
We grow up as vulnerable kids in this world, not knowing any better, thinking our families, our society will teach us everything we need to know about what is right and what is wrong.
Not Knowing Right from Wrong!
We think they will teach us everything ... Views:1560
Great Ideas
The greatest challenge to the greatest ideas is how to take your brainchild and make it real.
An idea is just a thought – a figment of the imagination.
How do we get it out there?
We need someone to talk to.
Asian Culture
In Asia, gurus are revered teachers and masters ... Views:1469
THE BENEFITS OF BEING GRATEFUL
1. Grateful souls are closer to God.
Get closer to God when you are grateful. The soul that is always grateful lives in closer touch with God than those who never look to God in thankful acknowledgement. The mental attitude of gratitude draws the mind into ... Views:2181
Make use of the propelling force of being thirsty
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THIRSTY?
If you have gone all your waking hours without a drink, you will appreciate that wonderful elixir called water when you do get the chance to quench your thirst. Now take this thirst and have a thirst for ... Views:1383
BEACONS OF BEAUTY BLESSING
B: Beautiful life, beautiful love – we can express it all.
L: Lap up the beauty and love all around and say thanks and give thanks for all you see, feel and what touches you.
E: Exceptional beauty abounds – etch the bounty of beauty upon your mind and soul and ... Views:1823
EFFECTIVE WRITING IS A LEARNABLE SKILL
THE FACTS OF THE BUSINESS WORLD
Think about it – a significant part of your job consists of communicating with others. This communication will be both speaking and writing. Email, letters, memos, proposals, office materials, promotional copy and a wide ... Views:1269
Spurts of Growth Blessing
B: Believe your ideas can grow to be great things, that your mind can achieve great things when you let yourself grow. Blast yourself with brimming ideas that you are growing and growing.
L: Life from the growing point of view lets you become more: experienced, ... Views:1373
Have you thought about what is the greatest blessing? I think it is is the blessing of life, the miracle of life. Let us transform our life into a living blessing. Let us endow it with qualities that add to life, by being a blessing to ourselves and others. May we all be a blessing to ourselves ... Views:3400
A: Aim to be in state of blessed bliss as much as possible. Appreciate all the blessings you have.
B: Believe in blessings and enjoy blessed bliss.
C: Cover yourself in blessings. Clothe yourself with blessings.
D: Determine to be a blessed person more.
E: Enjoy all your blessings, ... Views:2775
THE BLESSING OF FRIENDSHIP
B: Blessed beyond compare are we when we have beautiful friends. Beside me, I feel so blessed, loved and cared for. Friends certainly bless our lives and are a blessing.
L: Loving thoughts are all I feel for my friends. Loving ways are the hallmarks of great ... Views:5375
BLESSINGS FROM THE WISDOM OF HAZRAT ALI
B: Bear sorrows and calamities patiently, otherwise you will never be happy. (Hazrat Ali SA).
L: Learning is one of the five pillars Hazrat taught: Learn to admit ignorance and learn what you do not know.
E: Endurance and patience go hand in hand if you ... Views:3060
Princess Party
Every weekend I teach more than 10 classes at different levels. One of my classes is an all-girls class at Primary 2 level (they are 8 years of age going on 9). They love princesses and wanted to have a princess party. After getting the parents permission we finally had our ... Views:1642
Early Environment
It is the dream of many Pakistanis to be doctors, engineers and accountants, a similar dream of legions across the Indian Subcontinent.
Faizan Largari was no different – he dreamed of accountancy, but Muhammad Nasrullah was fascinated by the idea that you could create ... Views:1731
Criticism is not nice. In fact, whenever we are criticized we feel it most deeply and more so if we think that criticism is unjustified. Muslims feel a personal insult whenever their beloved Prophet is insulted but Mike Ghouse says we should use such instances to learn more about our ... Views:1840
I wish someone had told me this when I was in my 20s:
Do not grow old, just grow.
Whatever age you currently are, there is still time to just grow.
SEEING INTO THE FUTURE
As you get older you will not look the same. In fact, if you look at your parents and grandparents you will know in ... Views:1223
WHAT IS THE CALL OF GOD?
Mike Ghouse: “It is a call from God to learn about each other and know each other.”
LISTENING TO THE CALL OF GOD
When we do that, myths about others disappear. We open up to friendships without reserve or fear. Mike shares some practical points about the ... Views:1291
BOOK KNOWLEDGE
I once read a book about Islam that said God would have wanted people to pray more than five times a day. Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him), Jesus (Peace be upon Him) also prayed. Every religious tradition prays and we are supposed to pray to God or remember God when we ... Views:1862
There is a great power in giving thanks and Mike's tips are guaranteed to lift the spirits.
Balancing Act
The expression of gratitude is the ultimate balancing act in everyone’s life. We know whom we receive the good from and we offer our gratitude.
Harmony
The absence of a simple thank ... Views:1330
LUCKY BREAKS
Luck may or may not be a random thing: Some people are just plain luckier than others period. However, for all of us, we can increase the amount of luck in our lives.
FIVE MENTAL APPROACHES TO BE MORE LUCKY
1. If you want to be more lucky, you have to believe that there is ... Views:5361
THIS IS YOUR LIFE
Once upon there was a British television show: This is Your Life! which put under the microscope a real-life person when friends, family, associates would appear and rebuild the person’s life bit by bit in front of viewers. A highly popular show, the presenter with the aid of ... Views:900
LOVE OF LEARNING
B: Blessed with the love of learning is to be blessed with the a life-force that is the essence of life.
L: Learning to love learning is the secret for a fulfilled and blessed life. Life-long learning is essential to keep up with inevitable changes and is the way to keep ... Views:1774
Entrepreneurial Enterprise
As an employee at Ericsson Muhammad Nasrullah was creating massive telecom networks but he felt there weren't enough services, so he left and “came up with a mobile social network which would be a gateway into other services.” He became an entrepreneur and one of his ... Views:2013
Startups can fast track their brand by leveraging on net news outlets and by blogging. Indeed, all startups need to develop blogging expertise too - to generate a buzz of their own and to make it easier for bloggers to post news items, soundbites and articles. In other words, ensure your startup ... Views:1589
Nothing to Something
Muhammad Nasrullah has done something that not many people have done – take his startup from nothing to something, being recognized as a Global 100 company by Red Herring in 2012. There were over 5,000 nominees, so how did he do it? Here are 9 insights from the founder ... Views:1418
What are you headed towards? The divorce courts or your golden wedding anniversary?
BLESSED MARRIAGE BLESSING
B: Bonds of love need to be reinforced to keep the bonds strong, stronger and the strongest.
L: Loving, long marriages are revered by society when we celebrate silver, golden and ... Views:1223
THE GREATEST INVENTION
When we think about the top 100 inventions, the monetary system is likely to be on the list. Economic systems based on currency circulation facilitate the development of human society. Whatever we personally think of this medium of exchange, can it of itself generate ... Views:2146
HEALTH
B: Blessing your health and the health of your loved ones and all humanity is one of the best things you can do. Blessing yourself and others will make you feel better, and you will make a positive contribution to your well-being and those around you.
L: Living it up or lazing away the ... Views:1845
Would you like to do a nice thing for some human beings?
Is there any cost?
No cost. All you have to do is register at this website http://globalchallenge.mit.edu/about
Just sign up and then you can vote. You can sign up as a friend of MIT. Signing up can be very quick.
What is this ... Views:1210
WAYS TO CONNECT
Facebook is a place to connect but is it a place for love?
Facebook can certainly be a starting point; obviously it can’t be the ending point for love such as marital love. Also is it true or real love – is it sustainable and lasting love?
Could Facebook be a good starting ... Views:2668
WHAT DO DIVORCE RATES SAY ABOUT MARRIAGE?
We have all heard about the high rates of divorce in the West and we have also heard about how people are increasingly shunning marriage in the UK and US, opting instead for living together or singledom. Are soaring divorce rates indicative of an ... Views:5406
What do Helen Keller, a blind boy and you have in common?
In common – means things that are the same or similar – things we share. We share this great universe and we are all human beings. If you are able to read this you have your physical sight, while the blind boy and Helen Keller did not ... Views:1508
THE DAYS AND NIGHTS SO FAR
Story 7 by Queen Shahrazad – This story was told by King Yunan to his evil Wezir (Vizier) as a reminder that if we do things when angry we may live to regret those actions. King Yunan could only see gratitude for the sage of Duban who had cured him of leprosy and ... Views:4161
A: Actively bless everyone, everything and Always remember to bless yourself as well. Avidly love to bless and Aim to bless as much as possible.
B: Bless you, Bless you, Bless you. Blessings, Blessings, Blessings. BE BLESSED ALWAYS
C: Compassion, Care, concern, conviality, and charity are ... Views:2165
IS THERE ONE ENGLISH LANGUAGE?
It is often said that the UK and US are two countries divided by the same language. This comment is usually attributed to playwright George Bernard Shaw. The reason why there are differences is because both are living languages, absorbing words and inventing new ... Views:1396
LOVE CREATES MIRACLES
Where there is great love, there are always miracles, penned Willa Cather.
LOVE IS WHERE YOUR HEART IS
This is certainly true of Adeline Yeo who decided that to follow her true love she would paint from the heart – the core of our loving nature and of love. Adeline ... Views:1646
You can’t love without getting hurt!
There is no doubt that when a relationship comes to an end, the one who did not want the relationship to end will feel hurt. Even during a relationship when we experience disappointment we may also feel hurt. At these times we should think how we can be more ... Views:1427
MARVELOUS MYSTERY OF LOVE
For a long time I have been dwelled in understanding this mystery.
FAHM O SHAOOR
Really love is beyond all the so-called fahm o shaoor. Fahm o shaoor means the realizing of wiseness in Urdu. It means the realization of wiseness or in this case a greater ... Views:1499
LIFE IS NOT FAIR
Sometimes we can be so right yet so wrong. This philosophy applies in the work place. In parts of Asia, there is the belief that the Boss is always right or more accurately, The Boss always thinks he is right!
TAKE A LEAF OUT OF THE BOOKS OF LAW STUDENTS
Law students are ... Views:1149
FIT FOR A KING
Fit for an Emperor, Fit for a King, Fit for a Queen, Fit for a Princess, Fit for a Prince are all expressions that mean that you are making something so good that a member of the royal family would appreciate. Emperors and Kings are associated with the richest, most opulent ... Views:1517
Spur for Greater Life
No one gets out alive. Indeed people such as Steve Jobs used the inevitability of death as a spur for greater life. If you are going to die anyway what is holding you back? That was the lifestyle approach of Steve Jobs.
Lifetime of Success
Think about how you ... Views:1224
1. Entrepreneurial Excellence
In The Craft of Selling Yourself, Ashraf Chaudhry says we are all entrepreneurs. Everyone - yes you - will benefit if you develop this business-orientated mindset. Labels have a great impact on our mindset. In fact they determine our mindset, action and life.
2. ... Views:1453
HIGH DIVORCE RATE
In some countries the divorce rate has gone beyond the 50 per cent mark. What has happened?
What should have been living happily ever after has turned into a complete disaster.
PEOPLE ARE RUNNING SCARED
Droves of people are now too scared to marry and adultery and ... Views:1796
Hunger Pangs
By Day Four of Ramadan (the fasting month for Muslims) Mike was feeling exhausted and hungry from noon onward.
HOW TO DEAL WITH HUNGER
The solution: pray for hungry children and people around the world in Congo, Haiti, Somalia and Burma.
Mike Ghouse: “The tragedy of Rohingi ... Views:1295