Author: Abdul Vasi

For most of the people in the world, the hunger of success never fades but still remains a farfetched reality.  While there are numerous reasons for not being successful in a particular career, blaming all on stars and luck is the worst possible thing one can do. To my belief, people who think they have failed in life and put all the blames for the failure primarily on luck are the weakest breed of humans. My life started quite differently from where I am standing currently. Right now, I can label myself as an entrepreneur but at the early stages…

The internet is the powerhouse of information, from places to people to anything in the world, every information is there on the online sphere. What if I tell you this boon often turns out to be quite harmful in the way of living life? Yes, it does. Overuse of anything does not contribute to good mental or physical health and often becomes the main source of dissatisfaction and unhappiness. If you are the one who relies on the use of the internet to enhance knowledge and creativity, this practice indeed helps you in numerous ways.  When you learn about new things…

If one fine day you are asked to rate yourself out of 10, how would you do that? Well my expertise says, you will evaluate yourself on the basis of the success and failure you have got. If I am not very wrong, things you have achieved and things you failed to achieve is directly proportional to yourself appreciation. But, do you ever wonder how every single achievement of your life had been a failure at some point? Yes, it is there and just like everybody else, you also hate to fail.  It is quite surprising how people do not…

The graph of life is unfortunately never a linear graph, we all have ups and downs constantly and to be honest everyone has their own set of problems they have to deal with. There are a lot of things I regret doing, instances I regret holding on to and even decisions that could have turned my life in a more colorful way. Just like me, every individual out there goes through similar or worse experiences but it is very important that these situations do not snatch the best from you. Letting go of multiple career opportunities or suffering through a relationship…

As vague as it may sound but every individual is special, every single person is unique in their own way and every soul needs to catch up to stay in front of the line. Does it fail to ring a bell? Well, let me tell you what it means. While the special and unique part makes you who you are, staying ahead of the crowd is equally important to sustain among the huge crowd of talented, smart and successful people. There are innumerable ways of how you can nourish your brain to transform yourself from being average to someone the…

It is the dawn that goes onto mark the start of a new day. Although a minute past midnight is considered as a new date on the calendar, the first rays of the sun are what actually make it a new day. Now if you can start waking up alongside the rising sun, my personal experience points to numerous benefits which will make your life all the more amazing. “The early morning has gold in its mouth”, as told by Benjamin Franklin and my journey has made it very clear over the years. What started as a challenge, waking up…

Focus on themes instead of details. In other words, don’t micro-manage your health. Instead, think of macro-issues that are likely to have the most impact on your overall well-being. For instance, instead of trying to figure out exactly what foods to eat and what the nutritional value of each should be, why not simply focus on eating less food in general? Another example: instead of trying to come up with the perfect exercise program, which will take a long time to study and implement (and become a source of frustration when you’re not able to stick with it), why not…

Words can heal and they can harm. Actions can be constructive and they can be destructive. We have the power of life and death in our words and actions. Living prayerfully and mindfully is a life-giving choice.

The power of optimistic thinking is beyond imagination but it is also wise to consider the worst case scenario sometimes. Thinking optimistically always does not give you the idea on how to get out of troublesome situations. This can only be achieved if you consider the worst case scenario. A few years back, my company was not making much profit due to poor market conditions. I was truly afraid of the situation. I would always think of what to do if my company faces a major loss. I could not sleep at night and everything seemed to work against me.…