The ONE THING needed to accomplish any goal
This article isn’t a pep talk. It isn’t a fluffy motivational article about willing what you want into existence or the power of positive thinking.
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Why Optimism Matters
Optimism can seem like such a cliche. It seems like something that the self-help guru tells you to do and you just know it isn’t going to work. He asks you to close your eyes, imagine your goal, visualize it, and believe you WILL accomplish it. But you don’t do any of that because it…
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The Value of Time – Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah
Shaykh Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah wrote a beautiful treatise on the value of time. This book has been highly influential on my own productivity books like Getting The Barakah and Productivity Principles of ʿUmar II. In this short article, I want to share some key passages from this classic work on time management. Blessings are…
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Webinar: Lessons from the life of ʿUmar II
In this webinar, I discuss the life of one of my favorite heroes, ʿUmar II aka ʿUmar bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz (RA). We do a deep dive into his life covering various accomplishments of his and extracting a lot of important lessons from his life. To continue learning lessons from the life of ʿUmar bin ʿAbd…
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Shūrā as a Productivity Principle
This is an extract from my latest book Productivity Principles of ʿUmar II. You can learn more about the book here. The Shūrā Committee of ʿUmar II When ʿUmar II was governor of Medina, he surrounded himself with a panel of pious and experienced consultants. When he became king, he maintained this system, and once again put together a…
