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Attitude Leads to Altitude!
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- Written by Abu Muhammad Yusuf
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From time to time we all experience challenges. It could be when we encounter some difficult situations in our life or business or we have problems with health or even just day to day issues. What is really important is how we face up and react to those challenges. Our attitude and trust in our Creator will determine how much we succeed.
Attitude Leads to Altitude!
According to scientists, the bumblebee's body is too heavy and its wing span too small. Aerodynamically, the bumblebee cannot fly. But the bumblebee doesn't know that and it keeps flying.
When you don't know your limitations, you go out and surprise yourself. In hindsight, you wonder if you had any limitations! The only limitations a person has are those that are self-imposed. Don't let physical conditions dictate how you respond to life’s challenges.
There is a story about a group small frogs who took part in a race.The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants. Then they were off!
No one in the crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower and they began to yell things like:
“Oh, way too difficult!!”, “They will NEVER make it to the top”, “Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!”
The tiny frogs began collapsing one by one, but there were some that were managing to climb higher and higher.
The crowd continued to yell: “It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!”
More tiny frogs got tired and gave up. But one frog continued higher and higher and higher. This one wasn’t giving up!
At the end, every other frog had given up climbing the tower except for the one tiny frog who, after great effort, was the only one who reached the top! All of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it?
A contestant asked the tiny frog who had succeeded how it had found the strength to reach the goal?
It turned out…that the winner was deaf.
Never listen to people who have a tendency of negative or are pessimistic because they may impede your progress and stop you from achieving your dreams. Everything that you hear and see can affect you in so many ways. So filter and entertain only those that will have a positive bearing on your life.
“Indeed, Allaah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.”
(Qur’aan, 13:11)
So where do we start?...Changing our attitude to POSITIVE MODE is vital! Therefore always trust in Allaah, be positive and think," I can do this!"Remember an optimist will see an opportunity in every difficulty whereas a pessimist will see a difficulty in every opportunity.
6 Qualities That All Great Leaders Exhibit
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- Written by Dr. Lily Jenkins
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Isn’t it amazing how we can tell when a true leader walks into a room?
- They command attention.
- They possess a certain aura that makes them stand out.
- They have influence and are wonderful communicators.
- Everyone loves them because of their charisma and their strong display of power.
But it’s not only power that makes a leader great, because power can only go so far. Here are six distinct qualities that I believe all great leaders have that makes the organizations they lead exemplary ones.
1. Great leaders have vision.
A leader is a visionary. They can see the big picture long before anyone else can and will move companies along that path strategically. It is said that without vision, the people perish. Companies can’t run successfully on their own. It takes vision and a great leader to carry it effectively. Many people feel that at the end of the day, it’s all about the bottom line. But it’s how you get to that bottom line that is important, and it’s predicated on a strong visionary.
2. Great leaders pave the way for others to succeed.
Strong morale is the by-product of organizations that possess a leader with charisma. Everyone wants to do their job and do it well when they feel they are appreciated. Great leaders reward those who go above and beyond and push the envelope of potential in everyone. They are fair and forthright in delegating tasks to others, making sure apprentices understand their assignments thoroughly, thus allowing them to soar. They don’t mind promoting those they have mentored because they don’t feel threatened by those who follow them. They are willing to raise up others like them, to make their own work easier by giving others the responsibility for the task at hand.
3. Great leaders walk in integrity.
Because the demands are great for these leaders, they have no time for games or to say something and not mean it. Great leaders walk the walk and talk the talk. They expect those around them to do the same in order to be on their team. Integrity is their middle name and they thrive in their roles because others gravitate towards doing business with them, knowing full well that anyone privileged to work with them will benefit from a strong, honest partnership that upholds the highest level of loyalty and solidarity.
4. Great leaders create a sense of purpose to their work.
When you know the reasons for doing what you do, it makes doing that work easy and fun. Many employees want a fun environment to work in, and when they know their work has meaning, an increase in productivity occurs. But not only does the quantity of the work go up, but the quality of it does too. Great leaders add purpose to the workplace.
5. Great leaders are confident.
Great leaders are quick decision-makers and problem solvers. They are confident in their ability to think critically and make sound decisions. Even if the end result lands the company in a bind, they own up to the decision and fix whatever discrepancy has been made to turn the company around. This comes with being assured of themselves and using wise judgment in all of their affairs.
6. Great leaders are servant-leaders.
Above all else, great leaders are humble enough to get down in the trenches with other employees and do the work it takes to meet the demands of the company’s consumers. It’s not all about being demanding. If someone is out, they take up the slack. They make sure if no one else does it, they will do so gladly. They are not too high to do manual labor and actually love to work alongside others. It’s a great teaching tool to lead by example.
Glad Tidings To Al-Ghurabaa' (The Strangers)
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- Written by Khalid Ar-Rashid
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Striving for Allaah
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- Written by Brother Omar
- Category: Enthusiasm and Zeal
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وَمَنْ أَرَادَ الْآخِرَةَ وَسَعَىٰ لَهَا سَعْيَهَا وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَأُولَٰئِكَ كَانَ سَعْيُهُم مَّشْكُورًا
{But whoever desires the Hereafter and exerts the effort due to it while he is a believer - it is those whose effort is ever appreciated [by Allaah].} (Al-Israa', [017]: 019)
