Fursa mpya zinazoibuka kila siku zimekuwa kikwazo kwa wengi kufanikiwa. Tulitegemea uwepo wa fursa nyingi uwe kichocheo cha wengi kufanikiwa, lakini matokeo yamekuwa kinyume. Kadiri fursa zinavyokuwa nyingi, ndivyo wachache sana wanafanikiwa. Na sababu kubwa ni kushindwa kuchagua fursa sahihi mtu kufanyia kazi na kusema hapana kwa fursa nyingine zinazoweza (more…)
“Fortune doesn’t have the long reach we suppose, she can only lay siege to those who hold her tight. So, let’s step back from her as much as possible.” —SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 82.5b–6 Ni siku nyingine mpya, siku bora na ya kipekee sana kwetu. Ni nafasi nzuri kwetu kwenda kuweka (more…)
Sisi binadamu huwa tunapenda sana uhakika kwenye kitu chochote tunachofanya. Hii ndiyo sababu watu wapo tayari kukaa kwenye kazi inayowalipa kidogo na wasiyoipenda kwa sababu tu kipato ni cha uhakika. Wakati watu hao hao wangeweza kuingia kwenye biashara ambayo inaweza kuwalipa zaidi, lakini kwa kuwa hakuna uhakika wa kipato kwenye (more…)
“Don’t be ashamed of needing help. You have a duty to fulfill just like a soldier on the wall of battle. So what if you are injured and can’t climb up without another soldier’s help?” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.7 Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine nzuri sana ambayo tumeiona (more…)
Kama unatumia muda wako mwingi kufuatilia habari au mitandao ya kijamii, picha uliyonayo kuhusu wewe binafsi, wengine na hata dunia itakuwa picha ambayo ni mbovu sana. Kuna kweli tatu muhimu ambazo dunia haitaki wewe uzijue, kwa sababu ukizijua utakuwa huru na hakuna atakayeweza kukutumia kwa manufaa yake. Kadiri ambavyo wengi (more…)
“To the youngster talking nonsense Zeno said, ‘The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is so we might listen more and talk less.’” —DIOGENES LAERTIUS, LIVES OF EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS, 7.1.23 Shukrani ndiyo kitu pekee tunachoweza kutoa kwa nafasi hii nyingine nzuri tuliyoipata. Siyo kila aliyepanga kupata (more…)
Ni kawaida yetu binadamu kuangalia nyuma na kuona mambo yalikuwa mazuri zaidi siku za nyuma kuliko yalivyo sasa. Hasa pale mabadiliko yanapokuwa yametokea na kutulazimisha kubadilika bila ya sisi wenyewe kutaka. Huwa tunaona enzi hizo mambo yalikuwa mazuri kuliko sasa. Lakini ukweli ni kwamba, chochote unachojiambia sasa kuhusu siku za (more…)
“Every event has two handles—one by which it can be carried, and one by which it can’t. If your brother does you wrong, don’t grab it by his wronging, because this is the handle incapable of lifting it. Instead, use the other—that he is your brother, that you were raised (more…)
Upo usemi kwamba adui mpende, ni usemi wa kifalsafa ambao unatuonesha umuhimu wa upendo kwa wale ambao wana uadui na sisi. Leo nakwenda kukupa usemi mwingine muhimu sana ambao utakusaidia sana kwenye safari yako ya mafanikio. Usemi huo ni anayekupinga mpende. Ni usemi mzuri na muhimu kwenye safari yako ya (more…)
“Don’t you know life is like a military campaign? One must serve on watch, another in reconnaissance, another on the front line. . . . So it is for us—each person’s life is a kind of battle, and a long and varied one too. You must keep watch like a (more…)