Kinachowazuia watu wengi kufanikiwa kwenye maisha ni kuyafanya mambo rahisi kuwa magumu. Kwa kuwa mafanikio yanaionekana kuwa magumu kufikia, basi wengi huamini hata njia za kufika kwenye mafanikio zinapaswa kuwa ngumu. Na hapo ndipo watu huyafanya mambo rahisi kuwa magumu, na hivyo kujiwekea vikwazo zaidi kwenye mafanikio yao. Mwandishi mmoja (more…)
“Those who receive the bare theories immediately want to spew them, as an upset stomach does its food. First digest your theories and you won’t throw them up. Otherwise they will be raw, spoiled, and not nourishing. After you’ve digested them, show us the changes in your reasoned choices, just (more…)
Kinachowazuia watu wengi kufanikiwa ni kutokujua nguvu za kubwa ziko wapi. Au wanaweza kujua nguvu zao kubwa zilipo, lakini wasiwe tayari kuzitumia kwa mafanikio yao makubwa, kwa sababu wanakuwa wamezoea kuishi maisha ya kawaida. Kuna kitu kimoja au vichache ambavyo unaweza kuvifanya kwa ubora wa hali ya juu sana, kwa (more…)
“First tell yourself what kind of person you want to be, then do what you have to do. For in nearly every pursuit we see this to be the case. Those in athletic pursuit first choose the sport they want, and then do that work.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 3.23.1–2a Ni siku (more…)
Kama bado unasumbuka na kazi au biashara unazofanya, tatizo siyo kazi au biashara hizo, bali tatizo ni wewe mwenyewe. Unapokuwa upo njia panda, hujui kazi au biashara ipi sahihi kwako kufanya, Unapokuwa kwenye kazi moja lakini unatamani ungekuwa unafanya kazi ya aina nyingine. Unapokuwa unafanya biashara uliyonayo lakini unajiambia wanaofanya (more…)
“For philosophy doesn’t consist in outward display, but in taking heed to what is needed and being mindful of it.” —MUSONIUS RUFUS, LECTURES, 16.75.15–16 Ni siku mpya, siku njema na ya kipekee sana kwetu. Ni fursa bora sana kwetu kwenda kuweka juhudi kubwa ili kuweza kupata matokeo bora sana. Kwa (more…)
Kama kuna neno moja ambalo linaweza kukupa uhuru mkubwa kwenye maisha yako, basi ni neno HAPANA. Kusema hapana kunakuepusha na mambo mengi ambayo yangechukua muda wako na kukuondoa kwenye yale muhimu. Kusema ndiyo kunakuja na majukumu mengi ambayo unaweza usiyaone wakati unasema ndiyo. Mfano umekubali kufanya kazi ya mtu, ukiamini (more…)
“Just as what is considered rational or irrational differs for each person, in the same way what is good or evil and useful or useless differs for each person. This is why we need education, so that we might learn how to adjust our preconceived notions of the rational and (more…)
Kila mmoja wetu anasumbuliwa na tabia hii ya kuahirisha mambo. Unapanga kabisa kwamba utafanya vitu gani, lakini wakati wa kufanya unapofika unaahirisha, unajiambia utafanya kesho au wakati mwingine. Zipo njia nyingi za kuondokana na tabia hii, lakini nyingi zinaishia kukufanya uahirishe zaidi kuliko kuachana na tabia hiyo. Kinachofanya iwe rahisi (more…)
“Watch the stars in their courses and imagine yourself running alongside them. Think constantly on the changes of the elements into each other, for such thoughts wash away the dust of earthly life.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.47 Ni jambo kubwa na la kushukuru sana kwa sisi kuiona siku hii nyingine (more…)