“There is only one time that is important – Now! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power.” — Leo Tolstoy Muda wa kipekee kwako ni sasa, Muda ulionao sasa ndiyo muda muhimu zaidi kwako, Ndiyo muda ambao una nguvu ya (more…)
Kanuni muhimu kabisa ya uchumi ni hii, kadiri kitu kinavyopatikana kwa wingi na urahisi, ndivyo thamani yake inakuwa ndogo na watu kutokuwa tayari kulipa gharama kubwa kukipata. Hii ndiyo kanuni unayopaswa kuendesha nayo maisha yako, kupima kila unachotaka kufanya ili kujua thamani yake. Kama unachofanya kinafanywa na kila mtu, usitegemee (more…)
“We live in the age of philosophy, science, and intellect. Huge libraries are open for everyone. Everywhere we have schools, colleges, and universities which give us the wisdom of the people from many previous millennia. And what then? Have we become wiser for all this? Do we better understand our (more…)
Upo usemi baina ya wawekezaji kwamba ukiona mkurugenzi mkuu (CEO) wa kampuni anaongea sana kwenye vyombo vya habari, basi jua kuna tatizo kwenye kampuni hiyo. Kuna kitu hakipo sawa au mkurugenzi huyo hafanyi kazi yake vizuri. Usemi huo una ukweli ambao ukiujua na kuutumia utakusaidia. Ni kweli kwamba kelele na (more…)
“Pay bad people with your goodness; fight their hatred with your kindness. Even if you do not achieve victory over other people, you will conquer yourself.” — HENRI AMIEL Unapolipa ubaya kwa wema, Unapolipa chuki kwa upendo, Lengo siyo kuwashinda wale wanaokufanyia hayo, Bali lengo ni kujishinda wewe mwenyewe. Mpumbavu (more…)
Kama ambavyo mwanafalsafa Seneca amewahi kuandika, tatizo la muda siyo kwamba ni wa uhaba na hautoshi, bali ni mwingi na tunautawanya hovyo. Ndiyo maana swali maarufu la kujiuliza kama leo ingekuwa siku yako ya mwisho hapa duniani ungefanya nini, linatusaidia sana kuweka vipaumbele vyetu sawa. Tunapojua kwamba bado tuna muda, (more…)
“Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.” — Pablo Picasso Bila ya utulivu, huwezi kufanya kazi ambayo ni bora. Bila ya kuondokana na kelele na usumbufu mwingine wa akili yako, haiwezi kutulia na kuja na mawazo bora. Wanasayansi, wanafalsafa, waandishi, wajasiriamali na watu wengine, huwa wanapata mawazo bora pale (more…)
Kutishika ni jambo la kawaida kwenye maisha yetu ya kila siku. Pale unapokutana na hali isiyo ya kawaida, pale unapopata ambacho hukutegemea, huwa unakuwa kwenye hali ya kutishika. Lakini uzuri wa kutishika ni kitu cha muda mfupi, hutaendelea kutishika baada ya kitu kutokea. Kilicho kibaya ni hofu, hofu huwa inaendelea (more…)
“If you wish to improve, be content to appear clueless or stupid in extraneous matters.” — Epictetus Uteja wa habari na mitandao ya kijamii huwa unatengenezwa na kitu kimoja, hofu ya kupitwa. Unatembelea mitandao hiyo kila mara na kufuatilia kila habari kwa kuhofia usipofanya hivyo basi utapitwa. Unahofia kuna mambo (more…)
Mtu mmoja amewahi kusema niambie mambo unayofanya kila siku kwenye muda wako na nitakuambia wewe ni mtu wa aina gani. Kauli hiyo ina maana kubwa sana, kwa sababu kule ambapo unapeleka umakini wako, ndiyo kunakojenga maisha yako. Vitu vinavyochukua muda wako ndiyo vitu vinavyokujenga. Changamoto kubwa tuliyonayo ni kwamba umakini (more…)