“If you have time to think before you start talking, think, Is it necessary to speak? Will what I have to say harm anyone?” – LEO TOLSTOY Kabla hujaongea chochote, jiulize maswali haya mawili; Je ni muhimu kuongea? Je kile ninachokwenda kusema, hakitamdhuru yeyote? Ukijiuliza maswali hayo na ukajipa majibu (more…)
Wakati unaweka mipango yako mikubwa ya fedha, kuna watu watakukatisha tamaa, wengine watakubeza. Watakuambia ya nini ujisumbue na utajiri, wakati fedha hainunui furaha, huku wakikuonesha matajiri ambao hawana furaha au hawafurahii maisha yao. Sasa iko hivi rafiki, iwe unaambiwa na wengine au unajiambia mwenyewe kwamba utajiri hauleti furaha, kwa nini (more…)
Hakuna anayepanga kuwa kawaida, bali wengi wanaishia kuwa kawaida kwa kutokupanga. Kama huna mpango wa nani unataka kuwa, unaishia kuwa wa kawaida, utakuwaje kitu ambacho hukijui. Kama huna mpango wa nini unataka kupata, unaishia kupata vitu vya kawaida, utapataje kitu ambacho hukijui. Kama hupangi vitu vya tofauti, maana yake uko (more…)
“A stupid person should keep silent. But if he knew this, he would not be a stupid person.” —MUSLIH-UD-DIN SAADI Mpumbavu anapaswa kukaa kimya, Lakini kama angelijua hilo, asingekuwa mpumbavu. Njia pekee ambayo watu wanaweza kujua ujinga wako ni kupitia yale unayoongea. Hakuna njia nyingine, Na kila mtu yuko tayari (more…)
“I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: ‘try being rich first.’ See if that doesn’t cover most of it. There’s not much downside to being rich, other than paying taxes and having your relatives ask you for money. But when you become famous, (more…)
Kuna vitu kwenye maisha yako unaweza kuvichukulia poa sana wakati unavyo, huoni umuhimu wake mkubwa. Ila pale unapovikosa vitu hivyo, ndiyo unagundua kwamba vilikuwa muhimu sana kwako. Na wakati huo unapogundua, unakuwa umeshachelewa. Kabla ya kufika kwenye hali hiyo ya kugundua umuhimu wa kitu kwa kukikosa, anza kuthamini kila ulichonacho (more…)
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. – Lao Tzu Kuwajua wengine ni akili, Kujijua mwenyewe ni hekima ya kweli. Kuwatawala wengine ni ushupavu, Kujitawala wewe mwenyewe ndiyo nguvu ya kweli. Kabla hujawajua wengine, kazana kujijua wewe mwenyewe kwanza. (more…)
Kwa jambo lolote baya unalokutana nalo au linalotokea kwenye maisha yako, kumbuka kwamba mambo yangeweza kuwa mabaya zaidi ya yalivyo sasa. Kwa kujikumbusha hili, hutalaumu, badala yake utashukuru na hilo kitakuwezesha kutoka ulipokwama sasa. Unaumwa? Hebu fikiria wale ambao wapo hoi kuliko wewe, au ambao wamefariki dunia. Unaweza kuona kuumwa (more…)
“We lie to other people so often that we get used to it, and we start to lie to ourselves.” —FRANÇOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD Kuna kichekesho kwamba mtu mmoja alienda kisimani kiteka maji, akakuta kuna foleni ndefu. Akajiuliza nitawezaje kuchota maji kwa haraka na kuondoka? Akapata wazo, atumie uongo. Basi (more…)
Kwa kutumia akili peke yake au nguvu peke yake, unaweza kufika asilimia 90 ya mafanikio yako. Lakini ukitumia vyote kwa pamoja, yaani akili na nguvu, unafika kwenye asilimia 99 ya mafanikio yako. Utawasikia wengi wakisema usitumie nguvu, tumia akili, lakini hawa siyo wale wanaofikia mafanikio makubwa, wanaweza kuwa na mafanikio (more…)