Tunaishi kwenye zama ambazo umaarufu unatukuzwa sana. Na hii ni kwa sababu katika zama hizi, umaarufu ni rahisi kupatikana na yeyote anaweza kuwa maarufu kwa wakati wowote ule. Uwepo wa mtandao wa intaneti na mitandao ya kijamii imerahisisha sana hilo la watu kutafuta umaarufu. Na watu wamekuwa wanafanya mambo ya (more…)
“Remember that to change your mind and to follow someone’s correction are consistent with a free will. For the action is yours alone—to fulfill its purpose in keeping with your impulse and judgment, and yes, with your intelligence.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.16 Usichukulie ni kitu cha kawaida kwako kuiona siku (more…)
Watu huwa wanalalamika kwamba biashara ni ngumu, lakini wamekuwa hawajui kwa uhakika ugumu wa biashara hizo uko wapi na hivyo kushindwa kujua hatua sahihi za kuchukua ili kuvuka ugumu huo. Kwa kutokujua ugumu hasa ulipo, wengi wamekuwa wanashindwa kwenye biashara. Kutengeneza kitu ambacho unauza kwenye biashara yako siyo kugumu, ukishajua (more…)
“Whenever you suffer pain, keep in mind that it’s nothing to be ashamed of and that it can’t degrade your guiding intelligence, nor keep it from acting rationally and for the common good. And in most cases you should be helped by the saying of Epicurus, that pain is never (more…)
Kanuni nzuri ya kuendesha maisha yako ni sheria ya dhahabu, ambayo inasema watendee wengine vile ambavyo ungependa wakutendee wewe pia. Yaani kama kuna kitu ambacho hupendi wengine wakufanyie, basi na wewe usiwafanyie wengine. Lakini kama ilivyo kwenye mambo mengi ya maisha, ni rahisi kusema kuliko kufanya. Na hii ni kwa (more…)
“What if someone despises me? Let them see to it. But I will see to it that I won’t be found doing or saying anything contemptible. What if someone hates me? Let them see to that. But I will see to it that I’m kind and good-natured to all, and (more…)
Chochote ulichonacho sasa, kuna siku hutakuwa nacho, Kazi uliyonayo sasa, kuna siku hutakuwa nayo. Biashara uliyonayo sasa, kuna siku hutakuwa nayo. Mali ulizonazo sasa, kuna siku hutakuwa nazo. Marafiki ulionao sasa, kuna siku hutakuwa nao. Na hata mahusiano ya karibu uliyonayo sasa, kuna siku watu hao hutakuwa nao tena, na (more…)
“Success comes to the lowly and to the poorly talented, but the special characteristic of a great person is to triumph over the disasters and panics of human life.” —SENECA, ON PROVIDENCE, 4.1 Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa nafasi hii nzuri sana tuliyoipata leo. Ni nafasi bora na ya kipekee wana (more…)
Uhuru na utumwa unaendana na werevu na upumbavu. Ukiwa mwerevu ni rahisi sana kuwa huru, ukiwa mpumbavu lazima uwe mtumwa. Tofauti ya mwerevu na mpumbavu inayozalisha uhuru au utumwa ni hii; Mwerevu hakuna chochote anachokitaka, bali anafurahia kila anachokipata na kukitumia vizuri. Hakuna kitu chochote ambacho mwerevu anaweza kusema hawezi (more…)
“First practice not letting people know who you are—keep your philosophy to yourself for a bit. In just the manner that fruit is produced—the seed buried for a season, hidden, growing gradually so it may come to full maturity. But if the grain sprouts before the stalk is fully developed, (more…)