Watu wengi wamekuwa wanapoteza fursa nzuri sana pale ambapo wanakimbilia kujibu swali ambalo wameulizwa kabla hawajafikiria kwa nini swali hilo limeulizwa. Kwenye kitabu nilichokuwa nasoma, nilikutana na kisa cha mtu aliyekuwa anauza kampuni yake, na waliotaka kununua wakamuuliza kwa nini unauza kampuni yako? Na yeye akajibu kwamba anataka kupata muda (more…)
“We should take wandering outdoor walks, so that the mind might be nourished and refreshed by the open air and deep breathing.” —SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND, 17.8 Ni siku nyingine nzuri, siku mpya na ya kipekee sana kwetu. Tumepata nafasi hii nzuri sana kwetu kwenda kuweka juhudi kubwa ili (more…)
Kinachowafanya watu wengi kufikia hali ya kukata tamaa na kushindwa ni kujitenga na dunia. Wengi hukazana na mambo yao wenyewe, na hivyo wanapokutana na ugumu au changamoto, wanaona ni wao pekee wanaopitia ugumu na changamoto hiyo. Wanapoona wengine wakiendelea na maisha yao bila ya kuonekana kuwa na matatizo, wanapoona wengine (more…)
“If then it’s not that the things you pursue or avoid are coming at you, but rather that you in a sense are seeking them out, at least try to keep your judgment of them steady, and they too will remain calm and you won’t be seen chasing after or (more…)
Najua ni ahadi kubwa sana nimekupa hapo, kwamba kuna kitu ambacho ni jawabu la kila kitu! Ndiyo, kuna jawabu la kila kitu, ambalo unatembea nalo lakini hulitumii. Na leo nataka nikuoneshe jawabu hilo na kama utaamua kulitumia basi utaondoka sehemu nyingi ulizokwama sasa. Jawabu la kila kitu ni KAZI NA (more…)
“Don’t let your reflection on the whole sweep of life crush you. Don’t fill your mind with all the bad things that might still happen. Stay focused on the present situation and ask yourself why it’s so unbearable and can’t be survived.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.36 Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa (more…)
Ipo kauli kwamba hakuna kipya kinachotokea chini ya jua. Kila tunachokiona sasa kilishatokea tena huko nyuma, kwa sasa kinaweza kutokea kwa njia tofauti au tukakikabili kwa namna tofauti, lakini ni kitu kile kile. Hivyo changamoto kubwa za dunia ni zile zile, zimekuwa zinajirudia kwenye kila kizazi. Na hii inazalisha simulizi (more…)
“Let Fate find us prepared and active. Here is the great soul—the one who surrenders to Fate. The opposite is the weak and degenerate one, who struggles with and has a poor regard for the order of the world, and seeks to correct the faults of the gods rather than (more…)
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…)