Hizi ni sumu nne kubwa za mafanikio makubwa. Ni mambo ambayo wengi wamekuwa wanafanya kwa mazoea, lakini ni kikwazo kikubwa sana kwa mafanikio yao. Hupaswi kuwa na wasiwasi au mashaka juu yako. Unapojiwekea malengo na mipango yako, unapaswa kujiamini kwamba utayafikia. Usianze kujiwekea wasiwasi na mashaka, kwa sababu ukisharuhusu hali (more…)
“Show me someone sick and happy, in danger and happy, dying and happy, exiled and happy, disgraced and happy. Show me! By God, how much I’d like to see a Stoic. But since you can’t show me someone that perfectly formed, at least show me someone actively forming themselves so, (more…)
Chanzo kikuu cha hofu kwenye maisha yetu ni kukosa imani kwenye dunia na kwetu wenyewe. Kuna kitu tunakuwa tunataka, lakini tunapoangalia nafasi ya kuweza kukipata, na hatari iliyopo kwenye kukikosa tunapata hofu kubwa. Tunajiuliza vipi kama tukijaribu na tukashindwa, au vipi kama mambo yakienda tofauti na jinsi tulivyopanga? Huwa tunataka (more…)
“If you don’t wish to be a hot-head, don’t feed your habit. Try as a first step to remain calm and count the days you haven’t been angry. I used to be angry every day, now every other day, then every third or fourth . . . if you make (more…)
Tumekuwa tunachagua kuyapoteza maisha yetu wenyewe kwa kuweka mkazo kwenye maeneo ambayo siyo sahihi. Mara nyingi tumekuwa tunaangalia mwisho wa safari yetu, kisha kujiambia kama tukifika pale basi tutakuwa na furaha kubwa na maisha yetu yatakuwa mazuri sana. Tunakazana kweli kweli, tunaweka maisha mengine pembeni na kuhakikisha tunafika pale tulipopanga (more…)
“Don’t set your mind on things you don’t possess as if they were yours, but count the blessings you actually possess and think how much you would desire them if they weren’t already yours. But watch yourself, that you don’t value these things to the point of being troubled if (more…)
Kuna changamoto kubwa sana kwenye zama tunazoishi kwa sababu machaguo ni mengi mno. Watu walioishi kipindi cha nyuma, hawakuwa na machaguo mengi kama tuliyonayo sasa. Kazi au biashara zilikuwa ni chache na moja kwa moja watu walielekea kwenye kile wanachofanya na kuweka nguvu zao zote hapo. Lakini sasa hivi machaguo (more…)
“Those obsessed with glory attach their well-being to the regard of others, those who love pleasure tie it to feelings, but the one with true understanding seeks it only in their own actions. . . . Think on the character of the people one wishes to please, the possessions one (more…)
Rafiki yangu mpendwa, Imekuwa ni mazoea kwa wengi kusingizia siku kwamba ndiyo zinatengeneza hali ambazo wanazo. Labda ni jumatatu ambayo mtu anajisikia vibaya kwenye kazi zake na hapo kusingizia kwamba jumatatu siyo nzuri, na kuipa majina kama ‘blue monday’ na mengineyo. Au ni ijumaa ambayo mtu anajisikia vizuri sana kwa (more…)
“Every habit and capability is confirmed and grows in its corresponding actions, walking by walking, and running by running . . . therefore, if you want to do something make a habit of it, if you don’t want to do that, don’t, but make a habit of something else instead. (more…)