REAL SUCCESS

I believe that to succeed, a person needs only four things.  You can remember them by thinking of the word REAL.

Relationships:  The greatest skill needed for success is the ability to get along with other people.  It impacts every aspect of a person's life.  Your relationships make you or break you.

Equipping:  One of the greatest lessons that I've learned in life is that those closest to you determine the level of your success.  If your dreams are great, you achieve them only with a team.

Attitude:  People's attitude determine how they approach life day-to-day.  Your attitude, more than your aptitude, will determine your altitude.

Leadership:  Everything rises and falls on leadership.  If you desire to "lift the lid" on your personal effectiveness, the only way to do it is to increase your leadership skills.

If you dedicate yourself to growing in these four areas, then it doesn't matter what kind of work you do.  You will become successful. 

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TEN TRADE-OFFS WORTH MAKING....

1.  Trade the first half for the second half.  Much of the first half of life is spent paying the price for later success.  The greater dues you pay now, the more the compound, and the greater potential for a successful second half.   

2. Trade affirmation for accomplishment.  Accolades fade quickly but your accomplishments have the potential to make a positive impact on the lives of others.

3.  Trade financial gain for future potential.  The temptation is almost always to go for the "big bucks."  But seeking to have greater potential almost always leads to a higher return - including financially.

4.  Trade immediate pleasure for personal growth.  It takes an oak tree decades to grow, but it takes a squash only weeks. Which do you want to be?

5.  Trade exploration for focus.  The younger you are, the more experimenting you should do.  But once you've found what you created to do, stick with it.

6.  Trade quantity of life for quality of life.  Your life is not a dress rehearsal.  Give it your best because you won't get another chance.

7. Trade security for significance.  The great men and women of history were great not because of what they owned or earned, but because they gave their lives o accomplish greatness.

8.  Trade acceptable for excellence.  If something is worth doing, either give it your best or don't do it at all.

9.  Trade addition for multiplication. When you invest in others, you multiply your effort - every person you assist becomes a fellow workmate.

10. Trade ambition for gratitude.  Anyone who succeeds does so because of the help and grace of others.  Be grateful for everything you have, and share it with others.

SIFAT RAHMAT

Sifat rahmat atau belas kasihan adalah amat penting sekali oleh kita jika ingin disebarkan ajaran Islam kepada seluruh manusia.  Begitu juga bagi yang ingin mendidik masyarakat kepada jalan kebaikan, seperti guru-guru, ibubapa dan yang utama adalah para pendakwah kerana dengan sifat ini dakwah dan usaha mereka akan lebih berkesan and menjadikan orang awam lebih mempercayai tentang perjuangan mereka.

Mereka inilah yang sepatutnya sentiasa menghulurkan salam serta senyuman walaupun mereka kadangkala dikata dan dituduh dengan perkara yang tidak benar.  Perhatikan firman Allah Subhanahu Wataala dalam menerangkan sifat orang yang beriman:

"Dan apabila orang-orang jahil berbicara kepada mereka (dengan bahasa yang tidak baik) mereka (orang beriman akan menjawab kepada mereka dengan ucapan

SELAMAT (SALAM)."

Memang benarlah kata-kata nasihat yang pernah disampaikan oleh seorang pendakwah terkenal dari Mesir, iaitu Sheikh Hasan Al-Banna:  "Jadilah kamu (sebagai orang beriman) seperti pohon yang sentiasa memberikan buah-buahan (kebaikan) kepada manusia, walaupun kadangkala pohon itu dilontar dengan batu (dihina) oleh manusia!"

Kita hendaklah sentiasa bersifat kasih sayang dan belas kasihan sesama manusia, walaupun kadangkala kita dikata dengan yang tidak baik dan bukan-bukan.

SUNSET...BEAUTIFUL

SUNSET IN KOTA KINABALU - MALAYSIA -  THE HUES - AMAZING!

CONTRIBUTED BY A LONG TIME FRIEND AND EX-COLLEAGUE IN KOTA KINABALU, SABAH, MALAYSIA

7 SYAWAL 1434H

Dear Friends and Relatives,

Wishing All Happy Eid Mubarak!

Sincerely yours, 
Aishah Said 

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