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Advice that will put you on the path to success; tips, tricks and nuggets of wisdom from trusted experts and motivational mentors.
How to Be Calm Today
You wake up and your phone is already buzzing. A few emails. Three messages from work. A calendar reminder flashing at you like it’s trying to scold you. And suddenly, before you’ve even put your feet on the floor, you feel the tension building up in your chest. That creeping urgency. So, how do you slow that down? How do you be calm today, right now, in the middle of everything?
By Billys Zafeiridis about a year ago in Motivation
"I Spoke to Him for Just 5 Minutes… And It Changed My Life Forever"
It was an ordinary Thursday afternoon in Lahore. The sun hung low in the sky, casting a warm golden hue across the quiet street. I had just come out of my university, headphones in, playlist shuffling through lo-fi beats. My mind was cluttered with the usual—assignments, deadlines, and the gnawing fear of a future I hadn’t figured out yet.
By Maaz Aliabout a year ago in Motivation
The Mirror Beyond Skin
In the bustling city of Almeria, where people chased trends and appearances like butterflies in spring, lived a young woman named Sana. Tall, slender, and with a complexion often likened to porcelain, Sana was constantly complimented on her appearance. Strangers would stop her on the street to admire her beauty. “You should be a model,” they’d say. “With your height and fair skin, you’d be famous.” But Sana, despite all the praise, often felt like an imposter. She would stand in front of the mirror, her outward beauty reflecting back at her, yet something felt missing. The compliments never truly reached her heart. She knew deep down that beauty was being mistaken for something skin-deep. Sana’s world changed when she met Aleena, a short, curvy woman with cocoa-toned skin and a scar that curved just below her left eye. Aleena worked as a volunteer at a local orphanage where Sana had recently started helping out. Unlike the people Sana was used to, Aleena never once commented on appearances. Instead, she focused on making the children laugh, bandaging their scrapes, and wiping away their tears with a kind smile. One day, Sana asked Aleena, “Do you ever feel like people judge you for how you look?” Aleena chuckled, her eyes crinkling at the corners. “Of course they do. But what matters is how I judge myself. I wake up every day and ask myself: ‘Was I kind yesterday? Did I make someone feel seen, heard, or loved?’ That’s what stays long after appearances fade.” Her words hit Sana like a splash of cold water. She realized that while people had always seen her, they had never truly known her. And perhaps she had never really known herself either. In the weeks that followed, Sana began to observe how beauty manifested in different forms around her. She saw it in the way Aleena comforted a crying child without hesitation. She saw it in the elderly man who fed stray cats every morning, in the tired mother who still smiled at her children after a long day, and in the teenager who gave up his seat for someone older. It wasn’t about symmetry or skin tone. It was about spirit. Sana began to change. She no longer relied on makeup or designer clothes to feel presentable. Instead, she began working more closely with the children, listening to their stories, teaching them to draw, and helping them write letters to imaginary pen pals. She found herself laughing more — real, belly-deep laughter that made her eyes sparkle and her cheeks flush. And soon, something beautiful happened. People began to talk about Sana in a different way. Not as the girl with the perfect skin or long legs, but as the woman whose laughter filled a room, whose presence brought comfort, and whose smile felt like sunshine after rain. Her physical appearance was still there, but it was her heart that now drew people in. One day, a little girl at the orphanage named Noor tugged on Sana’s sleeve and said, “You’re the most beautiful person I’ve ever seen.” Sana smiled and bent down. “Why do you think that, Noor?” “Because when I’m sad, you make me happy,” the girl said innocently. “And your smile makes everything feel okay.” Tears welled in Sana’s eyes. In that moment, she felt more seen and valued than ever before. It had nothing to do with her height or skin, and everything to do with the connection she had formed. Years later, when Sana wrote a book about her experiences, she titled it The Mirror Beyond Skin. In it, she wrote, “True beauty isn’t something you can capture in a photograph. It’s a feeling others get when you walk into a room. It’s the way your presence makes them feel safe, accepted, and loved.” Sana never stopped appreciating aesthetics, but she never again let them define her — or anyone else. She learned that beauty may start at the surface, but it lives in the soul.
By IRSHAD MUHAMMADabout a year ago in Motivation
I Was Broken—Until I Found My Strength
There was a time in my life when everything felt shattered. I was broken—emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Each day felt like a battle I was destined to lose. But looking back now, I realize that being broken was the beginning of becoming whole. It was the painful but necessary journey that led me to discover my inner strength.
By Muhammad about a year ago in Motivation
HOW I STOPPED FEAR FROM CONTROLLING MY LIFE (AND YOU CAN TOO)
UNDERSTANDING FEAR: Do you often let fear control your decisions? You are not alone. Everyone experiences this. I have also been through this, and in this blog, I will tell you one simple way to control your fear. I deliberately chose the word control because fear is an emotion, and as human beings, we feel a lot of emotions that cannot be overcome, but they can be managed or controlled in a way so that these emotions don’t affect our ability to make decisions. See, fear is not a bad thing. It is very natural. Everyone gets scared at some point in their life, either while making decisions or before beginning something new. But it becomes a problem when we let it take over our mind because then it is not us making decisions, it is our fear that does the decision-making part. And a decision taken from a place of fear always adds more problems to our lives. Everything in excess is bad, remember? And this is what we have to work on. So, allow me to give you one simple trick that you can use to manage not just fear but any emotion: anxiety, jealousy, anger, etc.
By Akshitaabout a year ago in Motivation
The Power of One Voice
In a quiet village nestled between the hills of northern Pakistan, lived a young girl named Amina. She was known for her calm demeanor, shy smile, and most of all, her silence. While other children played loudly and shouted their thoughts freely, Amina rarely spoke more than a few words. It wasn’t because she had nothing to say—it was because she didn’t believe her voice mattered.
By Rahimullah Mohmandabout a year ago in Motivation
The Last Lightkeeper
No one visited lighthouse keepers anymore. Not since the satellites took over, not since every ship had a GPS with more precision than a human pulse. But Mara kept the light going, because it was what her mother did, and her grandmother before that.
By Rahimullah Mohmandabout a year ago in Motivation
No contract, No warning, No mercy
A few months ago, shortly after completing my internship and obtaining my license as a clinical officer, I received a job offer. During my one-year internship, I had been living with my cousin, so I was thrilled at the prospect of moving out and finally having a place of my own. The position was in a different county, but I was open to relocating since I no longer had any commitments where I was. I met with my prospective employer for an interview, and he was particularly impressed by my previous experience managing a clinic independently before my internship. We discussed the terms of employment, and I requested a formal work agreement, which he assured me would be provided once I officially began the role.
By caroline njungeabout a year ago in Motivation
An Advice of Lion to His Son
The sun was setting over the great savannah, casting golden light across the grasslands. A warm breeze whispered through the trees, and the sky turned shades of orange and purple. On the highest rock of the hill, the great lion, King Zaraf, sat with his son, a young lion cub named Leo.
By Maqbool Kusarabout a year ago in Motivation
From $5 to a Steady Income: How I Built a Thriving Side Hustle from Scratch
I was down to my last $5. Bills were piling up, and my main job barely kept me afloat. I knew I had to make a change—but with almost nothing to spare, my options felt limited. That $5 could have gone toward a cheap meal, but instead, I saw it as an investment.
By Ishaq Ahmadzai about a year ago in Motivation
Lessons from the Road
Once upon a time, in a bustling exchange town settled between verdant mountains and dry fields, lived a persevering dealer named Ibrahim. Ibrahim was famous for his judgment and unwavering work ethic. Each week, he would set out on long ventures over tricky territories, conveying products to neighboring towns. Going with him on these strenuous trips was his faithful jackass, Buried, a hefty animal with a tender personality but unmatched resilience
By Fayaz ahmadabout a year ago in Motivation
