12 THINGS

SUCCESSFUL
PEOPLE DON’T DO
PRESENT BY
SYED ABDUSSALAM OOMERI
 ْ ُ‫ِين ِإذَا أَنفَقُوا لَ ْم ي‬
‫س ِرفُوا َولَ ْم يَ ْقت ُ ُروا‬ َ ‫َوالَّذ‬
َٰ
﴾٦٧﴿ ‫َان بَي َْن ذَ ِلكَ قَ َوا ًما‬َ ‫َوك‬
And [they are] those who,
when they spend, do so not
excessively or sparingly but
are ever, between that,
[justly] moderate
‫ُون َم َع اللَّـ ِه إِلَ َٰـ ًها آ َخ َر َو ََل‬ َ ‫ِين ََل يَ ْدع‬َ ‫َوالَّذ‬
‫ق َو ََل‬ َ ‫ون النَّ ْف‬
ِ ِّ ‫س الَّتِي َحَٰ َّر َم اللَّـهُ إِ ََّل بِا ْل َح‬ َ ُ‫يَ ْقتُل‬
﴾٦٨﴿ ‫ق أَثَا ًما‬ َ ‫ون ۚ َو َمن يَ ْفعَ ْل ذَ ِلكَ يَ ْل‬ َ ُ‫يَ ْزن‬
And those who do not
invoke with Allah another
deity or kill the soul which
Allah has forbidden [to be
killed], except by right, and
do not commit unlawful
sexual intercourse. And
whoever should do that will
meet a penalty.
Successful people pursue
what makes them feel
happy and accomplished
without worrying about
what everybody else
thinks. They know some
people measure success
in dollars, while others put
more emphasis on
creating positive change
in the world. There is
nothing inherently “wrong”
with either of those
definitions, but successful
people know it’s NOT right
to force your interpretation
on another person.
Successful people are
critical thinkers who
question new
information before
accepting it to be true.
They understand that all
authors (even
journalists) are ruled by
their prejudices just like
the rest of us, so they
maintain a healthy
skepticism, no matter
how “qualified” a
source might claim to
be.
Successful people care
about their close ones,
but they don’t put the
opinions of others
before their own
happiness. They trust
their intuition and
pursue whatever fulfills
them; even if that
means disappointing
their parents who
expect them to run the
“family business” or get
a degree in a field that
is “safe and secure.”
Successful people
are willing to
accept the fact that
they don’t have it
all figured out. They
try to stay humble,
because life-long
success depends
on their ability to be
receptive to
change.
Successful people
are comfortable with
the reality that their
future cannot be
predicted. They might
wish life came
equipped with a
crystal ball, but they
acknowledge this
isn’t the case, so they
are ready to
improvise when
things don’t go
according to plan.
Successful people
don’t stress out about
receiving nasty
comments online.
They strive to make a
positive difference in
the lives of the
people they serve,
but they don’t justify
ad-hominem
arguments or
personal attacks with
a response.
Successful people
pity the fools who fall
for “lose weight fast”
and “get rich quick”
schemes. They are
aware that every
person evolves at
their own unique
pace, so no one can
make any promises
about how long it will
take to achieve
meaningful progress.
Successful people
don’t say things
like, “I’ll open my
business when the
time is right.” They
know there isn’t a
“right” time to do
anything, so they
chase their
ambitions without
hesitation.
Successful people
make time to tend
to their personal
relationships, no
matter how busy
they might be. They
realize that no
matter how
successful you
might be, life would
get depressing in a
hurry without love
and friendship
Successful people
confront problems
as soon as possible.
They are certainly
tempted to neglect
things that are
difficult to deal with,
but they tackle
them anyway,
because putting off
a problem will only
turn it into a bigger
one.
Successful people
accept
responsibility for
their thoughts and
actions. They are
human just like the
rest of us, so they
do make mistakes,
but they are willing
to own them by
admitting fault and
apologizing as
necessary.
Successful people
aren’t concerned
with the quantity of
their friendships, but
rather the quality of
them. They know
it’s impossible to
please everybody,
so they focus on
developing close
friendships with
folks they care
about.
We live in a world of ever
increasing challenges.
Happiness and fulfillment in life
doesn't come automatically.In
fact, being able to live a happy
and fulfilling life is hard.
Everyday ... we are faced with
a laundry list of challenges,
responsibilities and worries that
pull us in a million directions.
Struggling to balance
everything... what often
happens instead is that we lose
ourselves. We lose touch of
what really matters.
We lose touch with what we're
doing here in the first place...
leaving our dreams, needs and
lifestyles feeling empty and
meaningless.
Just being able to survive... let
alone thrive in this crazy world is
an extraordinary achievement.