A common word

You and I share the planet with over 6 billion other people. Have you considered how much you would have in common with another person? Think of the person most unlike you.

We come from different backgrounds, hold different belief systems, and grasp different schools of thinking about life. Throughout history, independent of population size, there has always been tension among people – between individuals we see physical struggles; between groups we see rivalry, between societies we see political disputes; between countries we see immoral economic competitiveness.

If disputes and tension is so embedded in humanity, can we change?

Two people in a physical struggle realise that a dispute at this level will bring negativity (loss of particular benefits that the relationship had as well as negative emotions) into their private lives. At the group level or country level, resolving a dispute is harder because we are able to shift negative consequences out of our own lives, and in doing so, we inadvertently push it into someone else’s. Whilst we, as individuals, can continue to live happily with our self interest preserved, social unjust can remain.

It’s about time to create change. While it is hard theoretically, it’s simple if we take smart initiatives one step at a time. Like most problems, solving them works best if you work backwards: we have tension between countries, which arose from tension between societies, which arose from tension between groups, which arose from… The initiative must start with you.

How can you be the type of person who ‘plays well with others’?

One tip (among many): communication.

1. Look for common ground. It may help to ask how/why he/she came to be at the same place you are, share information about yourself to help the other person.

E.g.

‘Did I miss anything? I got lost and arrived late’
‘The man there, in the red shirt, said a brief ‘thanks for coming’ and said we’ll start in 15 minutes. There is food over on the table – it’s all vegetarian though’
‘Oh, perfect,’
‘You’re vegetarian?’
‘Technically no, because I eat fish – there are complex rules, ha-ha.’
‘My friend is ‘vegan’, but I don’t understand the differences’

2. Learn about that area, (vegetarianism in this example) and talk more on that subject to establish a relationship. Being willing to accept people for their beliefs and take time to learn. With an open mind, undoubtedly, you’ll find more things in common.

Each of us has more in common with all of the 6.8 billion people on this planet (as of this month) than we do with anything else in the universe.

Have you 'selected' your career?

After spending years working in and on jobs, we may eventually realize we’ve been climbing the wrong corporate ladder.

Noticing majority of freshmen students enrolling into IT doesn’t imply you should enrol in the same faculty. Because your parent was a dentist, don’t feel obliged to hop on the same boat. If everyone is making millions from investing in stock markets, it’s not a necessity to blindly follow the crowd and invest there, hoping you’ll turn out a multi-millionaire too.

We cannot achieve our FULL potential in a selected profession, because we are not building on innate qualities. Conversely, a person who look inside themselves and detects their hidden skills, can unleash their full potential. How can you make this happen for yourself?

* Expose yourself to many activities and put yourself in different scenarios

* Get some training or make a consultation

It’s never too late to realize you’re climbing the wrong ladder. Keep looking until you find that hidden potential; your gift, and then, become excellent.

Goals

Can you think of successful companies? What do they have in common? You may come up with an infinite list, but one element that I think some people tend to take for granted or undermine is 'goals'.

Can you imagine BMW, Accenture, L'Oreal or any other small-medium business without a vision, mission statement and set of objectives broken down to the different departments? The answer is simple, no!

If these companies and others are to successfully operate, they ought to have specific goals. They need measurable outcomes. Otherwise, they wouldn't know what work needs to be done. How much to spend? What materials to use? Where to sell?

This is an element that differentiate successful businesses from mediocre ones.

If businesses can't function without goals, isn't it a pity to find thousands if not millions of people living day in, day out with no idea of where they want to go, what they want to be or what they want to contribute?

Do you want to be a successful or a mediocre person?

Why wouldn't people spend some serious time, an hour a day, or one afternoon each week to think about what they have accomplished so far, where are they now and what they want to be and do in the future?

Or is it too much to ask?

Welcome Note

Hi,

Welcome to my blog as I like to take this opportunity to greet you all.

Because I believe I was born with the gift of teaching and motivational speaking, I intend to share great things on my blog which I hope you will find inspiring.

My goal is to make a significant difference in people's lives by listening actively, guiding, motivating, providing enlightenment and helping unleash hidden and untapped potential.

I have many great ideas that I'm working on which will get published in the near future.

Best to you,
Ahmad