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Personal success is not measures by ‘who you are’, how much you possess, or what you have accomplished. Instead, personal success is measured by how good you feel about who you are, what you have done, and what you have.
Achieving personal success does not have to be left to chance, destiny, luck, or good fortune.
A few small but significant changes in the way we think can pave the way to greater personal success.
Most important aspect in achieving personal success is intention. By acting in harmony with soul’s desire, and not just the desires of heart, and senses, one will be well prepared for both inner and outer success. Personal success is getting what you want and continuing to want what you have. One must learn how to get what one need to be true to oneself. For achieving success one must realize the importance of strong desires, positive beliefs, and passionate feelings in creating and attracting what one want.
The following habits are very essential to achieve personal success both in personal as well as professional life:
1. Have an infinite amount of patience:
The examples that Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) offered to us are so many. When God sent Gabriel to him to giving him the choice of destroying those who insulted him by the mountains collapsing upon them, the response of the Prophet (Pbuh) was, “no, I have been sent as a mercy for all mankind not to take revenge, I ask Allah to guide them because they lack knowledge.”
2. Be Truthful and Trustworthy
People will trust a person who has a reputation of being honest, reliable and responsible. Dishonesty can easily tarnish that reputation can easily be tarnished, such that others consider you untrustworthy. Being considered trustworthy provides benefits from the way people deal with you, as well as your own self-esteem.
Trust in another people has several meanings:
Trust means that you feel that the person is honest and will not lie, cheat or steal from you.
It also means that you can count on the person to do as he or she promised and that the person is reliable.
Finally, trust in a person means that you feel he or she can be counted on to do something important, will not shirk from duties, and will take personal pride in what he or she does.
If you are caught lying or deceiving people, they will consider you an untrustworthy character. It is then very easy for that bad reputation to spread. Once others consider a person as untrustworthy, they will tend to be cautious in dealing with that person or may avoid him or her all together.
Despite how burdensome telling the truth might seem, all of us are aware of the feeling of relief we experience when we tell the truth, even if the consequence of telling the truth is punishment. Casting the telling of truth and the fate of the truthful in terms of profit and loss, Allah Most High tells us in the Qur’an
[This is a day on which the truthful will profit from their truth: theirs are gardens, with rivers flowing beneath - their eternal Home: Allah well-pleased with them, and they with Allah. That is the great salvation, (the fulfillment of all desires).]
Truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. And a man keeps on telling the truth until he becomes a truthful person. Falsehood leads to al-fujur [wickedness, evil-doing], and al-fujur leads to the (Hell) Fire, and a man may keep on telling lies till he is witten before Allah, a liar.” (Sahih Bukhari, Book #73, Hadith #116)
When we say Allah is the Most Trustworthy, we are coming to terms with the fact that Allah Most High will never let us down, will never leave our side. He, Most High, says about someone who willingly accepts Islam.
[Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold that never breaks. And Allah Heareth and Knoweth all things.] (2:256)
Practice daily developing the habit of being trustworthy. Accept responsibility and then fulfill it. When others trust you, do not betray their trust.
3. You must have a good amount of discipline:
Discipline and Conduct in Islam are just as important as faith. The two are almost without exception, and are mentioned together in the Quran. The faith in the heart must lead to good actions and morals in every aspect of life. In Islam, salvation lies in doing good deeds which require discipline in following God’s commandments, and not merely faith alone. The fact that Islam is not merely a religion, but guidance and a way of life for the fatality of human existence spiritual or physical, religious or political, individual or societal.
4. Apply Moral Values:
The moral values of the community we live in are rather distorted. These moral principles which are the products of selfish passions and the greed of people yield then to selfishness, arrogance, sarcasm, rudeness and cruelty.
People believe that, in order to improve their living standards they have to cheat or deceive others. However, these are not the values that Allah has determined for the human beings He created. The Qur’an orders people to be dignified, modest, trustworthy, kind, faithful, mature and responsive. The Qur’an even describes the way we should walk:
“Turn not your face away from men with pride, nor walk in insolence through the earth. Verily, Allah likes not each arrogant boast” (31:18)
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