The Five Secrets of a Productive Muslimah The Muslimah’s Roadmap to True Success. Start with sincere intentions. Success begins on the sincerity of our intentions. We should always seek to have a lasting benefit from whatever we have set our minds to achieve, whether it is studying at university, getting into a career, starting up a business or even choosing to start a family.Our very success of what we intend to do will depend on how sincere we are in our efforts to please Allah (glorified and exalted be He) and not others in society. I personally can bear testimony to the fact that whenever I have had sincere intentions to pursue certain goals in life, Allah (glorified and exalted be He) has opened doors of success for me due to the purity of that intention. Invest wisely in time. One of the top traits of successful leaders as research has shown is that they manage their time effectively, and for Muslim women, playing multiple roles in the modern day this is tough nut to crack! Plan your day so that you get the most important tasks done, without compromising on your priorities.That means we have to put family first and at times turn down opportunities, or at other times it means we have to be strict with where we spend our time and instead invest our time in the set goal. Quit wasting time on things that do not bring you benefit and watch how your life becomes full of blessings. Develop yourself. In an era of information highway, Muslim women have unparalleled access to knowledge, courses, books and so much more. Anyone can develop their knowledge and grow in an area of interest. Some of the most successful Muslim women I have seen invest in their own knowledge, growth and excel at what they do so they become a role model to those around them.By identifying the areas you need to develop yourself in, you can create a learning action plan. Try starting this by creating a monthly personal development plan and set very clear action steps with deadlines to see how you progress. Get a mentor. One of the best ways to develop yourself and a secret to the success of Productive Muslimah is to surround yourself with mentors. This can be someone even personally in your family whom you admire for their ability to do something really well, or even a professional.Seek out those mentors and meet up with them. Talk to them about your life goals and get practical advice on how to go forward with your goals. I have had some great mentors who have helped me to grow as a Muslimah more than I could have achieved had I not taken their advice. Make lots of dua! The final but one of the most powerful ingredients to being a successful Muslimah is to make dua and lots of it! I often like to dream big and then translate these dreams into duas. The power of dua is that it increases your humility and reminds us that all success only comes from Allah (glorified and exalted be He), so why not create a dua list asking Allah (glorified and exalted be He) exactly for the things you so desire to succeed in? After all, we won’t know if we’ve truly succeeded until we attain Jannah. May Allah (glorified and exalted be He) make us amongst those who are the successful in this life and the Hereafter. Ameen.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 04:21:19 +0000
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