Friday, December 27, 2013

Our first Umrah journey


Alhamdullillah, my yearning to fulfil umrah with my husband and our sons was granted by Him. Subhanallah, for He answered my prayers. 

Our journey started on 20 Dec 2013, and as I'm writing this, we are in Madinah, listening to the call of the azan for Jumaat. 

I shall update again soon. Salam Jumaat from all of us from Madinah.

Insert image: our family picture taken at Jabal Al-Rahmah on 22 Dec.

Monday, December 16, 2013

An important journey

On this coming Friday, 20 December 2013, we, as a family of four, shall make an important journey.

We hope that it will be fulfilling, enlightening and bring us closer to each other and to our Source.

May He make our journey safe and easy. Ameen!

Tuesday, December 03, 2013

Today's life lesson


Idea = p (k + i) 

Idea is when a person takes things that he know (ie.knowledge) and combine with things that he does not know but wants to learn (information).

An idea may not be great. However, a great idea may turn great unexpected results.

Idea perception is the ability to see change, understand what this change will mean, realise the potential of this change and do!

Creativity is about combining 2 ideas to come up with a new idea. Innovation is about executing this new idea. 

Creativity is about doing things differently to make the world better. It's not creative if it does not 'sell'.

A creative mind is the most organized mind. They can find order in chaos. 

Defining the question should take 90% of the time. Asking yourself the same problem in different ways will make you come up with different ways in seeing it and solving it. Thus you will only spend 10% of your time solving it.

Creative confidence is a necessary prerequisite in becoming creative and innovative. However it does not mean that you are creative or innovative. Confidently doubting yourself is equally important.

Kids are creative. With little knowledge, they tend to be very imaginative. Schooling kills their imagination and creativity. 

Creativity can be nurtured. 

Knowledge makes us predictable (unimaginative) 80% of the time the first 10 ideas that we think of are the same like everyone's else. That makes us predictable. 

For every 10 ideas, come up with 10 more from each of these and 10 more again and again. Until we think of the infinite possibilities.

Copying is not innovative, innovative is  about copying right.

The best idea may not be the original idea. Copy the best from the best.

A high IQ does not mean you are intelligent. It just means you are average.

You can teach someone to learn a musical instrument, but to be a musician, you will need to inspire.

An innovative person does not sell products. They sell inspiration.

Are you able to sell inspiration?