Salam guys,
I missed sending this newsletter last Sunday.
I had to drive my family member to a place, a land somewhere far far away.
Jauh boh.
Even though I love writing this newsletter, and I also dah letak komitmen untuk keep writing until edisi #50 inshaAllah (today is #29), nonetheless, when it comes to family matters, you have to know your priority.
Note: Dalam Majalah Minimalis 2, I dah share 5 priority: Finance, Health, Family, Growth & Contribution
Ada sekali tu, my teacher share yang dia attend funeral.
Yang meninggal adalah seorang kontraktor. Kawan-kawan yang datang masih sembang pasal projek.
Yang menangis adalah anak bini.
Sometimes we focus on the wrong people in life.
Office, harini resign, lepas sebulan dah ada pengganti. Family, if one person leave first, tak ada pengganti. Tak sama.
Something for you to ponder upon.
Anyway…
Last week I talked about system: Plan » execute » system.
Kena ada sistem yang you pilih untuk work on a ‘project’. This project, could be online bisnes ke, menulis blog ke, nak achieve certain goals like habis 1 buku a month, turun berat badan; just anything.
But, sometimes ada halangan.
Anak tak sihat misalnya, tiba-tiba bos mesej malam-malam suruh buat kerja, kucing gaduh depan rumah…
Sometimes, apa yang kita plan, doesn’t work out.
The project that we’ve been working on for months, still tak ada significant progress.
Listen to me: Don’t quit.
Why?
Because I said so! Yeah man!
Langit tak selalu cerah.
There are good days, there are bad days. But is it fair to label something as good or bad?
Dunia ada siang ada malam. They complete each other.
Dalam 365 hari kita sihat, ada 3 hari kita demam. 3 hari demam tu baru kita appreciate 362 hari kita sihat. Betul?
Sama juga macam projek kita.
Ada hurdles along the way, baru kita dapat merasa kemanisan kejayaan.
Kalau semuanya indah, that’s not world. That’s heaven.
It’s not just about the destination, it’s also about the journey. There will be bumpy rides, but hold on. Enjoy the journey.
Victim Mentality vs Ownership Mentality
Long time ago, I wrote about ‘Stop playing the victim game’:
Sometimes, it’s just so easy to blame anyone else for anything that happens to our life.
The right thing to do is, to embrace the ‘Ownership Mentality’
Maksudnya?
Take ownership for anything that happen. There are things out of our control, but we can control our reaction.
Contoh, jalan jem. It’s out of our control.
Kita boleh ‘react’ by marah kerajaan, update Twitter yeah! Or, take that time to listen to audiobook. Or podcast. Or main teka-teki dengan anak.
Sometimes, ‘projek’ kita jem.
“Sebab kucing gaduh depan rumah, I cannot concentrate on my work.” - that’s the victim mentality. Always blame keadaan sekeliling.
Don’t spend time thinking about how unfair life is. (Yes, think of all the unfair things that cross your mind).
Complaining, is the opposite of progress.
You need to find a way.
Take ownership.
Before I end, I want to share that life is like a game, don’t get too serious. Sometimes, you just need to laugh.
This might help:
Alright guys, thanks for reading. I hope there’s something you can learn from this newsletter.
As usual, feel free to hit reply and let me know what you think or if you have any questions I can answer.
Talk to you again this weekend inshaAllah.
Love you guys.
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