Aiman Azlan's Blog

In today's podcast episode, I gave a brief commentary about the first chapter of my book "Unshakeable: How to Be Confident When You're Nervous". I gave my commentary based on this paragraph in the chapter: Our mind is a fascinating gift. Our mind is capable of achieving great things, if only we learn how it works and how to properly use it. Our mind is the looking glass through which we see and understand the world. Come listen to the podcast episode on Anchor . Also available on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , and Spotify .  

1. Deep Breathing Sometimes life can be overwhelming, so it is important to remember to stop and breathe. Pause what you’re doing, close your eyes, and take a deep breathe. Feel the air coming in and out of you, and savour the moment. 2. Gratitude Journal Take pen and paper. For only 5 minutes, write down the things you have right now that you can be grateful for. Focus specifically on the little things, because we tend to take them for granted. 3. Social Support One or two supportive friends or family members can be powerful enough to help overcome stress. True social support is when the people stay with you no matter what, through thick and thin. At the very least, you have a shoulder you can cry on. 4. Sincere Prayer Consciously enter the prayer with the intention of wanting to connect with Allah. The moment when you stand in front of Him, push the stress away for a moment and find your center. Return to the meaning of your life. 5. Positive Self-talk Be aware o...

1. How to negotiate and debate with people , without getting emotional and ego-defensive to a point where you are unable to think clearly, listen properly, and speak coherently. 2. How to deliver impactful public speech , without the need to read from a text or rely on too many unnecessary gimmicks. 3. How to speak English confidently , such that you are able to carry a conversation with anyone from around the world. 4. How to manage daily stress , without getting burnt out by all the load and crumble under the pressure. 5. How to manage time and commitments well enough , such as the majority of the time is spent on things that will help you reach your goals. 6. How to budget your money so that you don't become sucked into impulsive buying and instant gratification, and you have an investment plan for your future.

Whatever that you do, you will do it with some level of difficulty. That challenge will come whether you invite it or not. In the event that the challenge feels too much to the point where you want to give up, a good place to start contemplating (assuming that you still care to continue the fight) is your intention. Why are you doing it in the first place? The idea is that your intention holds your main motivation. That is where you find the energy to keep on moving forward and keep on fighting. If your intention isn't strong enough or meaningful enough, then your motivation might be short lived.  When things get a bit tougher, you might be compelled to give up or run away. Coming back to the question, why are you doing it in the first place? This is particularly an important question to ask if you are young and you are studying. Why? Because so many young students I met don't even know why they are studying and they go through the motions until things get hard,...

Hello 2019! To start off the year, I did a Q&A on my Instagram stories (something that I do a lot) and the topic was about the new year. I received a lot of great questions and the session was engaging. But out of all the questions, one question got stuck on my mind to this day. It wasn't really a question; it was more of statement. It was a simple sentence, but it bears within it an intriguing story such that I wonder about it long after I read the sentence. The sentence goes, "I don't look forward to 2019." This was said on the first day of 2019! That sentence left me with more and more questions. What has happened in this person's life that the beginning of something new and exciting is met with such self-destructive skepticism and subsequent demotivation? Understandably, life is hard. Whether we like it or not, life is hard. The sooner we internalize it and make peace with it, the easier it is for us to deal with it. The acceptance doesn't ...