A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post on the importance of thinking differently. I mentioned that THE secret of secrets when it comes to success is to think differently than everyone else. Today I want to share a quote that I came across after I wrote the blog post. It’s from Henry Ford: [...] [...more]
One of my pet peeves is when people claim that a person’s success is due to luck. “Oh he’s lucky because __________”. My response is usually “chaaaaaab” [Bahraini slang for shut up] I heard someone mention how lucky an Olympic athlete was because he had a Gold medal! Lucky?! Come on! Of course some success, [...] [...more]
I feel privileged and honoured to have trained under a world champion. Master Rafael Nieto had a huge impact in my life. Not only did I learn some powerful martial arts techniques from him, but I also learnt some valuable life lessons. I prepared a short video explaining two lessons that stick out in my [...] [...more]
I’m back! And the Olympics are upon us! Every time they come around I tell myself that this year I’m going to watch more of the events, and invariably I end up watching very little. I don’t know how different it will be this year, because I have a ton of things to finish up [...] [...more]
We just came back from three, fun filled days in Europa Park, Germany’s biggest theme park. It was a Disney-like park with all kinds of rides and roller-coasters. It wasn’t quite Disney, but fun and adventurous nonetheless. They even have a mascot – “Euromaus”! Of all the animals they could have chosen, they chose a [...] [...more]