Fazal Hadi
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Hello, I’m Fazal Hadi, a motivational storyteller who writes honest, human stories that inspire growth, hope, and inner strength.
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Unlearning What I Thought Success Meant
When I was ten years old, I stood on stage at a school assembly and announced to the crowd, “I want to be a lawyer when I grow up.” The crowd clapped politely, and my teacher patted me on the back afterward, telling me I had a bright future. That sentence would follow me through most of my adolescence, not because it was my dream—but because it sounded like success.
By Fazal Hadi8 months ago in Humans
When Dreams Die, What Happens Next?
I used to believe that dreams were everything. They gave life color, gave mornings a reason to start, and nights something to hope for. For most of my twenties, I poured myself into a singular dream: becoming a professional musician. I practiced until my fingers blistered, played late-night gigs in smoke-filled bars, recorded demo after demo, and chased every opportunity with a fire in my chest.
By Fazal Hadi8 months ago in Humans
The Man Who Danced Alone in the Park
It started as a regular Tuesday. I was taking my usual walk through the neighborhood park, earbuds in, mind buzzing with deadlines, unread emails, and a growing list of things I hadn’t done yet. You know the kind of walk—not the peaceful, soul-refreshing kind, but the distracted, autopilot kind where you’re more in your head than in the world around you.
By Fazal Hadi8 months ago in Humans
The Winding Road to Healing
Healing isn’t linear. People say that like a mantra. You’ll see it printed on mugs, stitched into Instagram quotes, or whispered like advice in quiet corners of therapy sessions. But until you've lived it—really lived it—you don’t understand the weight of those words.
By Fazal Hadi8 months ago in Psyche
Bravery in Small Shoes
It was supposed to be just another Tuesday. The kind of day you coast through with a cup of lukewarm coffee in one hand and a mental to-do list in the other. But life has a way of throwing curveballs when you least expect them—and sometimes, the most powerful lessons come from the tiniest teachers.
By Fazal Hadi8 months ago in Humans
Offline, But Not Off Life
I didn’t plan to quit social media. It wasn’t some grand experiment or a resolution tied to the New Year. It was just a regular Tuesday in March when I realized I hadn’t smiled in three hours. I had been scrolling—endlessly, mindlessly—switching between Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok. Watching lives I wasn’t living. Comparing milestones I hadn’t reached. Laughing at memes I would forget by dinner.
By Fazal Hadi8 months ago in Humans
The Janitor’s Gift: A Lesson in Quiet Greatness
I was 17 when I thought I knew everything. I was a senior in high school, juggling college applications, exam stress, and the overwhelming desire to escape the small-town life I had always known. I was focused, determined, and admittedly — a little too proud. Like many teens, I was in a rush to grow up, to chase success, and to prove something to the world. But one quiet man, a janitor named Mr. Ray, taught me a lesson that no textbook ever could.
By Fazal Hadi8 months ago in Humans
What My Dog Taught Me About Forgiveness
I never used to believe in second chances. Not really. In my world, mistakes came with permanent consequences. If someone hurt me, I held onto that pain like a badge—proof that I had been wronged, that I didn’t deserve it, and that they didn’t deserve me. Forgiveness? That was for the naive. For people who didn’t know better. Or maybe, for people who hadn’t been hurt deeply enough.
By Fazal Hadi8 months ago in Petlife
