self help
Self help, because you are your greatest asset.
The Power of Unity
I used to believe strength was something you carried alone. For most of my life, I admired people who seemed self-made—those who never asked for help, never leaned on anyone, and handled everything quietly. I tried to become one of them. I kept my struggles private. I solved my problems in silence. And I told myself that needing others was a weakness.
By Fazal Hadi30 days ago in Motivation
Open Hearts and Open Doors
I woke up on Christmas morning with nowhere to be. No schedule. No invitations. No carefully planned moments waiting for me. The house felt unusually quiet, and for a brief moment, that silence felt heavy. I wondered if this was what being left out felt like—not dramatically, but quietly.
By Fazal Hadi30 days ago in Motivation
Joy on Every Corner
I didn’t expect much from Christmas that year. No packed schedule. No big plans. Just a quiet day that felt oddly empty when I woke up. The streets outside looked paused, like the world had agreed to take a breath together. Shops were closed. Offices were dark. Even time seemed to move slower.
By Fazal Hadi30 days ago in Motivation
Beyond the Closed Doors
On Christmas morning, the world looked quieter than usual. Not peaceful—just still. Most of the houses on my street had their doors closed. Curtains drawn. Lights glowing softly inside. From the outside, everything looked warm and complete. But standing there alone, I felt oddly disconnected, as if the magic everyone talked about had chosen other places to visit.
By Fazal Hadi30 days ago in Motivation
How Christmas Taught Me to Start Again
I didn’t welcome Christmas that year with excitement. I welcomed it with exhaustion. The year had drained me in ways I couldn’t explain to anyone. Plans had fallen apart quietly. Goals I once felt confident about now felt distant. I wasn’t broken—but I was tired of trying to prove that I wasn’t.
By Fazal Hadi30 days ago in Motivation
The Third Option: The Nun Who Stood Between the Machete and Its Target
The harrowing true story of Antonia Locatelli, the Italian volunteer who sacrificed her life in Rwanda to protect the hunted and expose the early stages of the genocide to a silent world.
By Frank Massey about a month ago in Motivation
The Savior of Mothers: The Doctor Who Was Destroyed for Washing His Hands
The tragic true story of Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis, who discovered the cause of childbed fever and the importance of handwashing, only to be rejected by the medical community and die in an asylum.
By Frank Massey about a month ago in Motivation
The Translator of Death: How a Statistician Saved Millions by Simplifying the Math
The untold story of how Bangladesh revolutionized disaster preparedness, turning complex weather data into simple, actionable warnings that reduced cyclone death tolls by over 99%.
By Frank Massey about a month ago in Motivation
