🟢 Entrepreneur, Founder of TBH Hub & Founder of Myjlis.org 🟢 Thoughts on Empowering local talent, business growth & leading in the middle east 🟢
Joined September 2010
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20 Jun 2024
📣 My latest interview with @omaralbusaidy is out!
In this 34 min candid and honest interview we talk about the real issues facing Emiratisation.
If you need help with your Emiratisation needs, pls email me: talib@tbhadvisory.me
youtu.be/QQ0MyqyCo0s?si=lWXp…
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Jun 13
The antidote for brain rot is going back to reading longer formats: books, essays.
Reading will help you rebuild your focus and attention span.
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Jun 13
There is no amount of information that will make you feel “ready.”
There is no amount of approval that will make you feel confident.
There is no amount of success that will make you feel entirely fulfilled.
Life is about just doing the thing anyway.
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Jun 13
هذه نصيحة ثمينة لتبني ما يُعرف في علم النفس بـ "البرونويا" (Pronoia)؛ وهي الحالة الفكرية المعاكسة تماماً للبارانويا، حيث يوقن الشخص أن الكون والظروف يتآمرون سراً لصالح نجاحه وسعادته.
في كتابه الشهير "Pronoia Is the Antidote to Paranoia"، يطرح الكاتب روب بريزني مانيفستو كاملاً حول هذا المفهوم.
"البرونويا هي التخلي الواعي عن عقلية الضحية، والاعتقاد الراسخ بأن الكون هو مجرد مسرح ضخم صُمم خصيصاً لكي تنجح وتتطور، وأن كل من تلتقيهم هم حلفاء سريون في رحلتك."
يرى بريزني أن إدمان هذا التفكير هو أداة ثورية؛ لأنه ينقلك من التفكير الدفاعي القائم على الخوف، إلى التفكير الإبداعي القائم على الاستكشاف والابتكار.
Jun 12
Please get addicted to thinking everything will always work out for you.
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Jun 12
Pick one domain of competence that society values & sacrifice everything to become sublime exceptional at it.
Then leverage it to impose your will.
Then watch your influence grow & your presence become a force.
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Jun 9
My honest advice to someone who wants to make a lot of money.
3 things nobody told you:
1. The only way to make a lot of money is to create a lot of value.
No one hands out money. No one is going to pay you just because they like you or think you're cool. That's not the way the world works.
Money earned is a direct byproduct of value created. Create value, receive value. If money is the goal, value has to be the focus.
This isn't just some vague idea: The only way to get rich is to create an enormous amount of value for others, and capture a small portion of that along the way.
It's not talking about the thing, it's not brainstorming about the thing, it's not asking about the thing, it's not thinking about the thing. The only way to create value is by doing the thing.
And if you don't know where to start, look around you. Customers, colleagues, bosses, shareholders, employees. Every single one of them has a problem. What problems can you solve for the people around you? Figure them out, solve them, scale that solution.
That's how you make money.
2. You have to demonstrate excellence in everything you do.
Your income scales proportional to the amount of excellence that you're able to demonstrate.
Strategic incompetence is a lie. You don't get to pick and choose when to show up, because the world will ignore your best and judge you for your worst. Everything matters. Every single thing.
Top performers show up with energy and enthusiasm for the little things just as much as they do for the big things.
If you're in the top-10% of performers, there's no ceiling for what you can do. But the self-awareness to identify where you currently stack up, and adapt to the honest feedback on it, is very rare.
If you're in the top-10%, you know it. If you're not, figure out why and fix it.
3. You don't need passion, you need energy.
I still have no idea what it means to follow your passion.
You don't have to be passionate about your professional pursuits, you just need to find energy in them. You just need to feel a pull towards them. You just need to feel that spark of curiosity in them.
Passion is usually a byproduct of energy.
When you have energy for something, you'll give it your deep attention to learn more. You’ll ask the right questions. You’ll figure it out. You’ll win.
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And remember: Nobody is coming to save you. It’s just you. There’s a power in that.
Go do the thing.
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May 20
Everyone needs to read this...
Black Coffee Theory
(a visual thread)
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May 20
The fastest way to lose leverage is to need the outcome too much. The moment they can smell desperation, the negotiation is already contaminated. Build options before you ask. Build competence before you demand. Build distance before you care. A man with alternatives does not beg. He simply chooses.
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May 19
I just published What I Learned Asking People if They Were Prepared for The Future? medium.com/p/what-i-learned-…
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May 8
Energy is the most attractive human trait. But how do you actually build it?
This was a great read from @sahilbloom on 8 ways to be more magnetic. sahilbloom.com/newsletter/ho…
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May 8
The life cheat code nobody told you: Be the most interested person in the room. Everyone tries to be the most interesting person in the room. The most compelling stories. The funniest lines. The most impressive credentials. The most names dropped. Don't be everyone. It backfires. It feels painfully forced. It reads as insecure. Instead, focus on being interested, not interesting. Turn outward. Take a genuine interest in others. Not as a means to an end, but because you actually want to learn about who they are as a person, beneath the surface. When you open up to people, they can feel it. They reciprocate and open up to you. Be visibly happy to see people. Smile at people. Ask high-quality questions. What are you most excited about right now? What's creating the most energy in your life at the moment? What's lighting you up outside of work? Ask follow-up questions. Be glowing about what other people are doing. Not fake or disingenuous, but genuinely excited about what they're excited about. Lighting up for others makes them light up for you. Being interested is how you become interesting.
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May 6
Money advice nobody told you: The only way to make a lot of money is to create a lot of value. No one hands out money. No one is going to pay you just because they like you or think you're cool. That's not the way the world works. Money earned is a direct byproduct of value created. Create value, receive value. If money is the goal, value has to be the focus. This isn't just some vague idea: The only way to get rich is to create an enormous amount of value for others, and capture a small portion of that along the way. It's not talking about the thing, it's not brainstorming about the thing, it's not asking about the thing, it's not thinking about the thing. The only way to create value is by doing the thing. And if you don't know where to start, look around you. Customers, colleagues, bosses, shareholders, employees. Every single one of them has a problem. What problems can you solve for the people around you? Figure them out, solve them, scale that solution. That's how you make money.
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May 4
You are your own worst enemy. You waste precious time dreaming of the future instead of engaging in the present. Since nothing seems urgent to you, you are only half involved in what you do. The only way to change is through action and outside pressure.
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Every man eventually discovers that competence is the only real stabilizer of self-esteem; no amount of praise, affirmation, or philosophical comfort can replace the confidence that comes from knowing you can produce results even when conditions are hostile.
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A man who studies his own patterns with brutal honesty eventually becomes harder to manipulate, because once he understands where he typically bends, panics, or seeks comfort, he can anticipate his own weaknesses and close the gaps before someone else exploits them.
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May 1
The more generic your product offering, more time, effort & money it will take to get to your correct audience. Hence, start with a niche, and once you have perfected it, add another. Amazon started as a book store now it sells everything. Opposite route is difficult.
#niche
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Apr 30
Some days nothing works.
And you still show up the next day.
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Feb 25
Addiction to short-form videos reduces brain activity in the frontal lobe weakening the ability to focus.
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Feb 25
This hits because most people want the reward, not the responsibility.
They want the freedom, but not the discipline.
The results, but not the repetition.
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