I Want to Live
byWhen I was 16, I auditioned for a musical play and was chosen to represent my country in the performance that was going to be…
Inspirational
The Youth Today: Great Potential But No Ambition
byWritten by Fatma AlFalasi (@Fatmalfalasi) Everyday I remind myself how blessed we are to be in a country so full of opportunities and, every once…
Enjoy Being Hated on the Road to Success
by“For every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction.” This formula does not apply to physics only; it is the law of the…
Friends, the Family We Choose for Ourselves
by“Friends are the family we choose for ourselves”. If this is the case how come some of them stay and some of them go? How…
The Media & the Fascination with Being Rich
byFast cars, expensive suits, $100,000 gala dinners, and $500 haircuts. No, I am not referring to life in Dubai or any metropolitan city on Earth….
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed on the Amplified Result of Giving
byI once read that people who grow up becoming great and influential had the chance to meet leaders with those attributes at least once earlier…
When Life Hands You Lemons
byCertainly, many of you have read, heard or seen Dale Carnegie’s phrase “When Life Hands You Lemons” in various songs, display pictures or postcards. The…
Advice: Say it Nicely, or Don’t Say it at All
byLogan P. Smith, essayist and critic once said: It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully. One of the things that are vital…
Contemplating the Ups and Downs of Life
byIllustration by Fatma AlHashemi (@F_Fotography) Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, ‘To be great is to be misunderstood’. If we look at the predominant figures in…
Finding the Balance Between Being Nice & Being Strict in the Workplace
byEveryone has the tendency to be nice. Nice is good, but is there such thing as being too nice as a boss? What do I…
The Empowerment of Giving
byDr. Robert Cialdini, a well-renowned psychologist and author of the bestseller book “Influence” says: “One of the first things that we learn as citizens ……
A Positive State Of Mind
byOftentimes, I have lost myself in the perils of my own mind, and sometimes I succeed in escaping. I’ve always believed that as a human…
How Our Ego Distorts How We See Ourselves
byEverything in this universe revolves around someone or something else. It was Man’s decision to make the world revolve around human beings. It is also…
What Success Looks Like
byIllustration by Fatma AlHashemi (@F_Fotography) Every society has a preconceived idea of what success and power should look like. While some see success as intrinsic,…
Repenting: The Easy Way Out
byIllustration by Fatma AlHashemi (@F_Fotography) A week before Ramadan approached us, a friend informed me about the closing parties some restaurants and clubs are hosting…
9 Tips to Survive a Tough Time in Your Life
byIllustration by Fatma AlHashemi (@F_Fotography) Have you ever felt like you were being carried by a wave so strong that you kept hitting the rocks?…
Love Thyself: Having a Healthy Body Perception
byIllustration by Fatma AlHashemi (@F_Fotography) We often, and more usually than not, go around life looking for the things that positively reflect our image in…
Who Are You? 3 Steps to Identify Yourself
byThis is a philosophical question and the answer to it is the hardest of all. In fact, it is so difficult that one of the…
About Emotional Baggage
byHow many of you have been hurt? How many of you have felt pain? How many of you have lost someone you love to death,…
The Power of Trying, Lessons Learned from Terry Fox
byThe first time I had read about Terry Fox was only a few months ago when I received an email with a request to participate in the Terry Fox marathon in Abu Dhabi.