10 self Help Hath to improve your goal setting.

1. 10 Self Help Hadith
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2. “Every action is Judged by
its Intention, and every man
will have that which he
Intended.” (Bukhari)
Hadith #1

3. 1
Halal
2
Beneficial
3
Mustn’t
harm
anybody
else.
Goal Setting
3 Conditions for setting Goals:

4. Goal Setting
Effective Goals must be:

6. “By Him in whose hand my life is, it
is better for anyone of you to take a
rope and cut the wood (from the
forest) and carry it over his back and
sell it ( as a means of earning ishis
living) rather than to ask a person for
something and that person may give
him or not.” (Bukhari)
Hadith #2

7. Goal Setting
If you want to achieve something:
 Don’t wait for someone to
help you.
 Work hard
 Help yourself

8. Hadith #3

9. Person
of
Value
Happiness
Increase
Blessings
Good
relations
We have a collective duty to
help each other and benefit
each other.
Set up projects and
businesses that benefit
Humanity.
The Best Goals are those which benefit others.

10. Capitalism
Get rich
Quick
Short
Term
Lack of
Inner
peace
Unethical
Capitalism
Lack Blessings.
Cause of Harm
Accountability in the Afterlife

11. Hadith #4
“Harm may neither be
inflicted nor reciprocated.”
(Ibn Majah)

12. Five Major Maxims Governing Islamic Law
Harm Shall Be Removed
o That which is harmful must be
completely avoided whenever
possible.
o When it is not possible, then the
lesser of two evils should be
perpetrated to avoid the greater.
 Our Goals Should be
Harmless and Beneficial.

13. Our Goals Should be Harmless and Beneficial.
Our Goals
Must not
Harm
People
Directly Indirectly
Ourselves
Neglecting
our own
needs
Push our
selves too
hard

14. Diseases
Burnout
Giving
up the
Pursuit
of Goals
Neglect and Pushing Hard results in Giving up

15. Solution
 Strike a Balance between Chasing Goals and fulfilling the rights of others and Ourselves.
Chasing
Goals
fulfilling
the rights of
others and
Ourselves.

16. Healthy
Productive
and able
human
being
Rest
Have Fun
Eat
Properly
Sleep
Properly
Avoid
Unhealthy
habits
 Take out time to rest and have Halal fun.
 Eat Properly.
 Sleep properly.
 Avoid unhealthy habits.
Solution

17. Hadith #5

18. ‘how do you eat an elephant?’
one bite at a time
Chunking
Chunking helps us
achieve our Goals by
breaking up big Goals
into bite size chunks
that are easier to work
on.

19. Chunking
Makes
Goals
Doable
More Fun
Motivating
Organized
More
effective
Help
Prioritize
Easier to
Understand
Easier to
remember
Why?

20. How?
Break into
Smaller
Units
Identify
Similarities
or Patterns
Organize
Group into
Manageable
Units

21. Hadith #6

22. Financial Goals
Consistency
God
Consciousness
Asset to
Muslim
Ummah
You

23. Hadith #7

24. Two stages of Life
Good
Times
Bad
Times

25. This World Is A Test
Good
Times
Bad
Times
• Complacent
• Neglectful
• Test of
Patience
• Fortitude
• Ability to Rise
above

26. Think Win/Win
Eyes on
the Goal
Push
through
Reframe
Calamities

27. Hadith #8

28. Time is
Valuable
Time is a
Great
Resource
Crucial for
Success
We are
capable of
far more on
Daily basis
We are
accountable
Time Management
Why?

29. Hadith #9

30. Fear
Being
Wrong
Making
Mistakes
Trying
New
things
Failing
Looking
stupid
Fear is Paralyzing

31. Mistakes
Being
Human
Learning
Part of
Growth
Maturity
Positive
Reframe Mistakes

32.  Do not fear Mistakes.
 Avoid repeating old Mistakes.
 Learn from them.
 Grow Stronger.

33. Hadith #10

34. ‫صبر‬
Patience
Persistence Self-Control
Consistency

35. Summary