My Story of 2025

I weigh 65kg by 30 June 2024

Over the last 04 years, I have gained 15 kg. They say that one's size increases with a loving partner, and I must agree. Alhamdulillah, I am so grateful for the blessing of having a loving partner who buys me chocolates and cakes. 

For 40 years, I never weighed more than 69 kg, even when carrying two children. With 78kg, life is so challenging; I constantly fight breathing difficulty because my diaphragm gets squeezed with simple movements. I have vasovagal syncope and faint without any warnings. 

My beliefs: Losing weight is so hard; I cannot live without chocolates and cakes.

My fuel: To enjoy my life, I should be able to carry myself and continue adding value to my people until my final breath.

My vision:  I prosper because of my vibrant health and fitness. I am energetic and in good health all around the year. I maintain my athletic body and am conscious of what I consume. 

My strategy: Install good habits in my life and run those habits till my final breath. 

• Exercise three times a week (minimum 30-60 minute exercise).
• I am mindful about my consumption, primarily working on sugar and carb intake.
• Daily 3 litres of water intake.

How do I monitor/measure 

• Monthly gym/jog hours 
• Monthly body measurements
• Counting the days, I was free of cakes/chocolates/ biscuits
• Log of daily water intake.
• Monthly weight checking (final result)

I reduce my impulse reactions by 30%

Alhamdulillah, I am thankful to Allah for the ability to live in a constant state of gratitude.

In the last 365 days, I have lost my sense of gratitude on a few occasions when I encountered challenges with people I love. I intervened without assessing the situation and regretted every encounter afterwards. Some occasions led to losing my integrity and authenticity in front of those I love. 

My beliefs: I should help my children, husband, family members, and students when they face challenges. I need to share my perspective with them and support them. (They don't need it; they only ask me to listen). 

My fuel: To live peacefully with the people I love. 

My vision: I am constantly grateful, and positive hormones are released daily. I am optimistic, vibrant and emotionally stable. I leave a legacy of emotional stability to whoever I meet and pass on a spark of resilience fire in them.

My strategy: Pause before each encounter and be disciplined with gratitude-shifting

• Ten-minute breathing exercises in the morning and evening
• Read through tomorrow's tasks before sleeping tonight
• Set the intention to live a great day in the morning
• Reflect on the day's experience before I go to bed

How do I measure 

• Daily Mood Log
• Gratitude Journaling
• Forgive me and others daily
• Weekly gratitude notes to others
• Identifying the number of times I lost myself 

Weekly five hours to learn and reflect on the Quran

Alhamdulillah, I am grateful to Allah for my hunger to learn, understand and teach the Quran. 

My goal to learn one Juz of the Quran was in vain, and I achieved only 10 - 20% of the goal.

My beliefs: I don't have time. When I take one hour daily, I am losing my time on earning income. Shaitan is misleading my path and making me too worldly-conscious.

My fuel: My success depends on how much I do what Allah SWT wants me to do. I am His slave, and His promise of a beautiful paradise is my utmost priority. Once this is achieved, all the other goals would flow.

My vision: I allocate one hour daily to recite, understand and reflect on the Quran.

My strategy: Diving into urgent tasks is easy, and Shaitan can quickly mislead me, therefore, 

• Daily seek forgiveness, allocate the morning hours for remembering Allah, set the intention to please Allah throughout the day
• Plan the day/meetings - on the call of Azaan, first task is Prayer
  • Slow down to read zikr and salawath on the prayer mat, ask Allah for guidance
  • Perform Rawathib Sunnah
  • Perform Lhuha Prayer
  • Perform Thahajjud
• One hour of Quran at my desk, as first deep work project of the day
  • It's a non-negotiable factor, and I must stick to the task, although I am accountable to no one. 
  • Recite with Usthaza for a minimum of 10 minutes a day. 
• Record one verse in English and Dhivehi weekly (giving back to the community)

How do I measure 

• Monitor the week's effort and decide on ways to improve. 
• Weekly publish two videos on my reflections of the learned verses

Graduate with a Master of Research Studies (MRS) in September

Alhamdulillah, I am so grateful that I continue to push myself to become a philosopher one day, In Sha Allah

My beliefs: When I set the intention to study, I had no means nor possibilities, within reach but Alhamdulillah, In Sha Allah, I am about to complete my second masters degree. I shall continue on this path, and In Sha Allah, every day I will get an inch closer to the ultimate big goal.

My fuel: Imparting beneficial knowledge is one of the deeds that will live forever, until the end of the world, even after my death. Any gain in this field therefore multifold the reward.

My vision: To complete the final thesis with a distinction.

My strategy: Allocate time for reading and writing every week

• Five hours of reading and writing per week
• Improve on my incorrect behaviour of working at midnight for this project.
• When I assign a time for this, stick to the schedule.

How do I measure 

• Weekly log
• Supervisor Discussions

Live every day of the year in the honeymoon phase

Alhamdulillah, I am so grateful to have a husband who loves and cares about me without any expectations.

In the last 365 days, I have chased several other dreams and failed to spend quality time with my husband daily.

My beliefs: Instead of living life in the routine, I should always strive to live in the honeymoon phase

My fuel: To have a partner who gives everything you can dream of is the biggest blessing, and I should not take it for granted. 

My vision: To live in the honeymoon phase every day, and I allocate time for things my husband loves to do. 

My strategy: To constantly be grateful and remember the blessings of having my husband in my life. 

• Freeing up 30 minutes daily for my husband 
• Sit with him, doing nothing and enjoying the flow
• Learning to crack more jokes and having more conversations around the jokes

How do I measure 

• Monthly reflections on our experience together. 

Be more of a listener

Alhamdulillah, I am so grateful to have two children who have turned into youthhood.

As we navigate through the various hurdles of life, this past year made me question my parenting journey. Did I do it right? Is it me who should take up the blame for what my children are going through?

My beliefs: I am the only parent in my kids' life. For 20 years, I have struggled and surfed the rough waves. 

My fuel: My kids are the coolness of my eyes, and fixing the broken limbs in our relationship is my way for Jannah. 

My vision: To continue in my Du'a for my children and be their secret ears whenever possible

My strategy: Pause and Listen. Ignore the urge to speak and guide.

• Continue my daily Du'a
• Call both kids daily even if I am busy or even if they respond occasionally
• Visit kids twice this year and be present with them

Follow the Nourished Mindset Formula

Alhamdulillah, I am so grateful that I am developing and testing the Nourished Mindset concept.

My beliefs: Life is not about having a lot of connections. It's about having connections that add meaning to life and living a value-based life. It's striving to go to Jannah together.

My fuel: Testing my theory of a Nourished Mindset is of utmost importance as a researcher, therefore, I must experience my concept

My vision: To adopt the 3 + 3 + 3 formula and build on that network.

My strategy: One meaningful and value-added conversation in each area.

• One hour weekly for building connections

Build a Thriving Business as Coach, Speaker and Trainer

Alhamdulillah, Ma Sha Allah, I am so grateful that I am doing the dream work that gives me time-freedom. I don't have to report to anyone. I work when I feel working I can take a break or sleep when I wish. I can choose to work from any corner of the world. It's time to excel and have mental and financial freedom.

My beliefs: Abundance is not the result of hard work, it is rather the outcome of creative and strategic work backed by Allah's Mercy.

My fuel: Allah blesses us with Abundance therefore to be creative enough, where I free up more time on my calendar to learn, understand, reflect, and impart Quranic knowledge

My vision: To scale up my business and earn $20,000 while working 10 hours a week.