A while back I was reading the ‘Masnavi’ – the masterpiece of the Muslim scholar and spiritual teacher, Mawlana Rumi, and I came across this gem:
‘…For if a soul entombs its secret love,
fulfilment comes more quickly from above.
The Prophet said, “Whoever hides his dream
attains it sooner through the Lord Supreme.”
When seeds are hidden deep beneath the ground,
their secret turns to greenery all around.
Silver and gold are hidden in the same mine
to nurture them and purify their shine.’
This got me thinking. It’s true for me – the biggest goals I’ve ever achieved, the biggest dreams I ever dared to dream, were all kept secret until they were achieved.
When I was praying for a book contract to write, “Inside the Soul of Islam”, and when I was learning how to write book proposals, I didn’t mention it to anyone. It was only when the contract came in, that I announced it.
When I decided to quit medicine, learn Arabic instead and go and study in Egypt, then live in Spain – I didn’t announce all these changes until they were already done and set in stone.
And, perhaps the most dramatic example: I didn’t even tell my parents I was going to become a ‘life coach’, much less ’The Quran Coach’, until after I had 20 paying, regular, long-term clients.
In fact, through all these big changes, I only confided in a few very carefully selected people. Namely, my coach(es). The people who were 100% supportive and wanted nothing but the highest good for me & the world.
Which brings me to the point.
If you dare to dream big dreams; if you have goals that are big, audacious, and scary; or if you know what you want but know that some of the people around you would probably laugh, scoff or even get insecure around you if you told them…
… then it’s time you let me be your coach, {{firstname}}.
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