OQSAQ 🍉

Guided by the Almighty, journeying toward wisdom. Committed to listening, learning, purposed by family & influenced by nature; aiming to higher potential

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Leadership isn't measured by how many followers you have. It's gauged by how may lives you improve.

Selfish leaders divide people to advance personal agendas. Servant leaders unite people to achieve common goals.

The best leaders are those who bring out the best in others.

[OQSAQ 🍉 @Omersq]

Rumi once said:

“Try to explain love, and it disappears.
But step into it, and it becomes everything.”

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Good books immerse you in a new world. Great books introduce you to a new worldview.

Good books are page-turners—they're meant to be devoured. Great books are corner-folders—they're made to be savored.

Good books keep you engaged. Great books leave you changed.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Burnout is rarely a personal problem to manage. It's usually an organizational problem to solve.

If multiple people are drained, it’s not in their heads—it’s in your culture and structure.

Widespread exhaustion is a sign that people are being overworked and undersupported.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Many people stagnate trying to change what they can't instead of growing by changing what they can.

We don't control how others treat us—we control how we treat them. We don't decide what happens to us—we decide how we respond.

Our reputation is not up to us. Our character is.

[OQSAQ 🍉 @Omersq]

I'm thrilled to share my first book, My Journey So Far—a collection of poems exploring longing, solitude and Divine connection. Inspired by Rumi, Attar & Iqbal, and is for all seeking their own path.

eBook & Paperback https://t.co/lLe1Mpiwuh
Hardcover https://t.co/GVvNPDJ30Y

[Tansu Yegen @TansuYegen]

So true👌

[Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm]

One of Adam Grant’s posts from this year.

Thank you, Adam, for all your wisdom and guidance.

#thank #thankful @AdamMGrant

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Nvidia CEO: doing great work is not about joy and happiness every day. It is about loving what you do and resilience.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

True failure is not falling short of our goals. It's failing to pursue our most meaningful goals.

In the moment, it feels risky to take a chance. In hindsight, our biggest mistakes are the chances we didn't take.

Inaction is a recipe for regret. Action is fuel for growth.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

The test of a relationship is not how much you enjoy each other’s highs. It’s how well you support each other’s lows.

It’s easy to get along on a good day. Care is showing up on a hard day.

The most reliable people in your life are the ones who step up when you're down.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Disappointment comes from knowing things could be better. Gratitude flows from knowing things could be worse.

We don't control events, but we do choose our outlook. Where we focus shapes how we feel.

For most people in most places, this is the best time in history to be alive.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Intense emotions rarely last as long as we expect. In the heat of the moment, we overindex on our anguish today and underestimate our capacity to adapt tomorrow.

Pain and sorrow are never permanent—they evolve over time. They can help us make sense, find meaning, and fuel change.

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[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

My new favorite word: sonder.

It's the profound awareness that every person you encounter has experienced a lifetime of hopes, fears, loves, and heartaches that you'll never know.

Each moment of sonder is a reminder to appreciate how little we truly grasp about others' lives.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

The best life and work advice you will see here, from Clay Christensen

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Grief is not a purely negative emotion. Over time, it becomes bittersweet—sadness is joined by love and gratitude.

Nostalgia is a healthy response to loss. Longing for the past motivates us to appreciate the present and improve the future.

The goal of coping is not to erase pain. It's to gain purpose.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Power is fleeting. Respect is lasting.

Reputation is not a function of wealth, fancy titles, or prestigious memberships. It's a matter of what we contribute and how we treat others.

Admiration is earned through actions, not positions. The best way to be valued is to add value.

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[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Sticking with a bad decision is not a triumph of commitment. It's a failure of courage.

The quicker you are to admit you were wrong, the sooner you can start making it right.

Persistence is not about staying on a path. It's about finding a better path to your goal.

[Rumi @Rumi_Quote]

Truth is the Night of Power,
hidden amid the other nights
so the soul may try each one.
Not all nights are the Night of Power,
yet all nights aren’t empty of it either.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Resilience is not about being invulnerable to hardship. It’s about accepting adversity as part of life.

Some struggles are challenges to conquer. Others are weights to carry.

Strength doesn’t come from avoiding setbacks. It comes from refusing to be defined by suffering.