Mubashir Hussain

It has been observed—and I have come to agree—that our current system of saving has never delivered anything truly significant. Instead, it has created a false belief that "these savings are my backup," along with a lingering fear that they might be wiped out in an emergency. This method of saving 10%—or any fixed percentage—has been promoted by two of my most respected mentors, Napoleon Hill and Bob Proctor. And while I believe it may be useful for those who are irresponsible with money or unable to control their desires, that usefulness is only temporary. It serves as a learning tool while they learn to manage their finances. But in the long run, this approach creates a false assumption: that the money you save is the source of your financial security—rather than the God who gave it, or the mind that worked for it. That is the first issue. The second issue is the constant fear that if something happens, this money will be gone. The third issue is that you become more focuse...

  "Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve." Today, Pakistanis are divided between three distinct mindsets, and mark my words, two of them are actively writing their own destinies. 1) The Negative Mindset: This group believes in—and only sees—the doom of our country. To support this theory, they seize upon every negative sign they can find, even using theology to prove that we are heading for the most disgraceful and horrible end possible. They believe that success and prosperity can only come from what  they  consider to be the right way, and no other. They claim to respect difference of opinion, but in reality, they have no space for it. They will lash out with their tongues, and if they had the power, they would use their hands as well. Yet, they remain blind to what their own thinking has made of them. They also believe that the whole country shares their views and that they are the majority. These people will surely achieve what their minds have co...