Good enterprise architecture doesn’t “pre-own everything that might move.”
It “makes future change possible without pre-deciding it.”
قُل لَّن يُصِيبَنَا إِلَّا مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَنَا هُوَ مَوْلَانَا ۚ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ
(التوبة:51)
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.
– Gautama Buddha
اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلاَلِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ، وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ
محمد صلَّى اللهُ علَيه وسلَّم –
In both navigation and leadership, redundancy signals inefficiency.
If the same obstacle presents itself repeatedly, it’s not bad luck — it’s poor strategy.
Seeing the same “tree” twice means it’s time to reevaluate your route.
“Doctors make the worst patients”, and truth be told, we’re all a little blind when it comes to healing what we’re best at fixing in others.
– Karen Salmansohn
- Surround yourself with people whose eyes light up when they see you coming.
- Slowly is the fastest way to get you where you want to be.
- The top of one mountain is the bottom of the next so keep climbing.
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ
(القصص:56)
If you want to improve your life, work on being the best version of yourself, instead of pretending to be someone you’re not.