Zaid Ismail
@zaidie@zaidismail.com
Author, life coach, and mental health activist. We need to change the narrative from disorders, illnesses, and survival to accountability, understanding, and thriving.
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Own your life
Note to self: When you allow yourself to be defined by the scepticism of others, you impose their limitations on yourself. Recognising that all mental and emotional limitations are self-imposed is critical to growth. These limitations are revealed in how we believe we are compelled to respond to someone or some experience. It is revealed…
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Are you grateful for you?
Whenever asked about gratitude, the inevitable response is one that is focused on everything we have around us. Sometimes, we consider our health and our skills. At other times we recognise the value of things not being as bad as they could have been. And we convince ourselves that this is being grateful. But how…
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Misery is the thief of time
Anything that requires a concerted effort is exhausting…like being miserable or morbid…it demands that we suppress any inclination to find joy or happiness in simple things. Can anyone guess why we would do this? 🤔 Joy is what we give up when we hold on to misery. Don’t become so distracted by how you were…
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Growth is inevitable
This was an important realisation that has carried me through many difficult experiences in life. What’s even more important to realise is that when we choose a positive growth for ourselves, there is no guarantee that the people around us will choose the same. Don’t back down from being a better version of you because…
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Invest in hope
When you’re lost on a journey, do you keep driving around in circles hoping that your destination will miraculously arrive, or do you try a different route until you find it? Or do you sit behind the wheel and judge yourself for being a bad driver because you’re on the wrong road? If you do,…
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Give trust, before taking it away
Earn my trust! Earn my respect! Consider how lofty our opinion is of ourselves when we demand that from others. If you don’t trust someone for good reason, then no problem. But if you don’t trust someone just because you don’t know them, then you have trust issues. That’s how life becomes burdensome because we…
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Father : A silent duty
Fathers are often overlooked or forgotten, because they’re seldom in the limelight. Silently serving in the background, they often do what is seen as just their job, or their duty. Not wired with an overt nurturing instinct, but rather that of a silent sentinel, ensuring their family’s safety and comfort, they often grow accustomed to…
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Money is not the root of evil
Money is nothing more than a tool. It’s a means to an end, not a motivation in itself. Even its accumulation through miserliness, or its wastage through extravagance still makes it nothing more than a tool to achieve a greater goal. Ingratitude is what results in such tools being used to our detriment, or to…