Asif Rehmani

Asif Rehmani

Happiness before success

It’s a common assumption for most of us that we will be happy once we achieve success – financial or otherwise. Even though this sounds logical, this is a myth. Success is the result of happiness, happiness is not the…

Don’t let a crisis go to waste

Where others see calamity, you can choose to see opportunity. At the turn of the century in the year 2000, there was a dotcom bubble. Everyone was investing in anything that was dotcom. The bubble burst. The peak came crashing…

Poi for the mind

When I went on my honeymoon to Maui, Hawaii, we went to a luau – a Hawaiian feast with live music and cultural dances. I remember when they were serving various dishes at the luau, they encouraged us to eat…

Why write when you can use AI to do it?

Since I’ve discovered the Open AI technology, I’ve been asking myself this question: Should I still be racking my brain writing content or should I just let AI spit out the content and just paste the responses into my article…?…

Compassion starts with the Self

Give yourself permission to be selfish. I believe that compassion does not start at home as the famous saying goes. Compassion starts with ‘the self’. Only when you put your own oxygen mask on first that you can help others…

You are the center of your universe

The title might sound selfish but it’s true. You are the center of your universe. Emphasis on “Your” ☺️. The question now is: are you going to be passive and let forces and people around you influence and impact you…

How I became a writer

I still remember the day when I was talking with a friend in college who was an English major and loved writing articles. I was an Electrical Engineering major and I hated writing articles. I could not understand how this…

Focus on the small picture

Sometimes the big picture can be so scary that it paralyzes you. That’s when you need to focus on the small picture and take it 1 day and 1 hour at a time. Focusing on things that are in your…

Lessons from our dog Amber

I’ve never had a dog. Not until we got one in 2021 during the height of COVID. I realized after getting a dog that I have so much to learn. It’s amazing what our dog Amber has taught me without…