We’re getting closer to that time every year in the fall season when in the USA, and many other countries, the clock time is adjusted back by one hour (“fall-back”) from “Day Light Savings Time” (DST) to Standard Time (ST). For a busy practicing Muslim professional like me, this poses some challenges and requires several
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We’re Going Hijri: The Productive Muslim Company to Align its Business with the Hijri Calendar
The Productive Muslim Company is becoming a Hijri-first company as part of its #LetsGoHijri campaign. Orienting the company’s business and planning to the Hijri Calendar will entail: Aligning the Productive Muslim’s monthly newsletter with the Hijri calendar (issuing the newsletter at the beginning of every Hijri month). Aligning the internal team meetings and planning with
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What is Mindfulness and Spiritual Intelligence: An Islamic Framework
Mindfulness, of late, has become a buzzword and as Muslims, we might wonder what mindfulness has got to do with our faith? In simple words, mindfulness is our ability to pay attention to the present moment without getting carried away by all the distractions, emotions, thoughts, and feelings we experience. From an emotional well-being perspective,
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Why The Islamic Calendar Matters More Than You Think
In the 1950s, the United Nations received a proposal for the adoption of a uniform World Calendar. The World Calendar would be a 12-month calendar with two x 24 hour-waiting days (called “World Days”) to ensure the calendar starts on the same day each year, and hence the days of the week would never shift
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The HEART of Spiritual Intelligence: How to Cultivate Hikma (Wisdom) During Uncertain Times
Maryam doesn’t seem to be managing her work/life commitments very well, especially with the unexpected COVID-19 challenges. She is a 35-year-old, 1st generation, successful Muslim professional working in a senior management role at a Fortune 10 company in Dallas, Texas. Though she is happily married with two girls, she has been experiencing major stress juggling
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Podcast interview: Why corporations need to adopt faith-based personal development training?
What does faith have to do with work? How can we leverage faith to allow professionals to reach peak performance without being stressed, drained, or overwhelmed? In this interview, Mohammed Faris, CEO of the ProductiveMuslim Company shares his experience delivering corporate workshops on Barakah Culture vs. Hustle Culture. You’ll hear first-hand stories of how his
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