Reflection on Amal Totkay:
By: Sania Iftikhar
Tags: Amal Fellowship, Ideas, Tips, Totkay, Amal Totkay

Hey ! This is Sania Iftikhar. Here I’ll describe what does it mean AMAL TOTKAY? Let’s get started !

Always do what you are afraid to do!

When we talk / think about the word “Totka”, we first think of self made shortcut solutions that help us to solve the problems in a better or easier way. But here is another term also that is: AMAL TOTKAY. Amal Totkay is not just like that of Totkay that I mentioned above. Amal Totkay is all about moving from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset, give your best to achieve extra miles and be confident in yourself.

Amal Totkay , Take on:

There are the following five tips (Totkay) that Amal introduced to help out youngsters in achieving their goals in a better way.

1-Self Talk

2-Get out of Your Comfort Zone

3-Create New Habits

4-Ask people help

5-Fake it till you make it

And below is my take on these totkas.

1- Self Talk:

Self talk is your internal dialogue. It’s very important to talk to yourself and know about what you really want to do and what you are doing. It’s very important to listen to your inner voice. Give yourself a few minutes and talk to yourself, know about your ideas, motivate yourself and take initiative and plan next steps.

Be mindful of your self-talk. It’s a conversation with the universe!

2- Get out of your comfort zone:

Comfort is your biggest trap and coming out of your comfort zone is your biggest challenge. We almost hear , “Getting out of your comfort zone”. But what does it actually mean? Sounds might look like an easy phrase to throw around, but sometimes advice is easier to give than to take.

When you remain in your comfort zone you become lazy and your mind doesn’t like the changes in you and ultimately you lose your creativity. You can not face the challenges and stress conditions and it seems like your brain is your protector that does not allow you to face the critical things and ultimately you can’t do what you want, you can’t achieve what you want.

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone!

3- Create new habits:

Habits play a very important role in your life. As we know we are living in the 21st century where things change day by day. New technologies are emerging and we have to learn these things to survive in this era. Habits may be good or bad. Make your habits that will not only enhance your personality but also your creativity and ultimately you will learn something new and in turn this will play a very important role in your development.

Don’t make resolutions. Create habits!

4- Ask people for help:

Asking for help doesn’t make you weak, It reveals strength even when you don’t feel strong. There are many points of view regarding asking people for help like, why do we ask for help? I do it alone. But sometimes it changes your life. God has created man in pairs definitely for a reason. It is not OK to depend totally on a person that you can’t do anything without his / her involvement. But it is also not OK to travel alone. One must have balance in life. It is perfectly OK , if you take help from others but in a certain amount that doesn’t make you paralyze. Taking feedback from other people also helps you to improve in the area where you are lacking.

Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.

5- Fake it till you make it:

The higher the goal, the higher the fear, the higher the courage. People love to say, “You gotta fake it till you make it.” This implies that the fake you is someone better than who you inherently are, and this is simply not the truth. The real you will never emerge without courage.

Fake it till you become it!

How Did I Find These Tips?

I applied “Getting out of your comfort zone” earlier in my daily life but when I enrolled in Amal’s “ Entrepreneurship” course, I got to know these Amal Totkay and really I think these five tips are very effective, if applied in our daily life.

My Favourite Tip:

My favourite tip is: “Self Talk”. Because it helps me in self-assessment and finding out my goals and WHY behind the goals.

Another favourite is: “Getting out of your comfort zone”. I do practice to come out of my comfort zone that helps me in gaining new experiences either good or bad and these left a life long lesson that help me how I can handle my life.

Have I Started Implementing Already?

I already implementing these tips in my daily life but not in proper way, sometimes I may get demotivated and left all , but after joining AMAL I know my goals and reasons behind them , now I implementing these five tips with dedications and achieve it what I want.

What Can I Do To Develop a Growth Mindset Beginning From Today?

For developing a growth mindset, first of all I follow the five tips (AMAL Totkay) and implement in my daily life by starting from today and definitely I’ll have a growth mindset instead of fixed. I know there is a lot more talent hidden in me and I’m unaware right now..:-)