AMAL TOTKAY
By: Dr. Muneeb
Tags: Amal Fellowship, Amal Totkay, Amal Academy

A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it. — Ray Davis

Amal Totkay are basically the key points for developing a growth mindset. These are the principles that essentially guide you to be a better person and professional. Following are the five postulates of Amal Totkay.

Self Talk Get out of your comfort zone Create new habit Ask people help Fake it till you make it

1. Self Talk

The first tip is “SELF-TALK”. I think self-talk is a form of motivation that you give yourself to adapt to things that you want to do in life. It is very important for a growth mindset as it helps in the nourishment of different ideas. It removes negativity from your life and gives you a clear perspective. It’s my personal favorite as it allows me to look into things differently from a normal perspective. It allows not only growth at a personal level but also at the professional level. In my personal life sometimes I get biased towards certain things, when I do so, I try to look up ways that how will I do it differently, It takes time to analyze but it is worth trying as it allows me to be an open-minded person in terms of accepting situations that I normally don’t feel doing. The result is always better trust me. However, on a professional level, I think it helps in growing your community and your ideology. So I think it’s a fair deal to try to self-talk and get better results.

2. Get out of your comfort zone

The Comfort zone is basically a space that we feel comfortable in. In life, there come situations when you have to do certain things that you feel, are so out of your comfort zone so what to do then? The answer is to practice getting out of your comfortable space and try new and different things in order to deal with situations. Many times we don’t reach our goal because we are so afraid to take that first step and somehow the urge to get to that point diminishes over time if we don’t try continuously. So it is important that you must challenge yourself every day to try new things. It definitely pays off in the end and makes you adaptable to the environment.

3. “CREATE NEW HABITS”

In my opinion, Habits are of two types, one that you are born with and second that you adapt growing up in your life. While one is instilled the latter can be changed and renewed. Adapting powerful habits into your day that help you grow, change and reinforce your thinking with action. If you are upgrading from a “fixed” to a “growth” mindset, schedule time for learning and start noting down your learnings and achievements every day. The best way to implement it is that you build a schedule that at the end of the day fulfills your first step towards your goal.

4. “ASK PEOPLE HELP”

I have this habit of doing everything by myself but sometimes there comes a situation where I need a new opinion/ perspective. So in this aspect, I tried to communicate more in terms of my professional life, and it really shows the difference in my day-to-day life. A simple and obvious benefit of asking for help is that other people can help you move forward. If you think about what area you could use some help and ask someone who has the right knowledge, skills, resources, or connections, you increase your chances of learning and of making progress.

5. “FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT”

It is an old saying that whatever you wish to happen, start thinking and living in it. Afraid of the results we didn’t even try but that’s not right. The first step is to identify the goal that you want to achieve, the next step is to train your brain that you can do it and practice again and again. Finally, apply it in daily life, work towards it and in the end, you definitely achieve your goal.