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Care-teria( Where you can be yourself)
By: Zainab Shahid
Tags: Wecare, Mental Health, Be A Hero, Amal Fellowship, Amal Academy

Want to create a portal or a website where people can interact, share, compete, laugh, and cry together while being far away from each other. The spark I think that I can give them is they don’t need money to get help. However they just, have to have an internet connection.

Problem statement: In todays where we all are somehow effected by covid-19 we need a shoulder to lean on some body to talk to. People are anxious, sad and are becoming an overthinker.

People I want to effect: People I want to target are who have mental health problems: like overthinkers, people with anxiety and many other who think they need someone to talk or think they need help but not in the situation of getting it; like the youth of the middle class.

How I am going to attract them: I am going to attract them by posting ads about the fun activities that would be happening there. Because most of the overthinker; who don’t want to drive by their thoughts. They seek something to distract them for a while.

And when they open the site, there would be an article about different types of mental health. This will not only able to distract them. But also able to aware them and able to provide them help from the professionals.

People I have talked to: there are some people in my instant circle I have made them answers my questions. I asked them if they have ever search about contest happening on internet.

Have they ever tried to run away from what they are feeling?

Did they share their thoughts and how much that helped them?

If they would know that there is a site or portal which provide mental awareness and provided instant help would they visit?

The answers were, yes!

they have search about the activities happening on internet. Yes they have tried to distract them from thoughts. Yes they have share and that have helped them somehow. Yes if they know that there is a place where they can find help they would try.

For money: Because we are providing awareness and a platform to explore, we can sell some stuff their like bakery items etc. Of course in some others button of the site so we can pay our professionals.

MOTO: My moto is to provide mental health awareness and the solutions and make other people realize that. Take a first step because:

YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN HELP YOUR SELF
They have rights too…
By: Rauf Anwar
Tags: Amal Academy, Amal Fellowship, Megaprojects

We are living in society where we have been told that we all are equal and we should respect each other and should spread love. But when it comes to ‘Transgenders’ then why we have forget everything and look down on them. Aren’t they human, don’t they have rights to live, aren’t they a part of this society too.

My idea for Amal’s Mega Project is to encourage and help these Transgenders. These people are not getting their basic rights i.e. education, job and even a right to live. It came to my mind when I was in 9th standard. I was going to academy and then I saw some people are teasing a Transgender. Literally at that time I didn’t even know what does Transgender mean.

Then after some days I saw a Transgender been beaten by some teenagers. They were abusing him and even they injured him. So I became curious and wondered why these people are treated so badly in this society. So the time passed by and I grew up but those questions still bothered me that where are their parents and why don’t people respect them.

Some days ago, on Sept. 10, 2020 a transgender named ‘Gul Panra’ killed by a man in Peshawar, Pakistan. What was her mistake, why he killed her. This will happen again and again if we can’t do anything for them.

Some months ago I watched an interview of a Transgender. Her name is Alina Khan. She told that even her parents don’t love her. How her brother beat her daily. People tease her, abuse her moreover no-one is willing to give her some work to do. She said,

“If our parents accept us then we can avoid a lot of bad things.”

Anila Khan giving interview to a FM Station

These were the reasons that I made mind to do something for them. There are some solutions which come to my mind:

The state must provide them all the basic rights There parents must be acknowledged that they are not curse for them at least they should treat them like their own child because they are the creation of Almighty too, So they should accept them Education must be provided to them so that they can discover themselves Job opportunities must be given to them

I became really happy when some months ago I knew that a Transgender has become the first Pakistani Transgender Anchor person. Her name is Marvia Malik. She is a true inspiration for the other transgenders as well.

Marvia Malik (Pakistan’s first trans anchor)

Moreover what I can do for them now is;

To encourage them to live with grace and dignity To raise their voice and stand up for their basic rights To help them financially as much as I can

In the end I just want to quote Ed Murray (American Politician);
Reflection to Amal totkay
By: Nida Amin
Tags: Amal Academy, Amal Fellowship

Reflection to Amal totkay

In Amal academy we learn so many new things. These all totkay very helpful for developing a growth mindset and help to the creative mindset.



Developing a Growth mindset



In a growth mindset, you believe that your abilities can be develop with hard work and thorough dedication. In a fixed mindset, you said to yourself that you can not do anything because you have not much ability to something new but in growth mindset, you work hard for your goals and motive yourself that you can everything with hard and consistency

There are five tips of developing growth mindset



1. Work Self Talk.



2. Get out of your comfort zone.



3. Create new habits.



4. Ask people for help.



5. Fake it till you make







What you find the 5 tips?



I find the self confidence and self motivation. In all these five tips help me to learn new skills and creativity

Takeaways

My take ways from this tips that work hard and consistency. Learn new skills improve yourself day by day that is call growth mindset



Fav tip



Self talk my favorite tips it’s because when you know yourself. Then you start act and amal khudi principal



Started implementing already



I already leave my comfort zone before join Academy I was to much fear that I can not do this it’s not for me what I can do .but now I happy that I am here and I get out of my comfort zone



Develop a growth mindset beginning from today



We develop a growth mindset from today to start to create good habits and become a life long learner and take the risk to accept challenges and hard work for goals

Thank you #Amalacademy
Totkay Shotkay
By: Areeba Aleem
Tags: Amal Academy, Amal Totkay

#Amalktotkay.

I think totkay is something, I heard from my elders. Rawayiti totkay, they never make sense. It feels like that myths stuff is totkay’s relative or something. Ye istemal kro foran khansi theek hojaegi. Array bukhar shukar sb khtm hojae ga. Ever heard, Neem ka pani piyo? You won't get pimples? Don't try it, I swear! It is so bitter. You can put all the sugar, honey or any sweetener you want. That neem water will stay bitter to its core. (Cringes while I write about it.) (Goes into flashbacks) *Cringes again* (Comes back from it). Oh, and it doesn't work.

At first, I thought, these will be same old silly totkays. Amal knows how to attract their students well. Amal Totkay makes sense. Honestly, this is something everyone knows but it still needs to be said out loud. 5 totkays will help you in your life. I swear.

Self Talk:

I think self-talk needs to be positive. There is already so much negativity around the world. Why should we have it inside as well? Motivate yourself and see the difference.

Get out of your comfort zone:

Comfort zone is having hot chocolate while all cuddled up in a blanket. Before that, you need to make that tasty hot chocolate! That is what getting out of your comfort zone means. You need to be outside of that box in order to achieve your potential and yes that hot chocolate too.

Create New Habits:

A good habit is always beneficial for you. You need to grow and improve yourself. Be it reading a page of a book every day or even writing a motivational quote in a diary. Anything that improves your mental or even physical state will always be a plus point.

Ask people to help:

Asking for help is hard. It makes you think that you will be showing your weakness but you know what? You should see totka 1 again. Say in your head that, it is fine to ask for help and it is making you confident to achieve something better.

Fake it till you make it:

Pretending and then making a run for it. This is something which allows you to trick your mind and in the end, you are able to do it. You lie to your brain, in order to achieve something which is okay!

I think that every tip and tricks help you to achieve bigger and better. Every tip has its own perks and I believe using them in your daily life will do wonders. I don't have any favorites but I would definitely implement every tip in my life. This will allow me to have a growth mindset and which will ultimately improve me.
Getting Closer To Mega Project
By: Adnan Shabbir
Tags: Amal Academy, Amal Fellowship, Megaprojects

There are many social issues that we are facing in our surroundings and I try to overcome these issues and link this issue too with my mega project problem. There are many topics in which we need to work for the betterment of society with the help of the people and government. My main focus is to select the topic which has a huge impact on the poor communities. I see many of the peoples cannot have enough money to buy food for in this situation. Shortage of food.

Problem statement.

In the recent situation of Pakistan in the pandemic, people have did not enough money to give the food to their children to fulfill their need for food and it is difficult for them to survive for the life

Problem Statement

It’s the greatest poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as …

Causes

In worldwide there are 821 million peoples is struggling on the daily basis for hunger every day. Many factors played the role in the creation of hunger worldwide. Poverty, Food shortages, War & conflict, Climate change, Poor nutrition, Poor Public Policy, Economy, and Food waste.

Shortage of Resources

Effects

When the children are hungry they increase the possibility of hospitalized for children and they face high risks of the health condition likes asthma and anemia. When the children grow up and do not get enough food to eat face problems in the disease of diabetes and high blood pressure which have an adverse effect on the overall health of the children.

Malnutrition

Solution

1. Creates more jobs, raises funds, and share the prosperity.

2. Improve government income-support programs for struggling families.

3. Target supports to especially vulnerable populations.

4. Work with states, and nonprofit organization to expand and improve the participation in the nutrition programs.

5. Make sure all families have convenient access to reasonably priced, healthy food.

Working together to reduce poverty and hunger

I believe this process helps me a lot in my satisfaction and achieve my determination towards goals. I feel happy to help someone in his difficult time. I shall be very thankful for Amal to providing me this type of the task in the mega project which helps me to experience the challenges which I face in the real life in future.

Thank you

Waiting for the feedback
5 Tips of Success
By: Muhammad Bilal
Tags: Amal Academy

For a growth mind set everyone needs to follow the below 5 tips for a successful growth of there personal and professional mind sets.

Develop a Growth Mindset

Self- Talk

Self-talk is your internal dialogue. It’s influenced by your subconscious mind, and it reveals your thoughts, beliefs, questions, and ideas.

Self-talk can be both negative and positive. It can be encouraging, and it can be distressing. Much of your self-talk depends on your personality. If you’re an optimist, your self-talk may be more hopeful and positive. The opposite is generally true if you tend to be a pessimist.

Positive thinking and optimism can be effective stress management tools. Indeed, having a more positive outlook on life can provide you with some health benefits.

To be a positive thinker, below are the things that help us with this self talk.

Furthermore, positive self-talk and a more optimistic outlook can have other health benefits, including:

increased vitality

greater life satisfaction

improved immune function

reduced pain

better cardiovascular health

better physical well-being

reduced risk for death

less stress and distress

2. Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

When in your comfort zone, your brain doesn’t want anything to change. … Getting out of your comfort zone from time to time creates just enough good stress to ramp up your focus, creativity, pace, and drive, and it helps you respond to life stress when unexpected things happen.

3. Create New Habits

A method for making new habit is One popular method to build habits is called the 21/90 rule. The rule is simple enough. Commit to a personal or professional goal for 21 straight days. After three weeks, the pursuit of that goal should have become a habit. Once you’ve established that habit, you continue to do it for another ninety days.

4. Ask People For Help

Asking for help from the one who knows you better then anyone and he should be honest with you. We can ask them for help. We can share our problems with them. we can get some suggestion from them. As in our beloved ISLAM. Our Prophet (PBUH) said

MASHWARY MEN BARKAT HE

5. Fake It Till You Make It

Faking it until you make it only works when you correctly identify something within yourself that’s holding you back — like recognizing when you’re socially awkward, for instance, and could make more headway professionally by forcing yourself to initiate conversation at workplace functions.
Make Someone’s Day Special
By: Rabbia Mohsin
Tags: Amal Academy, Amal Fellowship

Helping others is not only good for them and a good thing to do. it also makes us happier and healthier too. Doing things for others, whether small, unplanned acts or regular volunteering, is a powerful way to boost our own happiness as well of those around us.

Helping others is the first step in making the world a better place and improving the lives of those who aren’t as lucky as you. But it’s also shown to bring about a wealth of benefits for those who choose to help and might just be the key to happiness!

I think we have a lot of opportunities to help poor people. I can work voluntarily with different organizations. I can help them with money or give them extra things like clothes and shoes. I can help them with education. We can help them to stop wars. We can give them small loans to open their own businesses.

Donate Groceries/Eatables

Provide nutritious meals to the poor and needy people. Donating groceries can help end the hunger of poor and needy people. They cannot even afford a single time meal for themselves and their family, so donating food will make their stomach fill and stay healthy. Rather than wasting food or throwing it, it is better to give it to a needy person.

Donate Old Belongings

In order to help the poor and needy, one can donate the old stuff from old clothes to appliances, furniture and other materials. Donating clothes especially in winter season when the weather is too cold is of great help to the poor and needy people. Unneeded stuff can be donated to brighten someone else’s day.
Destruction of Forest :
By: Sadiq Hussain
Tags: Forest, Amalacademy, Projects, Destruction, Jungle

Getting Closer To Mega Project

Destruction of Forest :

"The cut down of trees for man’s own comfort is called destruction of Forests."

Deforestation is the permanent removal of trees to make room for something besides forest. This can include clearing the land for agriculture or grazing, or using the timber for fuel, construction or manufacturing.

It covers the 30% area of the land.

Causes:-

Housing and food:-

It includes construction and manufacturing of houses in which wood of forests is used due to which destruction of forests is happening.

Agriculture:-

It’s another cause of this rapidly increasing problem. The trees are cutted down to use them for grazing and timber for fuel. People are cutting down them for bowing seeds of different fruits and vegetables for the betterment of themselves.

Effects:-

Climate change:-

Due to this destruction of forests there is a climate change in weather. Different sort of weather’s condition is happening.

And global warming is also effected badly. As,Indonesia is World’s 3rd largest greenhouse gas emmitter after US and China. So, we should also do something to save our forests.

Community Devastation:-

It means the lack of food and medicine for the community. Due to which people are drinking polluted water by soil erosion.

Biodiversity loss:-

Due this issue not only humans are effected infact animals and little plants and even insects are also effected badly as their habitats are bring destroyed.

Solutions:

We should take care of our trees and forests and should try to plant more trees to increase greenery.As, they are responsible for generating oxygen by using carbon dioxide.We should support our government for the completion of the great mission of planting trees all around our surroundings.

Thank You
#JustStart your Goals
Tags: Leadership, Amal Academy, Amal Fellowship, Development

#JustStart your Goals

I have two goals one is to learn professional goals and other is to learn programming.

I have joined Amal Academy they are teaching me professional goals very well that will definitely enough for me to stay in the market in future.

And I have Started to learn and working on React native. React native is the cross platform to make mobile and web applications. I am making an application in my Final year project of university. i have cleared mindset that i will be working on mobile apps because i love to make. and after my graduation i will try to work in the industry to get know the expertise and special skill in me and then i have plan to do masters in that specialisation.
MY IDEA FOR THE MEGA PROJECT
By: Kulsoom Fatima
Tags: Amal Academy, Amal Fellowship, Megaprojects

The most amazing experience that I will be having in my fellowship is the “Mega Project” and now its time to propose my idea about the mega project.

My idea for the mega project!!!!

The problem which I have identified while looking around myself is that many of the house women are skilled in stitching and knitting skills, but unfortunately there is no proper platform for these women to show and sell their skills.

In order to gain an insight about this problem, I interviewed three house women who are skilled in stitching and knitting and asked them if they want such a platform where they can sell their clothes and sweaters at a good price.

The first woman, whom I interviewed was my mother. Also I want to mention that this idea came into my mind because of her. So I asked her if she wanted to sell her kurtis and sweaters to the potential buyers willing to pay a good price. She was very excited about this plan and agreed to my idea.

A beautifully stitched Kurti by my mother

The second woman which I interviewed was my neighbor Nosheen Baji who is also good at stitching. She also felt that the idea is great but she showed her concern that what if the buyer did not pay the price or in other words what if she would trap in a scam.

A discussion with Miss Nosheen

Her concern was valid and urged me to think in that perspective also. So after brain storming I realized that there must be a website where such women can show the pictures of their hand-made kurtis and sweaters, from which buyers can purchase but buyers should have to pay half of the price in advance before delivery and the remaining half after delivery. Hence there will be a kind 50/50 trust relationship between buyers and sellers.

Kurti by a talented house women

I also visited the women pages and groups on facebook such as “soul sisters” and realized that many of the women are in search of hand made unique and beautiful clothes at reasonable prices.

A hand-knitted sweater by my mother

So after all the feedback and interviews I shaped my idea in this way that in my idea of the project, there will be a website where these house women can present the pictures of their hand made clothes, kurtis and sweaters. From that website the buyers can purchase their stuff by paying 50% price in advance and remaining 50% cash on delivery. On the other hand the website owner (us) will act as a medium between buyers and sellers, and sellers have to pay 5% of their total earnings to the owner of the website each month. At the same time the website owner is responsible to pay sellers their price if any scam occurs i.e the website owner is also responsible for guaranteeing an scam free environment to both buyers and sellers.

Hand knitted sweater by Miss Koasar

Interviewing not only helped me refine my idea but also helped me to realize the importance of talking to the target market.

My experience was amazing and cannot be expressed in words as I am feeling myself as an “entrepreneur” who is trying to do something in the favor of that class which is often ignored i.e the house women.
EDUCATION IS MORE IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN THEN EARNING MONEY
By: Taqwa Ahmad
Tags: Amal Academy, Amal Fellowship

I cared about this problem because children are the major key factor of every nation. Today’s children are tomorrow’s leaders as well as responsible citizens. As Gorden B.Hinckley says;

“EVERY GOOD CITIZEN ADDS TO THE STRENGTH OF A NATION.”

I always think about the children outside the school as vendors may have a wish or think about their education or children that work at different places as houses, see their master child while studying and have had a small wish of education. Besides all of this, the incident that moves me to think or evaluate this problem is a woman in our village area.

When I went to visit my grandma’s place, a woman came along with three daughters of age between four and eight years. She used to start washing dishes and other chores she had done daily.

As I had asked a little question, “Do you go to school or not? She told me by nodding her little head. At the same time, I asked this question to her mother, and she replied to me: Who are we to go to school, children or adults as you go to school? I felt hard at that time.

We can address the issue through different awareness campaigns as well as through social media campaigns. Seminars and webinars are also a productive way to address the problem, and so many people can contribute to this for the betterment of those children and Pakistan’s future.

One of the important steps is to convince their parents to allow their children to go to school. By discouraging child labor, it is an appropriate idea to address that they (small children) are not born or responsible for doing all this stuff.
Fixing stuff around yourself
Tags: Amal Academy, Amal Fellowship, Cleaning, Calm

As I am living bachelor for the last 3 years, there is only a single room, where I eat, read, study, sleep, and do many couples of things there. and there are some laziness, which is increasing day by day, and surprisingly most of us don’t know, where it is come from, because we neglect small things around us, which need to change. But we can’t deny that Every little change you make adds up to a big difference that is easier to stick in the long-run. so that’s the reason we are not focused on our goal.

Messy Room

Unorganised Table

As you can see messed up stuff around, the laptop, charger, bottles, blanket and so many which should be at their place. As soon as I open my eyes in the morning, what I see? these messed up stuff. and what happens? my mind becomes messed up instead of getting calm. and I can’t focus on particular things where I need to be. I don’t feel like getting out of bed. because the environment doesn’t give me a calm reflection. our thoughts are a reflection of what we see, these visuals then make up for perception, which ultimately leads to what we believe.

Organised and Clean Room

Organised Table

After fix up all the stuff at their places, it looks like an organised place, when I see all the stuff at their places, I feel very calm, now I can easily find things around me, which saves my time. When your surrounding becomes a peaceful and ordered place with no clutter around, you will feel less stressed and less distracted. now I can experience a change in my life in just a couple of hours, it seems like I organised my mind by fixing up all the things. I feel very good. now i will practice this activity each day.
“Your Abandons are others Happiness”
Tags: Amal Academy

“Your Abandons are others Happiness”

All of us may have seen the people who does not have enough money to buy new and warm cloths and you may see them shivering in the cold. There are a lot of people who go through this.

Sometimes these people are also shy to ask for something to wear because they don’t want to be feel ashamed.

My idea is to help them by donating old warm clothes which are not fitting to us due to our growth or may be we don’t want to wear them for any particular reason. To utilize those clothes, they must be donated to the deserving people so that they can cover themselves in the extreme weather.

The idea is to collect those clothes from the nearby relatives and neighbors and find the deserving people, which will not be very difficult.

This gesture will bring absolute smile on their face and I am sure it will also be a cause of spiritual satisfaction for us.

And along with the clothes, the old or not fitting shoes can also be given to them. Most of the deserving people used to do wagging and the shoes will also help them in this regard.

So I want to say that actually anything that we are not using can be donated to a person who does not have it.
Reflection on Amal Totkay
By: Jahanzaib Ali
Tags: Totka, Amal Fellowship, Amal Academy

Hello every one. Before starting this article I want to ask some thing from you. What is totka? Have you use totka in your life.

For me totka is the some sort of smart way to get out of the problem. Just like Hair fall solution totka, removal of pimples tokta etc. I think this is eough for all of us to understand the term “TOTKA”.

Now lets talk about Amal Totkay. Amal have some totky for us from which we can take lot of understanding and develop our growth mind set. According to the Amal totky there are 5 totky from which you can increase the level of your mind set. Let see them one by one.

Self Talk

It is the very first Amal Totka. In this totka we are advised to talk with ourselves. Talk in positive manner instead of negative manner. If we talk with ourselves than we might solve the problems, change impression of ourselves and much more. I mention before that “ Talk in positive manner”. It means that you should say “ Yeah i can do that if I do that” instead of “ Alas! Icannot do that, I don't have potential to do this”. It will help you to think postive and also will give you confidence.

Get out of comfort zone

It is the 2nd totka of Amal. It helps you to think out of the box. It also helps you to leave your easy life and do some hard work to gain something. It is wonderful totka if you implement in your life.

Create new habits

It is the 3rd totka of Amal. It encourages to create new habits. Because new habits will take time to develop. They need to practice everyday. Which gives tough time to your mind. And mind will developed these habits. So it also very helpful to your growth of mind set.

Ask people for help

4th totka of amal. It encourages to take help from others. It also boost your confidence level to speak your problems in front of public. It will help to increase your mind set development

FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT

Least but not last, It is the fifth totka of Amal. I Like it most. It tells you to take a fake mask of the new thing until you can’t adopt it completely. Let practice your self to be what you want. And one day you will be make like that you dreamed.

These are the Amal totkay for developeing the growth mind set. Hope you all will like this article.

Thanks

#AmalAcademy

#Jahanzaib

#AmalTotky
Getting Closer To Your Mega Project :
Tags: Amal Academy

SUPPORT TO ACID VICTIMS.

Use your smile to change the world, but no matter what happens, do not let the world change your smile.

As many of us know what is acid? Acid is a substance with a PH below 7, sour taste, releases hydroxyl and turns litmus paper red. Strong acids are corrosive in nature while weak ones are harmless.

Effects of acid attack on victims

There are not only physical effect but there is psychological and social as well

A survivor may have felt fear ,isolation, suicidal thoughts, major depression and many more .

Society As A Problem

The main problem is our society, our society and our mindset needs immediate change, the people in our society look in contempt towards acid victims even though we need to encourage them and revive them with our support and kindness.

We don’t need to make this obvious that they don’t look like they did before, but what we should need to tell them that they are very brave and unique and no one can defeat them. We need to make our society better.

Punishment of acid attack

In Pakistan, Offenders are punishable under Section 336(B) of the PPC, which has a maximum life imprisonment. The minimum is not less than 14 years and a minimum fine of Rs1 million.

Is acid banned in Pakistan?

Under Section 144 of the Pakistan Penal Code, public dealing of acid and other corrosive substances is banned.

Also, In 2018, the National Assembly unanimously passed the Acid and Burn Crime Bill, 2017, which offers free medical treatment and rehabilitation for survivors, but it has yet to become law. Politicians and law enforcement should not forget about this crime.

I would like to work with NGO’s who are doing work for acid victims. WE NEED TO AWARE THE PEOPLE OF THE SOCIETY THAT THEY ARE ALSO HUMAN BEING AND THEY ALSO NEED LOVE,CARE AND RESPECT.

SPREAD KINDNESS,NOT HARSHNESS
Growth Mindset
Tags: Amal Academy, Amal Tookay

Self Talk

This is my favorite one Self-talk basically, it is your internal dialogue. It’s influenced by your subconscious mind, and it reveals your thoughts, beliefs, questions, and ideas. Self-talk can be both negative and positive. It can be encouraging, and it can be distressing. Much of your self-talk depends on your personality.

Create your own comfort

Your comfort zone is a place that nurtures you. A space where you can indulge in doing things that calm and relax you: reading, sipping tea, sleeping, painting, knitting, listening to the sounds of nature or your favourite music.

Comfort zones can be created anywhere, even if it is just a tiny corner in your bedroom, or maybe a whole room dedicated to your peace and tranquility. There are no rules to creating your own comfort zone. They key is to make it authentically yours, its up to you how you design it.

Create new habit

Developing the right habits (and making them stick) will help you reach your goals, become the person you most want to be, influence people around you, increase the overall quality of your life, and reap lifelong benefits.

Ask for help

Few of us enjoy asking for help. As research in neuroscience and psychology shows, the social threats involved—the uncertainty, risk of rejection, potential for diminished status, and inherent relinquishing of autonomy—activate the same brain regions that physical pain does. And in the workplace, where we’re typically keen to demonstrate as much expertise, competence, and confidence as possible, it can feel particularly uncomfortable to make such requests.

Fake it till you make it
Growth Mind-set Toolkit
By: Hira Naveed
Tags: Amal Academy

We hear words of wisdom like building a growth mindset, every other day and we are used to hearing from one ear and exit it from another without consideration. I think it is mainly because nobody bothers to tell us how we can do this? and then Amal came and gave us their totky. It includes self reflection by talking to yourself, making you a team player by making you realize asking help is good and using reverse psychology by telling yourself you can do this until you are able to do it, because it’s fake till you make it.

but i learn alot from all these tips but what hits my heart directly is “fake it till you make it”. But I am going to start from tip 1 today “self talk” is good to follow in order to keep your life organized.

It is easy to talk about things and give advice but it is far difficult to change your core but it’s not impossible. Once someone dear to me analyses my behaviour in a specific situation and gives me feedback in kind of a funny but constructive way that makes me realize i have to improve because it’s in my hands only. So from today start self growth by listing the feedback, analyse your situation critically and try your best to improve it, because it is all in your hands only if you are motivated enough to improve it.
Getting Closer To The Megaproject :
By: Kainat Mustafa
Tags: Sea Pollution, Amal Fellowship, Beachcleanup, Awarness, Amal Academy

Karachi Clifton Beach Pollution

at least a thousand people visit the beach every day. Reasons for their stay are that they feel comfortable with the environment that surrounds the beach, people who are at the beach are joyous and do numerous activities to enjoy, and the fresh scent of the sparkly waters, make the visitors feel calm and pleasurable.

The beauty of nature and life

But the beauty created by God is being destroyed by humans. it is becoming a garbage dump and the results are taking a toll on human and marine health. Billions of pounds of pollution each year and the majority of it comes from human activities along the coastlines.

Affliction created by humans with nature

Problem Statement:

The case of Clifton beach, however, is more serious as it is frequented by huge crowds. Besides the waste coming from the Lyari river, untreated waste from nearby residential areas, as well as restaurants, directly goes into the sea here. Continued dumping of waste into the sea often caused a navigational hazard in the deep sea. In 2006, plastic bags in the deep sea stuck in the air conditioning system of a cruise and failed it. “That was in 2006 so you can imagine what would be the state of sea pollution right now [in the absence of any government efforts to develop a mechanism for waste treatment and disposal],” he said.(dawn newspaper 24-sept-2017)

Destruction of life

These are the most visible types of beach pollution. Litter such as cigarette buds, food, wrappers, and bottles, can simply be left behind by beachgoers. More indirectly, residential or commercial trash that is not properly disposed of eventually drained by rain reliably washes trash through storm drains, and rivers and streams carry it to the ocean.

The studies pointed out, citing examples of industrialized countries where water-borne diseases had been effectively controlled through improved means of sewage collection, treatment, and disposal, but in Karachi, the studies found that industrial effluent and untreated municipal waste and sewage were polluting the creek areas.

It is estimated that beach pollution affects more than 800 species of wildlife around the world. More than 100,000 seabirds, sea turtles, seals, and other marine mammals die each year after ingesting plastic or getting entangled in it. Animals can easily mistake floating plastic for food, causing them to choke, sustain an internal injury, or starve. The ingested plastic can then move through the food chain, eventually reaching the stomachs of seafood-eating humans. Plastic pollution has become so overwhelming that it is even affecting sea turtle’s reproduction rates because it alters the temperature of the sand where incubation typically occurs.

I want to be the helping hand for society with my Personal action so I can go a long way in reducing beach pollution, through the collaboration of different organizations that organize such events for awareness.
REFLECTION TO Amal TOTKAY:
By: Mühãmmåd Āñåx
Tags: Amal Academy, Amal Fellowship, My Beloved Amal Academy

REFLECTION TO Amal TOTKAY:

This is what that relates to me I was a person of fixed mindset, A person that cannot leave his comfort zone, A person that was instead of making the next day better depends upon Myths that something will happen and the life changes but now i understood that In Life Noone cares about you and it fully depends upon that whether you fulfill your dreams or waste time imagining those.

Here Are some Amal Totkay that helped to replace fixed mindset with growth mindset,

Every successful person had growth mindset ,they just started by small steps everyday rather then thinking to start tomorrow. And growth mindset is taking action throwing negative thought out of the mind without wasting time.

Following are the Totkay that help you to grow your mindset;

1.self talk:

what you think it happens like that so make it permanent to think positive ,do positive and get positive.

2.Get out of your comfort zone:

I you want yourself to get successful

Start hardworking ,make every single second useful.

3.Create new Habits:

Habits are difficult to create and finish ,so create healthy habits like wake early , eat healthy ,exercise daily , built a positive network.

4.Ask People Help:

Feedback is a gift but get feedback from those who know the scenario s rather than wasting time on fixed mindset groups.

5.Fake it till you make it:

Your positive thinking will leads you to a successful tomorrow so make yourself think like a very strong person like you are the best and no one is better than you will change the world.

These are some totkay that can help you to make yourself perfect.

And it is not necessary to stuck to these think by yourself and get the best solution.

Amal Academy
Reflection on Amal Totkay’’
By: Sadia Ansari
Tags: Amal Academy

Totka is a word basically use for homemade or instant solution of a problem.With the help of the totka people will remove their problem without any expense.As in our course there are some amazing Amal totkay is about growth mindset.Its sounds really very good #The Growth Mindset.

Having a growth mindset is a beautiful skill ..If we have a growth mindset we will not stick with a single point throughout the Life .Growth mindset believe that Learning new thing ,New abilities and new skills are important.There are two types of mindset.One is fixed mindset and other is growth mindset.Having a growth mindset is blessing. Growth mindset leeds toward productive,innovative and creative thinking.

For Example there is a person with fixed mindset.Now what should He or She do?What if some people don't have growth mindset?They stuck with some of the things in life and due to their fixed mindset They don't try to learn something new and innovative.So if there is a person with fixed Mindset.

Presenting you Amal totky which is about growth Mindset and acquiring new learning and habits,There are 5 basic tips to become a growth Mindset person which are

1-Self -Talk.Self talk is powerful tool for converting a fixed mindset into a growth mindset.When we motivate ourselves by saying that YES,I can do it,we make our mind positive and growing to learn new thing.

2-Come out of your comfort zone-.Try to come out of your comfort shell,face challenges in your daily life face fears like an opportunity.Make changes to your daily routine.Come out of your comfort zone means doing things that you don't feel comfortable with.Do that task which you wouldn't normally do.Challenging yourself to perform a task which you are not good at

3-Create new habits-change your daily routine.accuire new habits of learning thing make yourself curious about new research.Addopt growth mindset habits in your daily life.

4-Ask people help-Try to reach out to those people who care for you and ask them for the feedback on your action and your recent changing which you have made for growth mindset.Try to connect with the people of your field and ask them to teach you something.

5-Fake it till you make it-Try to become yourself like you want to be in future.practice for the achievement till you Really get it.Act like you know what you are doing everyone around you assume that you do.Physiologically the more you portray yourself to other as confident,competent,and calm the more your body will believe that you are too.it will not only convince other of your competence but yourself as well!

Thankyou Amal for making me realize the Importance of Growth mindset and Amal totkay.

#Amaltotkay#growthmindset#innovation

Regards

sadia Ansari
#Reflection on Amal Totkay
By: Kanwal Hanif
Tags: Amal Academy

Growth Mindset: A reflection on Amal totkay

#AmalAcademy

Like a growing plant your mind could also grows and change.But as water is necessary for the plants to grow, so as is learning new skills for the mind to grow.

As Per #AmalTotkay self talk or self reflection is one of the key ingredient for growing.For me trying again and again something is hard,if it demotivates me, specially if I am compared with others. In this regard, I have fixed mindset only but I am trying to grow, by not letting this thought in my mind come again that I am worthless then anyone. Sometimes some one is born with some talent and someone has to do hard work and I have to be from the hard workers one 😊. I might have to try harder and persevere.

As you may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

#Amaltotkay has literally helped me in knowing where I have to push hard to grow myself above and beyond the levels.

It has taught me to have a positive attitude at all times even you have non interest or are slow on some days. Be encouraging to yourself and others by saying “don’t worry about it because there is always next time”.That is why my favorite totka is ‘FAKEITTILLYOUMAKEIT’.

Additionally,it has make me to accept the challenges in my life and work with my full ability as to get out of my comfort zone.To be brave and bold in front of the war of life.

So what can one do to develop a growth mindset?

Just change your words to change your mind.

Instead of saying,I am not great at this but say I will learn and I know am going to be great at this. That’s Tip 5 😎

Instead of saying I can’t do this.You should say I will do this by having some feedback and help from others. That’s Tip 4 😉

Instead of saying, oh that’s too hard but say that it will require new strategy and some effort that’s it. That’s Tip 3 🤭

Instead of just trying what you know is easy,try to say I love trying new and hard things.I am a wonder wonder woman. That’s Tip 2 🤩

Instead of saying, Oh God! I made a mistake,I am not going to do this again.You should say I made a mistake and mistakes help me to learn better.That’s Tip 1 😇
AMAL Totkay: Exploring their significance
By: Muhammad Rahim Usman
Tags: Amal Academy, Amal Fellowship, Amal Totkay

Introduction

I am pumped up to write this blog about exploring the significance of AMAL totkay and an exciting fact about it is, “Its so much fun”.

We as a Pakistani might have heard about “Zubaida Apa (May ALLAH Almighty grant her high ranks in Jannah) ka totkay”.

Totkey simply means tips and tricks regarding anything which is under consideration. Amal really emphasizes us to have a growth mindset and hence Amal totkay is all about how to develop a growth mindset. Growth mindset is actually to adopt an attribute of being a life long learner. I would like to quote something here,

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Getting deep into Amal Totkay

As mentioned above, Amal totkay is all about growth mindset. The five totkey Amal gives to develop a growth mindset are:

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

Let me brief each tip a little. Self-talk is all about reflecting yourself, reflecting your mindset. Empowering your own self can impact you towards success. Getting out of your comfort zone would really compel you to develop a strong yet strategic mindset. Creating new habits which would inculcate learning in your lifestyle and consequently help you to develop the right mindset. Ask people help means to have a good bunch of supportive people around you who would motivate and empower you in life. Fake it till you make it means to pretend that you have a growth mindset and you are confident enough to go. It would actually help you develop the same with the passage of time.

I actually like all the tips shared by Amal on developing a growth mindset and I am already implementing some in my life. I always want to become my best version; henceforth, I like to put myself in challenging situations. I always believe that success comes when you get yourself out of your comfort zone. I do have people who actually empowers me whenever things don't go my way.

My takeaways

I learned that empowering yourself can actually play a crucial role in developing a growth mindset and you feel even more confident towards pursuing your goals. Moreover, having a kind group of people as your support is equally significant for your nourishment. Success is all about getting yourself out of your comfort zone and do what you really want to do. Lastly, an attribute of being a life long learner can really help you even beyond your expectations.

So, do you really want to grow yourself? Do you really want to be successful? Try following the above-mentioned tips and develop a growth mindset rather than a fixed mindset. believe me, things would change dramatically for you. Good luck!
Reflection on AMAL TOTKAY
By: Kulsoom Fatima
Tags: Amal Academy, Fixed Vs Growth Mindset, Amal Totkay

While doing the online course of “entrepreneurship” from AMAL teachable, I came across AMAL Totkay on developing a growth mindset.

There are two types of mindsets: growth and fixedness. Those having fixed mindset believes that talent and abilities of a person can not be developed and enhanced by practice and hard work, while people having growth mindset believes that the talents can be developed via hard work and practice.

A representation of fixed and growth mindset

Having a growth mindset is extremely necessary to succeed in all the fields of this world either the corporate sector or academic one.

The first TOTKA was “self-talk”, in order to develop a growth mindset it is necessary to talk to our self positively that we can do it!!!

Healthy self talk examples

The second TOTKA was to “get out of your comfort zone”, this is extremely necessary in order to achieve something bigger and better. One cannot get anything while staying in his/her comfort zone.

The third one was to “create new habits” , to upgrade our mind from fixed to growth. It is necessary to develop the habit of learning daily from each and every experience.

The fourth TOTKA was to “ask people for help”, feedback is the breakfast of champions so it is necessary to ask people about their thoughts regarding your changed attitude.

Feedback is essential

The fifth one was “fake it till you make it”, this was the most interesting one which stated that we should act as if we have a growth mindset until our fake act turns into a real one.

All of these five tips were amazing and urged me to look into the things with different perspectives.

My favorite tip was ‘self-talk”. I am a kind of negative person and I always used to degrade myself that I cannot achieve this or that. But now I am realizing how bad it is in the development of a growth mindset.

Therefore I have already started thinking in positive ways and will continue it InShaaAllah.

We should try to develop all of the above habits in order to shift from “Fixed” to “Growth” mindset and I am already trying to practice them all in my daily routine:)