Plan with wisdom. Speak with conscientiousness. Act with deliberateness.
(addressing Al-Ashajj of Abdul-Qais:) Verily, you possess two qualities of which Allah loves, insight and deliberateness. – Prophet Muhammed, as narrated in Sahih Muslim (1:25)
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Fulfill Your Obligations Absolutely
Fulfill your obligations absolutely, but know that you are only human.
Whenever you go to bed perform ablution like that for the prayer, lie on your right side and say, “O Allah! I surrender to You and entrust all my affairs to You and depend upon You for Your Blessings both with hope and fear of You. There is no fleeing from You, and there is no place of protection and safety except with You O Allah! I believe in Your Book which You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You have sent.” Then if you die on that very night, you will die with faith. Let the aforesaid words be your last utterance. – Prophet Muhammed, as narrated in Sahih Bukhari (4:247)
Peak Performance (12 of 12): Setting Performance Goals
Set clear goals that you can work towards with unambiguous steps.
“Verily the Hour is coming, and My Will is to keep it hidden from mankind – so that every soul will be rewarded for that which he strives for, of good or evil.” – Quran 20:15
And whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it with deeds worthy of it, while being a believer, then such are the ones whose striving shall be appreciated, thanked and rewarded. – Quran 17:19
Peak Performance (11 of 12): Anxiety is Beneficial
Pressure constructs diamonds and hardens iron. Let it build you.
And We will surely test you until We make evident those who strive and are steadfast and We will manifest your record according to the way you acted. -Quran 47:31
Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion, and He is Ever-Determiner over everything. He it is Who created death and life to test you as to which of you is best in deed, and He is the All-Mighty, All-Forgiving. -Quran 67:1-2
Peak Performance (10 of 12): Controlled Emotions
If you control your emotions, you condition yourself to peak performance.
The strong is not the one who overcomes others with his physical strength. But, the strong is the one who controls himself while in anger. (As narrated by Abu Hurairah from the Prophet (SAW), recorded in Bukhari)
Strength over oneself grants serenity.
And the servants of the Most-Merciful are those who walk upon the earth with ease. And when the ignorant address them harshly, or rudely, they respond with words of peace, so that no sin is upon them. -Quran 25:63
Peak Performance (9 of 12): High Personal Standards
The higher your standards are for yourself, the higher your rewards will be.
Only those who believed in Our verses, when reminded of them, fall down in prostration and exalt with praise of their Lord, and they are without arrogance. They arise from their beds. They supplicate to their lord in fear and aspiration, and they spend out of what We have provided for them. And no soul knows of the rewards that are awaiting him. -Quran 32:15-17
