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Continue reading →: Uncomfortable truths are rarely welcome.But they are always useful.
Today I witnessed something that alarmed me – something I’ve seen in many workplaces, and even homes. People avoid uncomfortable truths. Especially those people in positions of authority. Not because they are bad people. But because truth, when it arrives, disturbs the artificial peace they have built around themselves. It…
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Continue reading →: Day 23 | Rest Is Leadership Maintenance
In one of our VibeShift, many said, “We give so much, there’s nothing left for us.” Their tired eyes told the truth: caring without rest drains the soul. Rest is leadership maintenance – not indulgence. During my days at Damas, the most grounded decisions came after moments of stillness, not…
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Continue reading →: Day 22 | The Power of Small Daily Lifts
Every VibeShift session begins with a tiny action: a breath, a smile, a gratitude moment; and it always transforms the room. Small lifts carry extraordinary power. In my years at Lhaviyani Atoll Education Centre, culture shifted not through policies, but through everyday acts: greeting teachers warmly, checking on students, ending…
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Continue reading →: Day 21 | The Grace of Letting Go
As COO, I once carried a disagreement for days – replaying it, personalizing it, letting it drain me. Then, during prayer, I felt a quiet whisper in my heart: “Let it go.” Not for them – but for my own peace. When I let go and moved on I found…
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Continue reading →: Day 19 | Protecting Peace Is Productivity
There was a time I accepted every meeting, every request, every call – thinking that availability was service. I learned, painfully, that an exhausted leader helps no one. When exhaustion is the energy that I carry, every interaction becomes an irritation. I remember such a day when the irritation got…
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Continue reading →: Mission Possible: The Ripple of Reflection
Reflections from Medica’s Mission Possible Journey Sometimes, culture shifts not through grand programs: but through a few quiet moments of reflection. At Medica Hospital, the “Mission Possible” journey showed just that. Each day, team members took a brief pause to read, reflect, and respond to a simple question.No forms. No…
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Continue reading →: Day 18 | Care Is Not a Weakness
Early in in my leadership days, I used to hide my care behind formality – thinking leaders needed to be tough first, kind later. But real life taught me otherwise. I once visited a staff member who lost a parent. I sat with him silently. No advice. No solutions. Just…
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Continue reading →: Day 9 – Lift with Love
Love is not soft leadership. It’s strong, steady, and deeply human.To lift with love is to lead with dignity: to choose compassion over control, understanding over authority, and courage over convenience. It’s what turns a workplace into a community, and a team into a family of purpose. In The Happiness…
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Continue reading →: Day 17 | Presence Is the Best Gift
In the All Hearts Meet-Up, one coach said, “Just knowing you’re really here makes us feel lighter.” She wasn’t talking about ideas – she was talking about presence. Presence is not about the hours we spend, but the attention we give. For many years I was physically in meetings but…
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Continue reading →: Day 7 – From Pressure to Purpose
Pressure is not the enemy. It’s a sign that we care. But without purpose, pressure becomes noise: heavy, restless, and unkind. Every leader knows that feeling: deadlines, expectations, the invisible weight of responsibility. Yet somewhere beneath it all lies a quiet truth: stress is energy waiting for meaning. Shawn Achor…
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Continue reading →: Day 15 | Calm Minds Lead Clear Paths
Over the years, I have come to realize that calm is not something you wait for, but something you choose. During one of the VibeShift circles, I remember a participant saying, “When you walked in with calm, we felt safe instantly.” I hadn’t said a word yet, but it was…
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Continue reading →: Dignified Ageing Begins Early
Ageing is not a decline; it’s a deepening. But dignity in later life begins with choices that we make much earlier in life. About 9 percent of Maldivians are now over 60; by 2050, it’ll be nearly one in three.WHO says we live, on average, 22 more years after 60…
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Continue reading →: Day 14 | End the Day with Gratitude
Our days carry their fair share of triumphs and tragedies. I used to end my days thinking of what went wrong. But over the years I have learned to end my days by whispering Alhamdhulillah – for what went right. Gratitude doesn’t erase our fatigue; it transforms it. It turns…
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Continue reading →: Day 6 – The Joy of Service
True happiness grows when we stop chasing recognition and start serving with our heart. In every workplace, there are two kinds of energy: the energy that says “Notice me,” and the one that says “How can I help?” The first drains; the second multiplies. Service is love in motion. It’s…
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Continue reading →: Day 13 | Energy Speaks Louder Than Titles
I’ve been in rooms where no one looked at the leader’s title – they were moved by their energy. Positions command respect; presence earns trust. I’ve learned that the true measure of leadership isn’t status, it’s steadiness. People don’t remember our role; they remember how we made them feel. Great…
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