M.

Yawar Baig
Personal Vision Member Consultant Panel
„ To enable people to leverage their „ USA
strengths to achieve their potential „ GE Corporate University
Work Experience: „ Oracle Corporate University
„ AMA International
ƒ International Speaker, Trainer,
„ Andersen Corporate University
Consultant with 16 years in Corporate
„ India
General Management, 20 years in
„ Osmania University
Training & Organizational Development.
„ IIM Bangalore
ƒ 1994: Founded Yawar Baig &
„ Clients
Associates in Bangalore, India.
„ GE, Oracle, Motorola, Microsoft,
ƒ 1997: Established YB&A in the USA IBM, Digital-Compaq, National,
ƒ 2002: Founded Leadtrain, a company Unilever, BSNL, Indicom, Colgate,
NPA, Asian Paints, Siemens, YBA
in the training seminar business.
Kanoo, Bangalore Labs
ƒ 2003: Establishing Leadtrain in Saudi
Certifications:
Arabia and Malaysia
ƒ IIM-A , P-CMM®, MBTI©, WSA©, ISABS
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What
What do
do you
you want
want to
to be
be
remembered
remembered for?
for?

A time for reflection

 Role Model
„ Think of your Role Model
„ Who is it?
„ For how many of you is it a parent?

What
What do
do you
you think
think your
your child
child will
will say
say
when
when s/he
s/he isis in
in the
the place
place you’re
you’re in
in today?
today?
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 Food for Thought
“There is no right road for the one who
does not know his destination.”

But
But to
to know
know the
the way,
way, you
you need
need perspective
perspective
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Perspective
“Perspective is the ability to hold two
pictures simultaneously in your mind…
where you are and where you want to
be.”

The
The differential
differential fuels
fuels growth
growth
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 Standard setters vs followers
„ The Prophet changed the perspective of
his Companions by giving them a Standard.
„ For 800 years they set the standard of
morality, courage, chivalry, and justice which
they demonstrated in all aspects of their
public and private life.

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Wealth and children are an ornament of life of the
world. But the good deeds which endure are
better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and better in
respect of hope.
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 The Peak was the Decline
„ When the focus shifted from setting
standards to imitating and competing … the
decline began

Which
Which isis more
more visible
visible in
in our
our lives;
lives;
Setting
Setting standards
standards or
or imitating?
imitating?
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So where are we now?

Remember: The key is

perspective
 Window of Opportunity
„ In the life of every man and woman comes a
time when they have a unique opportunity to
make an impact and influence others.
„ Those who succeed, are the ones who
anticipate and prepare for it and recognize it
and act when it opens.

Will
Will you
you be
be ready
ready when
when your
your window
window opens?
opens?
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 Two kinds of Knowledge
„ Experiential Knowledge
„ What mankind discovers through their
own experience and experimentation

„ Revealed Knowledge
„ What Allah revealed to mankind
through His Prophets

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 Experiential Knowledge
„ Always changing
„ Dependent on who is experimenting
and what theory they are trying to
prove
„ Today’s ‘truth’ becomes tomorrow’s
‘falsehood.
„ Always raises new questions

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 Revealed Knowledge
„ Always the same: Tawhid & Risalat
„ Revealed by Allah for the benefit of
mankind
„ No hidden faults as the author is the
Creator Himself
„ Answers questions

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The Qur’an’s prescription

About the proper sequence to

acquire education
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„ 3:190-91 To Allah belongs the dominion of the
heavens and the earth; and Allah has power over all
things. Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the
earth and the alternation of night and day there are
indeed Signs for men of understanding. Men who
celebrate the praises of Allah standing sitting and lying
down on their sides and contemplate the (wonders of)
creation in the heavens and the earth (with the
thought): "Our Lord! not for nothing have you created
(all) this! Glory to You! give us salvation from the
penalty of the fire.
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 Islamic Perspective
„ Develop Experiential knowledge based
on the guidance of Revealed knowledge
„ There is no conflict between ‘science’
and ‘religion’ in Islam due to this
„ Conflict comes when we want to ignore
the Creator and develop our knowledge

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Two Major Confusions

‘Purpose’ versus ‘Activity’

&
‘Why’ versus ‘How’
‘Purpose’ versus ‘Activity’

What we have choice in and what

we don’t
 Purpose versus Activity
„ ‘Purpose’ is that of the Creator
„ Only the Creator can say what is the
purpose for which He created us
„ Activity is our realm of operation
„ The best activity is that which fulfills the
purpose of our creation
„ The Shari’ah is guidance on the best
way to conduct that activity
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Purpose of Our Creation

According to the Creator

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51: 56-8 I have only created jinn and
men that they may worship Me. No
sustenance do I require of them nor do I
require that they should feed Me. Verily
Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance
Lord of Power Steadfast (for ever).
„ Worship in the broader meaning includes
recognizing, obeying, and remembering in
all aspects of life

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Primary Activity Choice

The Activity that fulfills our

Purpose
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„ 12:108 Say thou: "This my way: I do
invite unto Allah on evidence clear as
the seeing with one's eyes; I and
whoever follows me: Glory to Allah!
and never will I join others with Allah!

Our Primary
Our Primary responsibility
responsibility
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“Why” versus “How”

The problem with Western

education
 “Why” versus “How”
„ When you ask “Why” something
happens, science tells you “How” it
happens
„ Allah has linked our life
conditions to our actions and not to
our possessions
For conditions
For conditions to
to change,
change, actions
actions must
must change
change first
first
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„ 30:41-2 Mischief has appeared on land and
sea because of (the deeds) that the hands of
men have earned that (Allah) may give them
a taste of some of their deeds: in order that
they may turn back (from Evil). Say: "Travel
through the earth and see what was the End
of those before (you): most of them
worshipped others besides Allah.

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 Today’s paradox
„ To disobey Allah is not only accepted
but is considered the ‘right’ of the individual
„ We call this, life style choice, adult consent
and so on.
„ Yet we want peace, plenty, comfort, safety

But goodness
But goodness lies
lies only
only in
in the
the obedience
obedience to
to the
the Creator
Creator
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So where do we go from
here?

Stances of Success
“Master” or ‘Victim’
 2, Critical parameters
„ Time
„ Implications of our ‘time’ in history

„ Space
„ Implications of our ‘place’ in today’s world

People who
People who don’t
don’t learn
learn from
from their
their own
own history
history
are condemned
are condemned to to repeat
repeat itit
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 Time – 2 questions
1. What lessons can we learn from
history that can be applied to the time
we are living in?
2. How can we leverage these lessons?

Public interest
Public interest has
has to
to take
take precedence
precedence
over Self
over Self interest
interest
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 Space – 2 questions
1. What is our place in the overall
scheme of things?
2. How can we leverage the assets of
our place?

Challenge: Become
Challenge: Become role
role models
models for
for ‘How
‘How to
to live’
live’
in whichever
in whichever country,
country, sphere
sphere of
of life
life we
we are
are inin
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Creating a “Life Goal”

Without a goal no road is the right

one
 What is Your Life’s Goal?
„ Today is your retirement day. There is a farewell
party for you and a batch mate of yours is giving a
speech about you and your achievements

„ What would you like to hear in that speech?

What
What do
do you
you want
want to
to be
be
remembered
remembered for?
for?
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 The Spiral of Life
Idealist
Optimist
Realist
Pessimist

Cynic

Indifferent

You
You cannot
cannot light
light aa fire
fire from
from aa dead
dead lamp
lamp
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“Master” or “Victim”?

Choose Your Stance in Life

 The Essential Truth
ƒ Living life is about making choices:
ƒ Choosing to be a “Victim”
ƒ Or choosing to be a “Master”

ƒ Both stances are subject to the same givens

of society, environment, organization etc.

ƒ But have very different implications in terms

of our development and happiness

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 Excellence
1. Excellence is the result of caring more than
others think is wise
2. Risking more than others think is safe
3. Dreaming more than others think is
practical
4. And expecting more than others think is
possible

Possible
Possible only
only when
when we
we can
can transcend
transcend our
our fear
fear
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 The Price of Our Success
ƒ Success, has a price.
ƒ This depends on its definition.
ƒ Most people don’t define their ‘success’
so they don’t know its price.

What isis the

What the price
price of
of your
your success?
success?
Are you
Are you willing
willing to
to invest
invest this?
this?
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69. And those who strive in Our (Cause) We will
certainly guide them to Our Paths: for verily
Allah is with those who do right.

The Promise
The Promise of
of Allah
Allah ‫ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻲ‬
‫ﺳﺒﺤﺎﻧﻪ وو ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻲ‬
‫ﺳﺒﺤﺎﻧﻪ‬
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 The Only 2 things that matter
„ In the Life of this World
„ Hidayah: Guidance

„ In the Aakhira
„ Maghfirah: Forgiveness

The Pathways
The Pathways of
of Allah
Allah ‫ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻲ‬
‫ﺳﺒﺤﺎﻧﻪ وو ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻲ‬
‫ﺳﺒﺤﺎﻧﻪ‬
have both
have both
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The ‘Operative’ Question

How much
How much do
do we
we TRULY
TRULY
want Jannah?
want Jannah?
 Our Window
„ Very small in time in relation to the life
of this world
„ Very important and significant in
relation to its impact on our Aakhira

It’s time
It’s time to
to make
make aa choice
choice
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The World is waiting to be
introduced to its Creator.

Are we
Are we ready
ready to
to
make the
make the introduction?
introduction?
 Mirza Yawar Baig
URL: www.yawarbaig.com
Email: yawar@yawarbaig.com