Ikatan Studi Islam Sarawak

Membelek sejenak halaman di dalam buku "The Magic of Thinking BIG", saya cukup terpesona dengan kupasan hebat oleh Dr David J Schwartz, seorang motivator yang prolifik dan terkenal. Apa yang lebih membuatkan saya lebih tertarik adalah kebanyakan isi-isinya amat selari dengan apa yang telah digariskan oleh ajaran Islam. Tidak keterlaluan jika saya katakan sekiranya Dr Schwartz merupakan seorang Muslim, pasti banyak dalil-dalil yang boleh beliau kemukakan sebagai pengukuh kepada hujjah-hujjah beliau di dalam buku self-help beliau yang hebat itu. Bagi saya, kedudukannya adalah setaraf dengan buku "La Tahzan" karangan Dr 'Aidh bin 'AbduLLAH Al-Qarni, cuma bezanya tiada dalil dan lebih banyak bersifat ke'korporat'an. Tentang keselarian beberapa hujjahnya dengan dalil-dalil itu, saya serahkan kepada anda untuk menelitinya sendiri - anda bacalah buku ini.


Di sini, saya tampilkan beberapa isi di dalamnya yang saya kirakan amat berguna dan menarik sekali untuk dijadikan bahan perkongsian.

Antara beberapa petikan yang suka saya kongsikan bersama:

"On some occassion you've probably heard someone say something like this, "It's nonsense to think you can make a mountain move away just by saying 'Mountain, move away.' It's simply impossible.

People who think this way have belief confused with wishful thinking. And true enough, you can't wish away a mountain. You can't wish yourself into an executive suite. Nor can you wish yourself into a five-bedroom, three-bath house or the high-income brackets. You can't wish yourself into a position of leadership.

But you can move a mountain with belief. You can win success by believing you can succeed.

There is nothing magical nor mystical about the power of belief.

Belief works this way. Belief, the "I'm-positive-I-can" attitude, generates the energy the power, skill and energy needed to do. When you believe I-can-do-it, the how-to-do-it develops.

Every day all over the nation young people start working in new jobs. Each of them 'wishes' that someday he could enjoy the success that goes with reaching the top. But the majority of these young people simply don't have the belief that it takes to reach the top rungs. And they don't reach the top. Believing it's impossible to climb high, they do not discover the steps that lead to great heights. Their behavior remains that of the "average" person.


But a small number of these young people really believe they will succeed. They approach their work with the "I'm-going-to-the-top" attitude. And with substantial belief they reach the top. Believing they will succeed - and that it's not impossible - these folks study and observe the behavior of senior executives. They learn how successful people approach problems and make decisions. They observe the attitudes of successful people.

The how-to-do-it always comes to the person who believe he can do it."


"Belief in great results is the driving force, the power behind all great books, scientific discoveries. Belief in success is behind every successful business, and even political organization. Belief in success is the one basic, absolutely essential ingredient in successful people."

"Disbelief is negative power. When the mind disbelieves or doubts, the mind attracts "reasons" to support the disbelief. Doubt, disbelif, the subconscious will to fail, the not really wanting to succeed, is responsible for most failures.

Think doubt and fail.


Think victory and succeed."

"How to Develop the Power of Belief:

Here are the three guides to acquire and strengthen the power of belief:

1. Think success, don't think failure. When you face a difficult situation, think "I'll win" not "I'll probably lose". Thinking success conditions your mind to create plans that produce success. Thinking failure does the exact opposite. Failure thinking conditions the mind to think other thoughts that produce failure.

2. Remind yourself regularly that you are better than you think you are. Successful people are not supermen. Success does not require a super intellect. Nor is there anything mystical about success. And success isn't based on luck. Successful people are just ordinary folks who have developed belief in themselves and what they do.

3. Believe BIG. The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief. Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success."

Perkongsian yang saya bawa di atas tidak lain menceritakan bahawa betapa pentingnya keyakinan itu yang mempengaruhi peratusan kejayaan dalam segala jua yang kita lakukan - bahawa betapa keyakinan/belief (yang menjadi kunci kepada tindakan) adalah jauh lebih tinggi darjatnya berbanding panjang angan-angan (wishful thinking), lebih-lebih lagi apabila berjuang untuk Islam -pastinya keyakinan 'akan berjaya' itu perlu diletakkan setinggi-tingginya - dengan berpegang kepada janji ALLAH SWT bahawa Islam Pasti Menang!

WaLLAHua'alam

Ibn 'AbdiLLAH As-Sarawaki
2:51 am,
17 Disember 2008, Rabu
Bintulu, Sarawak.