“Nurture Your Mind With Great Thoughts, For You Will Never Go Any Higher Than You Think.” — Benjamin

Handbag 🌸🩷✨

Next Semester Checklist

These are things I personally need/recommend to all my fellow uni people! This can also go for high schoolers :)

Writing Supplies

1. A pack of pastel highlighters (or 2)

2. Good gel ink pens (Papermate Inkjoy, FIOVER .5mm, Sharpie S Gel, etc)

3. White out pens

4. Mechanical pencils (of course)

Paper Wise

1. Transparent sticky notes/ pastel sticky notes

2. Annotation tabs

3. 5 subject college ruled notebooks (cute colors)

4. Yearly planner (stay organized honey)

5. Cute notecards for studying

6. Personal white board and markers

7. Desktop planner (with cute stickers that are pink of course)

8. Journal

9. Budget planner

Misc.

1. Portable tap light thing

2. Organizers

3. Tote bag

4. Laptop

5. HDMI cord & laptop charging cord

6. Pencil case (pink <3)

7. Tape

8. Scissors

9. Paper clips & thumb tacks

10. Calculator

11. Ruler

12. Rubber bands

13. Desk organizer

14. Stapler & staples

Become Your Best Version Before 2025 Masterlist

Hello! This is the Become Your Best Version Before 2025 masterlist. It’s a collection of all the posts from the series, gathered in one place to make it easier for you to access and follow along.

I hope you find it inspiring and helpful as you work towards becoming the best version of yourself!

Day 1: What Does Becoming Your Best Version Mean

Day 2: Understanding Yourself / Self-assessment

Day 3: Identifying Limiting Beliefs

Day 4: Identifying Your Core Values

Day 5: Setting SMART Goals That Actually Stick

Day 6: Creating Your Personal Mission Statement

Day 7: Building Better Habits

Day 8: Mastering Time Management

Day 9: Auditing Your Relationships

Day 10: Mastering Your Emotions

Day 11: Taking Care of Your Body

Day 12: Stress Management

Day 13: Financial Planning and Budgeting

Day 14: Career and Purpose

Day 15: The Power of Self-Talk

Day 16: Digital Detox and Mindful Living

Day 17: Decluttering Your Life

Day 18: Creating Healthy Boundaries

Day 19: Self-Care Rituals That Actually Stick

Day 20: Building Confidence

Day 21: Overcoming Fear & Self-Doubt

Day 22: Developing New Skills

Day 23: Personal Style & Self-Presentation

Day 24: Setting Up Progress Tracking Systems

Day 25: Designing Your Accountability Plan

Day 26: Personal Development Tools and Resources

Day 27: Hobbies & Passion Projects

Day 28: How to Keep Yourself Motivated

Day 29: Prioritizing Yourself and Your Needs

Day 30: Creating Your Vision for 2025

Day 31: The Beginning of Your Best Year Yet

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Abū Dharr رضي اللّٰه عنه said: “My khalīl (intimate friend, i.e. Rasūlullāh) ﷺ commanded me with seven [matters]:

1. He commanded me to love the poor and draw close to them

2. He commanded me to look at those who are below me and not to look at those who are above me (in terms of worldly matters)

3. He commanded me to maintain the ties of kinship even if it seeks to draw away

4. He commanded me not to ask anyone for anything

5. He commanded me to speak the truth even if it is bitter

6. He commanded me not to fear the blame of the blamers

7. He commanded me to increase in saying: لا حول ولا قوة إلا باللّٰه , for this is a treasure under the Throne [of Allāh].”

[Reported by Aḥmad, graded 'Ḥasan' by Sheikh Muqbil raḥimahullāh in Al-Jāmi’ Aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥ]

Ibn Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“Your nafs is just like your enemy, once it finds you serious, it obeys you. If it finds weakness from you, it will take you as a prisoner.”

[Bada'i Al-Fawa'id, v. 3, p. 1202]

:قال الإمام الألباني رحمه الله تعالى

قد يكون الشخص سلفيًّا في عقيدته ولكنَّه ليس سلفيًّا في تربيته وسلوكه

(سلسلة الهدى والنور، شريط رقم: 781)

Al-Imam Al-Albānī raḥimahullāh said:

“A person may be Salafī in his beliefs but not Salafī in his upbringing and behaviour.”

(Silsilah Al-Hudā Wan-Nūr, Tape No. : 781)