Union of writers, 2020
Alibala Maharramzadeh was born on August 9, 1976 in the city of Quba of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He graduated from the Azerbaijan State University of Economics in Baku and the Faculty of Economics of Istanbul University.
Alibala Maharramzadeh – Doctor of Economics, professor, motivational speaker, coach and writer. Author of a series of books. Winner of Rasul Rza Prize (Azerbaijan), holder of the St. George Order (Ukraine).
01. Not «Impossible», But «Possible»!
Two men looked out from prison bars. One saw the mud, the other saw stars.
To some people, all colors appear black.
To some people, all colors appear colorful.
I am a supporter of seeing colors as they are.
Once a middle-aged man who had lost his loved ones in a car accident said that my advice «be optimistic», «don't break in front of grief», «work on yourself», «don't inflate your problems» was inappropriate. During the conversation, my interlocutor told how much literature he read from the Internet, and also noticed, with a sigh, that not a single psychologist, friend or author of a motivational bestseller could help him in his condition.
Similar words were also told by a young man who, for the sake of treating his sick child, sold all his property, and did not have money left to buy the necessary medicine.
Both of them agreed on one thing: «I fell, and my ascent is impossible.»
But why can't the fallen rise? Isn't «stand up» an antonym to the word «fall»? If you can fall, then you can get up. But along with strength, you must have decisiveness and patience to do this. We die not when we fall, but when we stop fighting, and resign to the situation we’re in. It’s when we justify our inaction, saying: «I fell, and my ascent is impossible», as if we are putting on a shroud when we’re still alive.
In this book, I will try to discover the secrets of conquering the peaks to those who are standing, but I will also show the way to those who fell.
Remember, the word «impossible» is not a verdict, but just an opinion. The word «perhaps», on the contrary, can become a verdict due to faith and determination.
This book comes to mobilize you say the word «maybe.»
02. Why I Wrote This Book
I wrote this book for years in my thoughts. The desire to write it, to express my thoughts on its pages never abandoned me. I thought about this both during my studies at the Faculty of Business of the Institute of National Economy Management, and when I received my next higher education at the Economics Department of Istanbul University of the Turkish Republic, and later, when I provided the services of an auditor and consultant, as well as during my entrepreneurial activity and when engaged in scientific and artistic creativity. Finally, the implementation of my long-standing plan came in March 2018. Right now, on this windy and rainy March day, I realized that excuses like «I’ll start tomorrow», «I’ll postpone the next month», «I’ll write exactly next year» no longer pass. Sometimes a saying itself follows from the current situation, and it is impossible to resist.
The large audience of my art and scientific books mostly consists of the people I contact in connection with my professional activities, the youth who often invite me to meetings, as well as ordinary people who can come up on the street, near my house or office, are those whom I rendered all possible assistance on duty, motivated, gave advice, guidance, in a word, did not leave in trouble. There are thousands of them. Still this is a close circle. But what about those who remain outside this circle, people who are unable to solve their personal problems and are suffocated in a whirlpool of cruel laws of life? No need to say there are a lot of people deprived of a sense of self-confidence, as well as those who are unable to overcome the syndrome of helplessness and weakness due to their complexes?
How does it feel like to be prone to depression in the era of the world-wide economic crisis, natural disasters, all kinds of catastrophes and epidemics, the consequences of moral degradation, as well as continuously degrading empirical realities, pressure on metaphysical views? How depressed people can live with a sense of hopelessness, watching the horrors of war and terror?
Don't they need motivation?
This means that in order to ensure scale and a full circle in the contact zone, it is necessary to turn to motivation in the form of a book.
It should be noted here that in addition to being the author of a number of art, political and corporate books, I also develop custom-made business plans for those who wish to succeed in starting their own business. These business plans bring real success, and many entrepreneurs make good money thanks to my ideas. My ideas are based on certain theories and are somewhere a collection of theoretical and practical knowledge. Their sources contain many important points, so it would be nice to share them with readers.
Here is another reason to write a motivational book.
I want to speak with all my voice to all people on Earth: no target is better than our ability to aim with a narrowed eye and a finger bent on the trigger.
Inspired by this slogan, I want to say one more thing: the formula for success is not as complicated as it might seem at first glance. You just need to complete a few homework. And I want to start my conversation by placing this sentence as a subtitle for this book.
Let's start the conversation. And, reading these 250 pages, let’s be extremely frank and try to understand each other.
This is not a textbook on sociology, philosophy, psychology or economics. This is a collection of thoughts with sociological, philosophical, psychological and economic nuances. Sometimes mysterious letters and words, merged, are converted into miraculous sentences. Just listen to them and stay in the zone of attraction.
So, let’s start!
03. What is Luck and Success? What Are Their Symbols?
The concept of «success» is an essential component of our lifestyle. No matter where we go or what we take, we always think about how to succeed. This is undoubtedly true. For whatever we, Azerbaijanis, and many other peoples undertake, we always pronounce the eternal expression: «Good luck!» Our success lies in achieving the cherished goal. That is why all success formulas are determined by the same strategy: desire – goal – building plans – action – result.
If in general «success» has the same meaning for everyone, then for each individual this term gains its own meaning, based on his subjective desires. For some people success means a high position, authority or prestige; for others it’s the uncountable wealth, for some it means two hearts join and create a successful family life; for some of them it’s a triumph in competitions.
In general, the meaning of the word «success» in all world dictionaries is explained approximately like this: completion of certain upcoming processes or circumstances on a positive note, achievement of the goal! And in many languages, this word is also used as a synonym for «luck.» In this case, we mean random, unexpected success (a striking example is winning the lottery). This is what we call «luck.»
A lot of writers and directors gave their artworks the name ‘Success’. It’s Italian film director Dino Risi (1963), Soviet film director Konstantin Khudyakov (in 1964), German writer Lion Feuchtwanger (in 1984), etc.
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