You spent thousands on mentorship.
You learned the frameworks, watched the tutorials, maybe even built a few projects.
Then after a few weeks, you convinced yourself: "More applications won't work." "A different approach won't work." "I'm just not good enough yet."
Or worse, the most pathetic excuse: "I'm not the right person for tech... maybe I should just stick to my current job."
Let me be brutally honest with you:
That's not insight. That's Shaytaan.
Shaytaan doesn't need to make you commit major sins to ruin you. He just needs to whisper one thing:
"This won't work for you. Go back to working for non-Muslims selling insurance."
You know what the difference is between someone who makes it and someone who quits?
It's not talent. It's not luck. It's not "being a natural at coding."
It's intensity, not consistency.
Stop telling yourself you need to "stay consistent" for 6 months. You don't have 6 months of mediocre focus. You need short bursts of deep, obsessive work over weeks and months. You need to go so hard that the results have no choice but to show up.
Because here's what I see all the time: brothers who've been "learning to code" for 6+ months with empty GitHub profiles. It's frankly embarrassing.
You're adding another course to your cart like you're an ukhti window shopping for makeup.
You don't need another window. You need a mirror.
A mirror to track your weekly inputs:
- Applications sent
- Cover letters customized
- GitHub commits pushed
- Projects built (not started, BUILT)
- LinkedIn dms to CTO's
- Cold emails to hiring managers or clients
A simple spreadsheet (AI can automate this) to see exactly what you're doing and whether you're actually putting in the work.
I don't sell courses for the masses to watch for a monthly fee. I sell 1-1 mentorship and an internship that works. It's proven to work.
But it only works if YOU work.
You can't tie your camel and then blame Allah when it runs away because you used a loose knot.
Tawakkul is faith + action. You've got the faith part down. But where's the action?
Stop blaming the market, the job shortage, or "I need more skills."
Start blaming your own shortcomings and lack of intensity.
Because the brothers and sisters who are winning right now? They're not smarter than you. They're not more talented. They didn't get lucky.
They just didn't listen when Shaytaan whispered "it won't work for you, go back to working for non-Muslims selling insurance."
And neither should you.