Fazal Hadi
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Hello, I’m Fazal Hadi, a motivational storyteller who writes honest, human stories that inspire growth, hope, and inner strength.
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From Rock Bottom to Rising Strong
The Fall I used to think hitting rock bottom was something that happened to other people. People who made terrible choices, who didn’t plan, or who weren’t strong enough to hold it all together. I never imagined it could happen to me. I was the reliable one—the one with the color-coded calendar, a decent-paying job, a cozy apartment, and a long-term relationship that looked picture-perfect on social media.
By Fazal Hadi7 months ago in Motivation
Don’t Feed the Thing Under the Stairs
I was eight years old the first time I heard the knock—two soft taps, then silence. It came from under the wooden staircase in my grandmother’s old Victorian house. The kind of knock that made you freeze in the hallway, your heart thudding louder than the sound itself. But what made it worse wasn’t the knock. It was what Grandma said when I asked her about it.
By Fazal Hadi7 months ago in Horror
Why I Deleted Half My To-Do List
A few months ago, my to-do list was the first thing I looked at in the morning and the last thing I checked before bed. It ran my life—color-coded, bullet-pointed, and never-ending. If productivity had a face, I wore it proudly. I thought the longer the list, the more successful I was.
By Fazal Hadi7 months ago in Longevity
The 2-Hour Rule That Changed Everything
There was a time—not too long ago—when I wore “busy” like a badge of honor. You know the type: multiple tabs open on my computer, to-do lists longer than my attention span, and days that blurred into nights with no clear sense of accomplishment. I was always doing something, yet somehow, nothing really got done.
By Fazal Hadi7 months ago in Motivation
The Quote That Changed My Life
I didn’t expect my life to change that day. I was just out for a walk. It was a chilly, gray Tuesday afternoon—one of those days when everything feels a little heavier than usual. I had taken the afternoon off work after an exhausting week of pretending I was fine when I wasn’t. The truth was, I’d been feeling lost for a while. Not in the dramatic way you see in movies, but in that slow, quiet way that sneaks up on you.
By Fazal Hadi7 months ago in Motivation
One Sentence, A Thousand Roads
I was 27 when my life quietly fell apart. Not in a dramatic, movie-worthy way—no fiery breakup, no scandal, no disaster. Just a slow, subtle unraveling. My days were dull copies of the ones before. I had a job that paid the bills but drained my spirit. My friendships felt surface-level. Even my reflection in the mirror looked like someone who was just going through the motions.
By Fazal Hadi7 months ago in Motivation
One Small Decision That Changed the Direction of My Whole Life
There are moments in life that are loud and obvious—graduations, weddings, career shifts, big moves. But sometimes, the real turning points don’t look like much at all. Sometimes, they’re tucked into an ordinary Tuesday, wrapped in hesitation, and disguised as something simple.
By Fazal Hadi7 months ago in Motivation
Unplugged to Reconnect
A year ago, I couldn’t go five minutes without checking my phone. It wasn’t that anything urgent was happening. It was just habit—reflex. A small pause in the day? Scroll. Waiting in line? Check notifications. Lying in bed? Swipe, swipe, swipe. Social media. Emails. News alerts. Messages. Repeat.
By Fazal Hadi7 months ago in Longevity
