The AlMaghrib Podcast

How to FINALLY achieve your goals in 2026

With Sh. Ammar AlShukry and Mohammed Faris1 hr 1 minJan 10, 202615K views

95% of New Year's resolutions fail by February. But it's not because you're lazy or undisciplined.In this episode, Shaykh Ammar Alshukry sits down with Mohamed Faris, author of The Productive Muslim and The Barakah Effect, to reveal the 3 reasons why most goals fail and what you should do instead.

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In this episode

  1. 0:00 Why Most Goals Fail
  2. 2:56 Finding Your Why
  3. 4:16 Start Small Stay Consistent
  4. 6:27 Hierarchy of Intentions
  5. 11:13 Focus on the Process
  6. 13:41 Building Habits With Community
  7. 19:29 Three Tests of Sincerity
  8. 25:09 How Environment Shapes You
  9. 35:56 Why the Hijri Calendar Matters
  10. 41:02 Organize Your Life Around Salah
  11. 47:47 Detaching From Worldly Legacy
  12. 53:54 Salah as Your Anchor
  13. 56:25 Barakah of the Early Morning

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