I’m Dr. Hafeez Diwan (and no, that's not me in the picture). One of the hats I wear is that of an author and mindset strategist. My goal is to help us overcome limitations and achieve lasting growth. For example, several years ago, I observed that we are highly distressed by people we think are obnoxious. We spend a lot of time hating these people, when loving them feels so much better and is less harmful to our health. So I wrote a book about how to easily love obnoxious people. As a part-time author who has a full-time job as a pathologist, I needed to tap into willpower to get my writing done, which became the inspiration behind my book about finding and using instant willpower without using too much willpower. As you can see, my books are based on problems I’ve experienced and dealt with in ways that I think are useful. This is why I like to share them with others. They worked for me, and my hope is that they will work for you too. I am encouraged by the positive responses I’ve had from people who have read my books and attended my courses and lectures.
In my books, I present simple, immediately actionable steps and strategies to reach the goals of improving different aspects of our lives. For example, loving obnoxious people, a crucial skill for improving our well-being, may seem like an impossible task, but I show how easy and practical it is. Similarly, the very idea of exercising willpower can produce some stress, but I demonstrate how simple it is to stumble upon instant willpower.
I’ve been teaching and writing about how to love obnoxious people for over five years now, and it all started with a simple realization: hating them doesn’t do me any good. In fact, it’s unhealthy, harmful, and serves no purpose. So, I decided to focus on what really matters—loving obnoxious people and things because there’s no escaping them, and we can’t make ourselves sick by hating them.
I started my podcast, Vitamin Contentment with Hafeez Diwan, to promote joy and contentment. It’s all about finding contentment and happiness, even in the most frustrating situations. In addition to that, I write fiction—mystery, sci-fi/fantasy/young adult stories. For me, storytelling is a way to explore the themes that interest me: problems, our reactions to them, and how we may get closer to solving them without getting stressed and burnt out in the process.