I added her a year a go randomly ! Now she has over 500 Facebook friends and followers from Pakistan ! She is now wanting to come to Pakistan and writing a book on Pakistan ! #500friends

The problems come to us because we need to learn something from them. Most of the time they are just not problems but things we do not understand or do not know how to solve the so called problems, and they cause us stress and anxiety. I found that by changing our circle of friends we are able to find some really good guide and people who have a different vision than us of the same so called problems. So I advise everyone who comes to me with a so called problem to reach out to 500 of my friends, they are 5000 collection of very different and wise people in their own way, and try to dialogue with them about the so called problem, and this will enlighten you to solve the issue in ways that you never thought was possible. I also strongly urge people to take their problem, and publicly make it available on their facebook, for the collective Brain of all friends to help you find the solution to the problem, very very quickly. This is my advise and now way of guiding other people. Rehan Allahwala #500friends

The image below is a cropped screenshot from the book called Linchpin written by Seth Godin. I realized something while reading this book. The text below has cleared a lot of my confusions and answered many of my questions. Please go through the text before reading my next paragraph. Dear Akhi Abdallah Samir & Others, I've been confused about Rehan Allahwala too. I've always tried to analyze what he is trying to do and what are the results that he's producing. It's been more than a year that I've come to know about him. Here's what I have discovered until now. Credits to my book reading experience for giving me new pair of eyes to see the world and the people, including him. In the language of Seth Godin, Rehan Allahwala is a 'linchpin'. According to philosophy of Robin Sharma, he's a 'leader without a title. The mutual friends experiment is his gift that he has given generously. Yes, GIFT! Now read the text in image again. You'll understand why all people are not comfortable with his gift. The point of offering a tangible reward (a laptop or a smartphone) is to get people to talk to other people. When they start, their horizon is small and mindset is limited. When they interact with different people, the horizon broadens and the mind opens up. They gradually start focusing on mindset, learning and development. Laptop becomes a non-issue. I never was into this for the laptop. I'm a blogger, an avid book reader, a ferocious learner and a better human being after knowing the people through Rehan Allahwala. I know, interact and meet with people better than me and it propels me higher in everything. I'm setting goals and achieving them. I'm making a positive difference 365 days of a year now. Please let people grow. They will become like you when they talk to you. They won't feel need of a laptop anymore. They'll rather earn a laptop and a better life. Cheers, Ilyas Tarar #500friends #500mutualfriends