Failure is not only an option, but a necessity — and so is your proper reaction to it. “Successful people don’t fear failure, but understand that it’s necessary to learn and grow from.” Robert T. Kiyosaki YOU WILL FAIL There, glad that’s over with. It’s true though, you will fail. I will fail. We will fail. That […]
Tag: Self-Mastery
11 Timeless Lessons From Epictetus That Will Change How You See Your Life
Eternal life advice from one of the greatest stoic philosophers . . . “No man is free who is not master of himself.” Epictetus Self-mastery doesn’t require magic bullets. If anything, it necessitates the timeless wisdom and eternal lessons that have survived the ages. Mastery requires tools that have stood the test of time. Some lessons never change. […]
The Coronavirus Pandemic Sucks, But It’s Also An Opportunity To Grow
Hard times are an opportunity to exercise your greatest strengths, and to foster your highest self. “Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger.” Dalai Lama Life, and all the hardships therein, are only what we make of them. Hard times are part of the seasons […]
Nothing Will Change Until You Deliberately Change
Conscious change is the only sure way to bring more good things into your life. “Nothing will change until we change — until we throw off our dependence and act for ourselves.” Myles Horton Change is the only constant in this world — but conscious positive change is not. Most people let change sweep them […]
Your Focus Is Only As Valuable As What You Spend It On
Today Not everything deserves your focus today, but everything will demand it anyway. Protect it. “The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts.” Marcus Aurelius We live in an age of distraction. We also live in an age that reputes focus as the new […]
Marcus Aurelius on Worry and the Thoughts of Others
The great Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121AD – 180AD) is recognized for his philosophical meditations, setting him apart from many rulers of that age. Last of the Five Good Emperors, his death was considered the end of the Pax Romana, and marked the beginning of the eventual fall of the Western Roman Empire. Yet even […]