Tag: Marcus aurelius
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Repost what works, don’t give up, and not letting others hold you back
You will get tired of what you’re saying before your audience does.
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Prepare mentally for the day’s encounters
“When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly.” Marcus Aurelius The great stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius prepared his mind daily for what he was about to face. This is so that it became no shock to him when he…
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React to judgments not events
“If any external thing causes you distress, it is not the thing itself that troubles you, but your own judgment about it. And this you have the power to eliminate now.” Marcus Aurelius The stoics are the most practical practical of philosophers. Even though it was written almost 2,000 years ago, Marcus Aurelius’ book Meditations…
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Reframe those obstacles
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”