“Don’t seek for everything to happen as you wish it would, but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will. Then your life will flow well. -Epictetus
“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a [person] perfected without trials.” -Seneca
“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this and you will find strength.” -Marcus Aurelius
(1) Wake up early.
(2) Always be on time. Better yet, always be early.
(3) Stop complaining.
(4) Stop taking things personally.
(5) Focus on effort, not results. Trust the process.
(6) Be strict with yourself and tolerant of others.
(7) Go for long walks. Preferable with a friend and in nature.
(8) Stop comparing yourself to others.
(9) Focus on the essential. Eliminate the rest.
(10) Don’t suffer imagined troubles.
(11) Carpe Diem
(12) Memento Mori.
P.S. – H/t to Ryan Holiday and his Daily Stoic for inspiring several of these.
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