A Powerful Passage from Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Sages, saints and the great productives of the world have understood that the time before the light of day brings with it a form of magic. We are more open to new ideas, more connected with our natur...

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The fears we don’t face become our limits. Bravery speaks to leaning into the places that terrify you. Hugging your monsters and slaying your dragons and exploring your shadows. The real stuff of a ...

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What I’ve learned is that pain is not the curse that most of us think it is. No, pain has been my purifier—burning through the layers of dross to make a little more of the gold shine. Let your hu...

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The best influencers (and elite athletes, artists and inventors) are boring. They are all about Mundanity: repeating the same few habits every single day (whether they feel like performing them or not...

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Practice is your superpower and while your industry peers are playing with their phones, make sure you’re setting aside at least one hour each day to enrich the one skill that will cause you to be mor...

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Peak creativity occurs by relaxing into the two main seasons of high-productivity. If you’re serious about becoming a virtuoso, balance periods of being in the world with periods in the wilderness of ...

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I’ve never subscribed to the “hustle and grind” philosophy that makes us feel guilty if we’re not working 24/7/365 and though I’ve done my best to inspire my readers and clients to aim for legendary a...

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To have the weight of the world on your shoulders and the stress of excellent opportunities and the livelihoods of many (or a few) within your responsibility isn’t easy. Yet it truly is a gift. You wo...

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