October 27, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on We Reap What We Sow: “crimes often return to their teacher.” We Reap What We Sow: “crimes often return to their teacher.”
October 26, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Three Parts, One Aim: these three parts- the moral, the natural, and the rational- have one aim. As different as they are, they have the same purpose: to help you live a good life ruled by reason. Not in the future, but right now. Three Parts, One Aim: these three parts- the moral, the natural, and the rational- have one aim. As different as they are, they have the same purpose: to help you live a good life ruled by reason. Not in the future, but right now.
October 25, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Two Tasks: you have two essential tasks in life: to be a good person and to pursue the occupation that you love. Everything else is a waste of energy and a squandering of your potential. Two Tasks: you have two essential tasks in life: to be a good person and to pursue the occupation that you love. Everything else is a waste of energy and a squandering of your potential.
October 24, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Beyond the Growth Mindset Beyond the Growth Mindset
October 24, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on The Fountain Of Goodness: “dig deep within yourself, for there is a fountain of goodness ever ready to flow if you will keep digging.” The Fountain Of Goodness: “dig deep within yourself, for there is a fountain of goodness ever ready to flow if you will keep digging.”
October 23, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Show the Qualities You Were Made For: whatever your perceived deficits are, remember that there are positive qualities you can develop that don’t depend on genetic accidents. Show the Qualities You Were Made For: whatever your perceived deficits are, remember that there are positive qualities you can develop that don’t depend on genetic accidents.
October 22, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on It’s Easy to Get Better. But Better at What? Let’s not confuse getting better at stuff with being a better person. One is a much bigger priority than the other. It’s Easy to Get Better. But Better at What? Let’s not confuse getting better at stuff with being a better person. One is a much bigger priority than the other.
October 21, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Heroes, Here and Now: instead of wasting even a second considering the opinions of future people – people who are not even born yet – focus every bit of yourself on being the best person you can be in the present moment. Heroes, Here and Now: instead of wasting even a second considering the opinions of future people – people who are not even born yet – focus every bit of yourself on being the best person you can be in the present moment.
October 20, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Marks of the Good Life: it is you who must find the answer in your actions, in living the good life – by embodying the self evident principles of justice, self control, courage, freedom, and abstaining from evil. Marks of the Good Life: it is you who must find the answer in your actions, in living the good life – by embodying the self evident principles of justice, self control, courage, freedom, and abstaining from evil.
October 19, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Good Habits Drive Out Bad Habits: when a bad habit reveals itself, counteract it with a commitment to a contrary virtue. Good Habits Drive Out Bad Habits: when a bad habit reveals itself, counteract it with a commitment to a contrary virtue.
