May 26, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Stop Caring What People Think: don’t spend much time thinking about what other people think. Think about what you think. Think instead about the results, about the impact, about whether it is the right thing to do. Stop Caring What People Think: don’t spend much time thinking about what other people think. Think about what you think. Think instead about the results, about the impact, about whether it is the right thing to do.
May 25, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Where to Find Joy: “Joy for human beings lies in proper human work. And proper human work consists in: acts of kindness to other human beings, disdain for the stirrings of the senses, identifying trustworthy impressions, and contemplating the natural order and all that happens in keeping with it.” Where to Find Joy: “Joy for human beings lies in proper human work. And proper human work consists in: acts of kindness to other human beings, disdain for the stirrings of the senses, identifying trustworthy impressions, and contemplating the natural order and all that happens in keeping with it.”
May 24, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Making Your Own Good Fortune: “You say, good fortune used to meet you at every corner. But the fortunate person is the one who gives themselves and good fortune. And good fortunes are a well tuned soul, good impulses and good actions.” Making Your Own Good Fortune: “You say, good fortune used to meet you at every corner. But the fortunate person is the one who gives themselves and good fortune. And good fortunes are a well tuned soul, good impulses and good actions.”
May 23, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Show Me How to Live: “show me that the good life doesn’t consist in its length, but in its use, and that it is possible – no, entirely too common – for a person who has had a long life to have lived too little.” Show Me How to Live: “show me that the good life doesn’t consist in its length, but in its use, and that it is possible – no, entirely too common – for a person who has had a long life to have lived too little.”
May 22, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Today is the Day: “You get what you deserve. Instead of being a good person today, you choose instead to become one tomorrow.” Today is the Day: “You get what you deserve. Instead of being a good person today, you choose instead to become one tomorrow.”
May 21, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on What Kind Of Boxer Are You? What is philosophy? Doesn’t it simply mean preparing ourselves for what may come? What Kind Of Boxer Are You? What is philosophy? Doesn’t it simply mean preparing ourselves for what may come?
May 20, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Quality Over Quantity: what if you prioritized quality over quantity? Your shelves might be emptier, but your brain and your life would be fuller. Quality Over Quantity: what if you prioritized quality over quantity? Your shelves might be emptier, but your brain and your life would be fuller.
May 19, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Learn, Practice, Train: simply knowing isn’t enough. It must be absorbed into the body. It must become part of us. Or we risk losing it the second that we experience stress or difficulty. Learn, Practice, Train: simply knowing isn’t enough. It must be absorbed into the body. It must become part of us. Or we risk losing it the second that we experience stress or difficulty.
May 18, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on How You Do Anything is How You Do Everything: “pay attention to what’s in front of you – the principle, the task, or what’s being portrayed.” How You Do Anything is How You Do Everything: “pay attention to what’s in front of you – the principle, the task, or what’s being portrayed.”
May 17, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on The Stoic is a Work in Progress: sustained execution, not shapeless epiphanies. It’s important for us to remember in our journey to self improvement: one never arrives. The Stoic is a Work in Progress: sustained execution, not shapeless epiphanies. It’s important for us to remember in our journey to self improvement: one never arrives.
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