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November 2024

November 17, 2024

From Descartes’ Doubt to Lee’s Jeet Kune Do

It's a scary thought, Descartes' challenge for truth seekers: “If you would be a real...

August 2024

August 18, 2024

Epictetus, the Chief Task, and Trusting the Process

Epictetus drops the mic on the famous Stoic "dichotomy of control." "The chief task in...

April 2024

April 13, 2024

Theodore Roosevelt on a Life Lived Well

Theodore Roosevelt was highly influenced by Stoic philosophy. Difficult people and situations become an opportunity...

March 2024

March 13, 2024

Lao Tzu on Servant Leadership

Lao Tzu is a famous Chinese philosopher and widely recognized as the founder of Taoism....

February 2024

February 21, 2024

Mandela on the Glory of Rising When We Fall

Another one of my favorites from Nelson Mandela: “The greatest glory in living lies not...

February 11, 2024

Lao Tzu on Pride

Lao Tzu has a great one on pride: "One who flaunts himself is not illuminated....

January 2024

January 18, 2024

Ford, Lee, and Jordan on the Power of Mindset

I've always been inspired by Henry Ford's famous quote. “Whether you think you can, or...

December 2023

December 15, 2023

Jim Rohn & Some Dead Philosophers (Average of Five Rule)

It's a thought-provoking quote by Jim Rohn: "You are the average of the five people...

December 06, 2023

Epictetus’ Wrestling Analogy for Adversity as Character Formation

The Stoics were big on the idea of adversity revealing character. It's self-evident really, when...

September 2023

September 24, 2023

Bruce Lee on Pride, Fear, and Self-Rejection

Though many think of him only as a martial artist and/or movie star, it never ceases...

August 2023

August 27, 2023

Frederick Douglass on Soul Agency

I love Ryan Holiday's Ego is the Enemy. In it, I came across a powerful...

April 2023

April 19, 2023

Seneca and Epictetus on the Hero’s Journey

Seneca and Epictetus have some powerful sentiments on the hero's journey. Kicking it off with...

March 2023

March 28, 2023

Seneca on Being (Un)happy and the Bar of Fulfillment

Happiness can be a tricky term to define. At the shallow end, it may just...

March 19, 2023

Gandhi on Finding Yourself (and the Neuroscience of Helper’s High)

In Man's Search for Meaning, Victor Frankl urges us that life's meaning is not an abstract...

February 2023

February 21, 2023

Mandela on Ideals Worth Living and Dying For

I can't get enough of Nelson Mandela. His example exemplifies leadership and courage. Often times,...

December 2022

December 11, 2022

David Goggins on Work Ethic, Priorities, and Staying Hard

"Talent is not required" is the title of the eighth chapter in his epoch book Can't...

October 2022

October 08, 2022

Seneca on the Blessing and Curse of Contemplation

We're a highly intelligent species. To be able to contemplate - what was, what is,...

September 2022

September 24, 2022

Bruce Lee on Glory, Defeat, and the Art of Dying

Bruce Lee's genius truly inspires me. I've written on his Jeet Kune Do which goes way beyond...

September 04, 2022

Wisdom on Mindfulness and Living in the Moment

Be present in this moment. Seneca urged us that this is the key to true...

August 2022

August 21, 2022

Gandhi on Mind Consent

There's a timeless theme in Stoic philosophy on the "inner citadel" and focusing on what...

August 14, 2022

Marcus Aurelius on the Inner Citadel

The amount of wisdom found in Marcus never ceases to amaze me. To continue upon...

August 07, 2022

Seneca on True Happiness

A truth bomb on stillness, presence, and gratefulness from Seneca: "True happiness is to enjoy...

May 2022

May 11, 2022

Marcus Aurelius on The Way

Another Stoic gem from Marcus on the dichotomy of control: "Our actions may be impeded...

January 2022

January 27, 2022

Bruce Lee, Evolution, and Being Water

Bruce Lee was considered by many in the Kung Fu tradition to be a heretic....

January 17, 2022

MLK Junior’s Antidotes to Hate and Tribalism

In my lifetime (I'm 40 at the time of this writing), I've never seen such...

December 2021

December 22, 2021

Mandela’s Stoic Wisdom on Losing as Learning

Twenty-seven years imprisoned; then to go on what he accomplished, Nelson Mandela has inspired countless...

November 2021

November 19, 2021

Aristotle (and the misattribution to him) on Excellence

That famous Aristotle quote... "We are repeatedly what we do. Excellence, then, is not an...

October 2021

October 17, 2021

Maya Angelou on Standing Up with Faith and Joy

In my trip to Savannah, Georgia this summer, I was once again amazed at the...

September 2021

September 26, 2021

Lincoln on Empathy & The Better Angels of our Nature

Another epoch quote from Lincoln: “Don’t criticize them; they are just what we would be...

September 17, 2021

McConaughey, Stoic Principles, and Green Lights

I've always enjoyed Matthew McConaughey's performances. I became a fan of him personally after his Oscar...