Category: Achievement
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Choose Difficulty
“It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.” – Confucius To achieve the best in life, prepare to work hard, struggle, and be…
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We get what we deserve
“Attend to the matter which is before you, whether it is an opinion or an act or a word. You get what you deserve: for you choose rather to become good tomorrow than to be good today.” – Marcus Aurelius Meditations VIII: 22 Most of us aspire to be better…
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Rectify the names
Zilu said: ‘If the Lord of Wei were waiting for you to run the government, what would you give priority to?’ The Master said: “What is necessary is to rectify names, is it not?’ Zilu said: ‘If this were to take place, it would surely be an aberration of yours.…
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Image-model
“With this image as a model, the sage learns how best to develop himself so that his influence may endure. He must make himself strong in every way, by consciously casting out all that is inferior and degrading. Thus he attains that tirelessness which depends upon consciously limiting the fields…
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Rooted Change
“When we hit our lowest point we are open to the greatest change.” – Avatar Aang In The Legend of Korra, Avatar Aang’s spirit tells this to the new Avatar that proceeds him, Avatar Korra, after she experiences terrible personal tragedy. When we go so low, in whatever way, and…
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Paradox Freedom
Book Inspiration: The Stoic Virtues Series: Dicipline is Destiny: The power of Self Control – Ryan Holiday – A teacher and keeper of The Old Unbounded freedom — enslavement, destruction. Bounded freedom — freedom, growth. If we give our bodies, cravings, appetites, desires, and addictions the gift of freedom, we…
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Machine
What do military bodies, fortune 500 companies, crime organizations, or any other large entities have in common? They value order, routine, discipline, and overall aim to run like clockwork in a Swiss watch – each little cog doing its part to help the organization achieve its purpose. These entities want…
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Confucius Series: Motivation
The Master said: ‘Can one avoid concurring with exemplary sayings? But to make them the basis of self-improvement is considered the most valuable thing. Can one avoid being pleased with blandishments? But to unravel the motivation is considered the most valuable thing. If someone is pleased but does not unravel…
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Progress not Perfection
To strive for perfection is a high ideal. But I say: “Fulfill something you are able to fulfill rather than run after what you will never achieve.” Nobody is perfect. Remember the saying: “None is good but God alone” [Luke 18:19], and nobody can be. It is an illusion. We…
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Pyramid Within
Take a million souls that command themselves and what need is there of law and order? Take a million souls that abuse themselves and law and order shall bind them, and abuse them. Ruling ourselves with wisdom and courage and the community shall flourish. Lost in ignorance and fear and…
KEEP THE OLD WARM 