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Author of 'Stillness is the Key,' 'Conspiracy,' 'Ego is the Enemy' & 'The Obstacle Is The Way' Creator of

Bastrop, TX
Joined April 2007

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    Jul 29

    18 things I stole from some of history’s greatest leaders… ⇩ ⇩ ⇩

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  2. "In the short term, you are as good as your intensity. In the long term, you are only as good as your consistency." -

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    Honored to have the amazing plug 'The Daily Laws' at 's Painted Porch Bookshop. Big thank you to both of them and the fine employees there.

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  4. Retweeted
    Oct 25

    Virtue Is An Action—the always astute returns with percipient thoughts on courage, sense-making, and why doing the right thing is always the right thing. 636 UP!

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  6. Oct 26

    "In the end, you win through superior craftsmanship, not marketing." Robert Greene

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  7. Oct 25

    "Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder." — Rumi

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  8. Oct 25

    "The need for certainty is the greatest disease the mind faces."

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  9. Oct 25

    You only control the effort, not the results.

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  10. Oct 24

    “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ― Leo Tolstoy

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  11. Oct 24

    How I Sleep: - 7-8 hours a night (‘sleep is the interest on the life we’ve been loaned’) - In bed early, get up early. - Read before bed - No TV in bedroom - Charge phone in other room too - Notecards on bedside table for ideas - Like a baby.

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  12. Oct 24

    “Don’t let the force of an impression when it first hits you knock you off your feet; just say to it, ‘Hold on a moment; let me see who you are and what you represent. Let me put you to the test.’” – Epictetus

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  13. Oct 24

    "Remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” - Epicurus

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  14. Oct 23

    When a Stoic faces a problem they… …don't make things worse by whining/complaining …focus on what they can learn …endure what they can’t change …look for opportunities to improve because of it …embrace their fate

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  15. Oct 23

    On today’s Podcast I talk to about his recent trip to Afghanistan to help rescue American interpreters, his journey after leaving the military and becoming an entrepreneur, and more. Listen here:

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  16. Oct 23

    "Courage is what you earn when you've been through the tough times and you discover they aren't so tough after all." - .

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  17. Oct 22

    "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." - Frederick Douglass

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  18. Oct 22

    Things you can do with Stoicism: -Set up a great routine—and stick to it -Use obstacles as opportunities -Keep your ego in check -Achieve stillness -Learn from your mistakes -Find a set of values to live your life by -Meditate on your mortality to live life to the fullest

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  19. Oct 22

    “If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” Murakami

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    Oct 21

    Coping With Grief: 10 Timeless Strategies From Ancient Philosophy

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  21. Oct 21

    “Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty." Tim Ferriss ()

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