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154 – The Paradox of Change

November 12, 2018 by Erick

One of the weirdest things about being a human is how we get comfortable with our habits, and resist change, while at the same time we get bored when things stay the same. In this weeks episode will talk about how to deal with the paradox of change.

Posted in: Challenges, Coffee Break, Fate Tagged: challenges, change, philosophy, stoicism, wisdom

138 – The Greatest Obstacle to Living

July 30, 2018 by Erick

“Putting things off is the biggest waste of life: it snatches away each day as it comes, and denies us the present by promising the future. The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow, and loses today. You are arranging what lies in Fortune’s control, and abandoning what lies in yours. What … [Read more…]

Posted in: Challenges, Coffee Break, Fate, stoicism Tagged: live in the now, philosophy, present moment, Seneca, stoicism

132 – Anything Can Happen

May 20, 2018 by Erick

“How ridiculous and unrealistic is the man who is astonished at anything that happens in life.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Book 12 Show Notes: – How often do we think that something in life shouldn’t happen to us? – As if we are somehow immune to the things that happen to anyone else in life. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Challenges, Circumstances, Coffee Break, Fate, stoicism Tagged: challenges, fate, life, stoic, stoicism

130 – Suffering Before It’s Time

May 18, 2018 by Erick

“He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary.” ― Seneca Show Notes: How often have you stressed over something or worried yourself sick, only to have the scenario you were so worried about never happen? When you worry about something, and you let your imagination run with something, then you suffer many … [Read more…]

Posted in: Circumstances, Coffee Break, Fate, stoicism Tagged: outcomes, process, stoic, stoicism, stress, worry

128 – Good Luck, Bad Luck, Who Knows?

May 16, 2018 by Erick

  “Man is affected, not by events, but by the view he takes of them.” — Epictetus Show Notes: • Human beings are creatures that love good stories. Stories are the things that we use to make sense of the things in the world. • Myths, such as the Greek and Roman or even Norse … [Read more…]

Posted in: Challenges, Circumstances, Coffee Break, Fate, stoicism Tagged: events, life, luck, stoic, stoicism

120 – Are You Lucky?

May 8, 2018 by Erick

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” ― Seneca Show Notes: – Are you a lucky person? – The Stoics understood that most things in life are out of our control. – The reason that they stress that ideas so much, that we try so hard to control things around us. – Trying to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Challenges, Coffee Break, Control, Fate Tagged: chance, fate, luck, preparation, stoic, stoicism

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