IV. Prioritize Character Growth
Philosophy: Keep returning to it, to rest in its embrace.
"If you had a stepmother and a real mother, you would pay your respects to your stepmother, yes…but it's your real mother you'd go home to. Philosophy: Keep returning to it, to rest in its embrace. It's all that makes the court—and you—endurable.’” — Marcus Aurelius
It's tempting to put your career first.
I don't blame you.
You got to eat.
You'll want to hit the gym. The sauna. Take the cold showers. Sign up for the marathon. Write the blog. The book. Do the 48 hour fast.
All for valid reasons.
There are lots of health and financial benefits to expect from those actions.
But that's missing the point of doing what's challenging. Of going after any goal.
Of living.
You don't do it for money, health, physical beauty, women, the respect, status, or anything else worldly.
Remember. Those goods can be taken from you at any time except one thing.
“…the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.” — Viktor Fr…
