XIV. Become a Provider
That’s what nature made you to be.
The Le Monde Élégant section is a companion to The Stoic Manual to help you get wealthier, happier, and more powerful through social skills—you’ll master the art of effortless connection, sway hearts and minds with grace, and cultivate an aura of undeniable allure with the timeless secrets of refined society. Complement this with the ‘Neuroscience-based Tools’ & ‘Lead to Win’ sections.
“Let the spirit in you represent a man, an adult, a citizen, a Roman, a ruler. Taking up his post like a soldier and patiently awaiting his recall from life. Needing no oath or witness. — Marcus Aurelius
It’s depressing not to be where we want to be in life. When we’re not enjoying the luxuries others seem to have in plenty. When we feel lonely.
It’s normal to feel sad and agitated.
But rather than pity ourselves, the best move is to ask what we’re doing to make our desires bloom. To contribute to the world. The garden of our lives.
The universe will reward you with more than you can imagine when you learn to do what you want done to you first and without fear or expectations. When we approach life with abundance.
People, respect, and money gravitate toward us when we learn to be the sun in everyone we meet, where we provide them with the right environment to nourish an evergreen spirit.
We don’t ask people to do us favors, to comfort us — we know they’re already dealing with a lot so we aim to ease some of their burden or at least not add to it. We know how to ask for help without seeming entitled to it.
We’re considerate. The guy with solutions. We listen to people vent without talking about our problems — which is quite the gift in itself. We live with,