Make Character Your Loudest Statement
"For philosophy doesn't consist in outward display, but in taking heed to what is needed and being mindful of it."— Musonius Rufus, LecturesSo as we get to the start of month five already, today's m
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Be The Person You Want To Be
"First tell yourself what kind of person you want to be, then do what you have to do. For in nearly every pursuit we see this to be the case. Those in athletic pursuit first choose the sport they want
Show, Not Tell, What You Know
"Those who receive the bare theories immediately want to spew them, as an upset stomach does its food. First digest your theories and you won't throw them up. Otherwise they will be raw, spoiled, and
What's Truly Impressive
"How much better is it to be known for doing well by many than for living extravagantly? How much more worthy than spending on sticks and stones is it to spend on people?"— Musonius Rufus, LecturesA
You Are The Project
"The raw material for the work of a good and excellent person is their own guiding reason, the body is that of the doctor and the physical trainer, and the farm the farmer's."— Epictetus, Discourses
Righteousness Is Beautiful
"Then what makes a beautiful human being? Isn't it the presence of human excellence? Young friend, if you wish to be beautiful, then work diligently at human excellence. And what is that? Observe thos
How To Have A Good Day
"God laid down this law, saying: if you want some good, get it from yourself."— Epictetus, DiscoursesA very short and sweet meditation today, but the message is quite simple and also this can be app
Good And Evil? Look At Your Choices
"Where is Good? In our reasoned choices. Where is Evil? In our reasoned choices. Where is that which is neither Good nor Evil? In the things outside of our own reasoned choice."— Epictetus, Discours
Carpe Diem
"Let us therefore set out whole-heartedly, leaving aside our many distractions and exert ourselves in this single purpose, before we realize too late the swift and unstoppable flight of time and are l
Don't Be Inspired, Be Inspirational
"Let us also produce some bold act of our own — and join the ranks of the most emulated."— Seneca, Moral LettersNot much that I can say, when trying to compare today's meditation to trading.What I
Guilt Is Worse Than Jail
"The greatest portion of peace of mind is doing nothing wrong. Those who lack self-control live disoriented and disturbed lives."— Seneca, Moral LettersToday's meditation is really tough to try and
Kindness Is Always The Right Response
"Kindness is invincible, but only when it's sincere, with no hypocrisy or faking. For what can even the most malicious person do if you keep showing kindness and, if given the chance, you gently point
Fuelling The Habit Bonfire
"Every habit and capability is confirmed and grows in its corresponding actions, walking by walking, and running by running . . . therefore, if you want to do something make a habit of it, if you don'
Our Well-Being Lies In Our Actions
"Those obsessed with glory attach their well-being to the regard of others, those who love pleasure tie it to feelings, but the one with true understanding seeks it only in their own actions. . . . Th
Count Your Blessings
"Don't set your mind on things you don't possess as if they were yours, but count the blessings you actually possess and think how much you would desire them if they weren't already yours. But watch y
The Chain Method
"If you don't wish to be a hot-head, don't feed your habit. Try as a first step to remain calm and count the days you haven't been angry. I used to be angry every day, now every other day, then every
The Stoic Is A Work In Progress
"Show me someone sick and happy, in danger and happy, dying and happy, exiled and happy, disgraced and happy. Show me! By God, how much I'd like to see a Stoic. But since you can't show me someone tha
How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything
"Pay attention to what's in front of you — the principle, the task, or what's being portrayed."— Marcus Aurelius, MeditationsAnother meditation that can be compared to trading today.I have stresse
Learn, Practice, Train
"That's why the philosophers warn us not to be satisfied with mere learning, but to add practice and then training. For as time passes we forget what we learned and end up doing the opposite, and hold
Quality Over Quantity
"What's the point of having countless books and libraries, whose titles could hardly be read through in a lifetime. The learner is not taught, but burdened by the sheer volume, and it's better to plan
What Kind Of Boxer Are You?
"But what is philosophy? Doesn't it simply mean preparing ourselves for what may come? Don't you understand that really amounts to saying that if I would so prepare myself to endure, then let anything
Today Is The Day
"You get what you deserve. Instead of being a good person today, you choose instead to become one tomorrow."— Marcus Aurelius, MeditationsToday's meditation is very true and you will often hear the
Show Me How To Live
"Show me that the good life doesn't consist in its length, but in its use, and that it is possible — no, entirely too common — for a person who has had a long life to have lived too little."— Se
Making Your Own Good Fortune
"You say, good fortune used to meet you at every corner. But the fortunate person is the one who gives themselves a good fortune. And good fortunes are a well-tuned soul, good impulses and good action
Where To Find Joy
"Joy for human beings lies in proper human work. And proper human work consists in: acts of kindness to other human beings, disdain for the stirrings of the senses, identifying trustworthy impressions
Stop Caring What People Think
"I'm constantly amazed by how easily we love ourselves above all others, yet we put more stock in the opinions of others than in our own estimation of self. . . . How much credence we give to the opin
Sweat The Small Stuff
"Well-being is realized by small steps, but is truly no small thing."— Zeno Quoted in Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Eminent PhilosophersAnother comparison to trading with today's meditation.How of
The First Two Things Before Acting
"The first thing to do — don't get worked up. For everything happens according to the nature of all things, and in a short time you'll be nobody and nowhere, even as the great emperors Hadrian and A
Work Is Therapy
"Work nourishes noble minds."— Seneca, Moral LettersA very interesting meditation today and I truly believe that trading is also therapy.By sticking to the rules/criteria for your strategies and con
Working Hard Or Hardly Working?
"I can't call a person a hard worker just because I hear they read and write, even if working at it all night. Until I know what a person is working for, I can't deem them industrious. . . . I can if
We Have But One Obligation
"What is your vocation? To be a good person."— Marcus Aurelius, MeditationsA short and simple message from today's meditation.We can also say the same for trading too of course. We need to trade con