Even if we are not angels in our lives, we ask: How dare you hold yourself up in front of us as a human being? If you don’t feel shame, then we will make you feel shame—or perhaps, you will feel shame...
Este es el ego que nos tira hacia abajo como si fuera la ley de gravedad, como advertía el escritor Cyril Connolly.
El ego es el enemigo en cada paso de este camino. En cierto sentido, es el enemigo de la construcción, del mantenimiento y de la recuperación.
Ego needs honors in order to be validated. Confidence, on the other hand, is able to wait and focus on the task at hand regardless of external recognition.
Easier in the sense that you know now what it is you need to do and what is important to you. The other choices wash away, as they aren’t really choices at all. They’re distractions. It’s about the do...
Does what happened keep you from acting with justice, generosity, self-control, sanity, prudence, honesty, humility, straightforwardness?
Do I need this thing? What will happen if I do not get it? Can I make do without it?
Diogenes of Sinope said we sell things of great value for things of very little, and vice versa. —DIOGENES LAERTIUS, LIVES OF THE EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS, 6.2.35b
Desperation, despair, fear, powerlessness -- these reactions are functions of our perceptions. You must realize: Nothing makes us feel this way; we choose to give in to such feelings. Or, like Rockefe...
Death lies heavy upon one who, known exceedingly well by all, dies unknown to himself. —SENECA, THYESTES,
Death doesn’t make life pointless, but rather purposeful.
Cut flowers can outlast movies that people have poured millions into.
Creativity is a matter of receptiveness and recognition. This cannot happen if you’re convinced the world revolves around you.
Certain things in life will cut you open like a knife. When that happens—at that exposing moment—the world gets a glimpse of what’s truly inside you. So what will be revealed when you’re sliced open b...
Cato practiced the kind of public speech capable of moving the masses, believing proper political philosophy takes care like any great city to maintain the warlike element. But he was never seen pract...
But the person who has rehearsed in their mind what could go wrong will not be caught by surprise.
Because obstacles are not only to be expected but embraced. Embraced? Yes, because these obstacles are actually opportunities to test ourselves, to try new things, and, ultimately, to triumph. The Obs...
As the Haitian proverb puts it: Behind mountains are more mountains. Elysium is a myth. One does not overcome an obstacle to enter the land of no obstacles. On the contrary, the more you accomplish, t...
As Marc Andreessen—the entrepreneur behind Netscape, Opsware, and Ning who, in addition to running a major venture capital fund, happens to be on the board of directors for Facebook, eBay, and HP—expl...
And that’s what is so insidious about talk. Anyone can talk about himself or herself. Even a child knows how to gossip and chatter. Most people are decent at hype and sales. So what is scarce and rare...