Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control (The Stoic Virtues Series)

by Ryan Holiday

Swim. Lift weights. Train in jujitsu. Take long walks. You can choose the means, but the method is a must: You must be active. Get your daily win. Treat the body rigorously, as Seneca tells us, so that it may not be disobedient to the mind. Because as you’re building muscle, you’re also building willpower. More important, you’re building this willpower and strength while most people are not.

Greatness is not just what one does, but also what one refuses to do.

“Powerful people impress and intimidate by saying less.”

I thought in my work that the more I talk, the more I will get respect and people can recognize me but I found that powerful people who say less and talk in the right time with less words that can impress.

When your choices turn you into someone who has to worry about money, then you are not rich . . . no matter how much you make.

“Happy is the man who can make others better, not merely when he is in their company, but even when he is in their thoughts,”

The leader shows up first and leaves last. The leader works hardest. The leader puts others before themselves. The leader takes the hit.

Don’t beat yourself up. Build yourself up. Make yourself better. That’s what friends do.

No delays, no procrastination, no digital distractions.

Life is for the living. We are meant to be up and doing.