Don't Let This Go To Your Head

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At one point success had made me bitter and egotistically. I’ve always thought of myself as someone who wouldn’t change with success but I did. Not in a demonstrative way but in a way that put me in a negative or foul mood. Since studying stoicism I’ve learned that I must remain humble even in my success. I must stay with empathy to help explain something that may be frustrating for me. We’re all inherinetly good and we’re all doing our best. In that regard I think sense has helped me become a much more calm and steady person.

Daily Stoic(s)

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Yesterday - Be Wary Of What You Let In

I can choose what thoughts and people I let into my life. I try to stay surrounded by people who are positive. I’m working on my own mindset too. Right now I feel exhausted and that keeps creeping into my mind. I’m trying to inject more energetic thoughts into my mind. It’s tough.

Today - Deceived And Divided

There’s constant conflict going on in my mind.Particularly it’s around doing things I know I should do and things I want to do. What’s confusing is that the should stuff is influenced by my upbringing and the high standard my parents set for me in cleaning and schooling. When I don’t meet those standards I can be hard on myself. I do get to it at some point. Often not soon enough for myself.

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Yesterday - You’re A Product Of Your Training

In this stoic it’s about training your mind to avoid bad choices. Like kids with no boundaries our decisions can run rampant and spoiled. This is something I’m working on as I make decisions. I’m trying to push the boundaries a lot like I would train. I’m trying to accept that I won’t reach my max on the first try. No one ever does. It takes time, effort, and practice to really start making good decisions. It’s hard to forget that’s how I got to my current state where I am making better choices.

Today - The Color Of Your Thoughts

How I shape things in in mind can influence how I react or behave. I’ve learned this the hard way and I’m trying to change that. Think more positively. One of my favorite phrases at work is, “assume positive intent.” It really helps try to put myself in other people’s shoes. It helps understand that the other person may be stressed and made a poor decision or is doing what they believe is right. I can beat myself up pretty bad with internal thoughts. That doesn’t help either. I’m learning to forgive and move on. Focus on doing things better the next time.

Reason In All Things

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I should rule by reason and not by impulse. I feel like I’ve been working on that a lot. Part of that is breaking habits of those impulses. Staying up late is one of those. I’m starting to become more conscious of those decisions which is helping me make better decisions.

What Do You Need To Impress These People Again?

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Early in my life I wanted to fit in. I cared what people thought of me because I was bullied. I had opportunity after opportunity because my dad was in the military. I got decent at it. It wasn’t until I was on my own and studying to better interact with women that I discovered I had been doing it all wrong. I didn’t need to impress. I needed to be a better person. This led me down the path of self-improvement that not only made me interact with people but also feel more confident in myself.