In 1944, Viktor Frankl was thrown into a Nazi labor concentration camp. He was separated from all of his family and his 65-year-old mother was immediately murdered in a gas chamber. His wife later died, too. Anybody who has done any type of research on the holocaust and concentration camps knows how brutal the circumstances…
Follow Your Fear
Since a young age, we have all been encouraged to follow our passions above all else. And while I fully support people finding things that make them excited to wake up in the morning, I think that there is something far more important that we should follow. I believe that the most important thing we…
Hard ≠ Unhappy
In life, a lot of us think that there is a magical reality where there is no pain. Everything is sunshine and rainbows. We think other people are in this reality and we hope to enter it one day ourselves. If you thought this, here is the harsh truth: This is an alternate universe that…
Time is Your Most Valuable Resource
There are so many things that are deemed valuable in life. Money, cars, nice clothes, and expensive jewelry are at the top of the list. A lot of people spend their entire lives searching for these things. But time is something that is not often regarded as a valuable resource. Time is something that is…
Who Are You On Your Worst Day?
Try to remember one of your most productive days. Think about what you did on this day. You probably woke up early and felt inspired to get to work shortly after. Maybe you read a full book. Maybe you accomplished an important task that took a lot of effort. Now try to think about a…
Ten Books That You Need To Read
I feel that this generation has failed to grasp just how important reading is. I know that it is much easier to watch YouTube videos or scroll social media all the time (I am certainly guilty of doing this), but doing those things won’t provide you with anything in the long run. Reading does. If…
What Are The Four Stoic Virtues?
The Stoics valued a lot of different things, but hands down virtue was what the Stoics held in the highest regard. In today’s day and age, it has become very difficult for many people to find their moral compass. There are so many complicated situations that can make it really hard to know what to…
Five of the Most Powerful Lessons From Seneca’s “Letters From A Stoic”
Behind Marcus Aurelius, Seneca is the most recognized Stoic philosopher. And Letters From A Stoic is his most popular piece of writing. Letters From A Stoic contains over 100 letters from Seneca to his friend Lucilius, advising him on how to use the Stoic philosophy to live a better life. Here are five of the…
Don’t Punt, Always Go For It
Kevin Kelly was a high school football coach for Pulaski Academy, located in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 18 years as the head coach, Kelly won nine state championships. Kelly’s success as a coach can’t just be attributed to having talented players or solid culture of winning. Kelly took a risk — a very big one….
Five of the Most Powerful Lessons from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations
Written from around 170-180, Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations is an ancient piece of writing that is very applicable to the modern world. The first time I read Meditations, I was amazed at how nothing has changed. The emperor of Rome nearly two millennia ago still dealt with the same problems that many of us struggle with…