🔒 Boardroom Talk: Timeless wisdom from Marcus Aurelius reminding us how to live a full life
Alec Hogg writes on the fragility of life and humanity’s mortality with some timeless wisdom from Marcus Aurelius.
Alec Hogg writes on the fragility of life and humanity’s mortality with some timeless wisdom from Marcus Aurelius.
The wallpaper on Alec’s iPad is a pic of the late Steve Jobs – a reminder of the genius of a man who has given the world so much.
To add a little history, context and explanation to Stoicism, any research into the topic will inevitably lead to three major driving forces.
Marcus Aurelius wrote: “Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.”
Times like these are an opportunity to draw upon ancient wisdom. Alec’s favourites are from the greatest Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius.
Robin Sharma’s philosophy is best summed up by what he calls the two-times-three times mindset; “If you want to double your influence and your income, make an effort to triple your investment in your personal development and in your professional education.”
After yet another week of self-created chaos, you have to wonder whether if any of the world’s current batch of political leaders are worthy of cleaning Antoninus’s sandals.
Following Aurelius through to the logical conclusion, when souls do return to wherever they came from, they will surely want to share lessons learnt.
Six months ago a friend taught me a new life hack. He shared that each morning before his family awakes, he invests half an hour in writing three material things that happened to him the day before.
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