"Circumstances don’t make the man; they only reveal him to himself."- Epictetus
Insight: If you are willing to put up with the situation you are in, and not take action to change your situation, then that is the life you have chosen.
Insight: The true measure of who you are is how you respond to the circumstances you are in, not in the circumstances themselves.
Principle: Stop blaming your circumstances on outside influences such as luck, other people, your childhood, or where you grew up.
"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."- Epictetus
Insight: Acceptance is a solid foundation on which to move forward in life.
"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid."- Epictetus
Insight: The fear of what others will think will stop you from achieving your full potential.
Principle: Do not let the fear of what other people will think stop you from taking actions that will improve your life.
"No man is free who is not master of himself."- Epictetus
Principle: Take the time to understand how the mind works and make conscious (decisions) that which is currently unconscious.
"Don’t seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do happen, and all will be well with you."- Epictetus
Principle: Own it.
Principle: Accept that reality does not always meet our expectations.