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e01be8e Nothing can discourage the appetite for divinity in the heart of man. Albert Camus
b6e0e19 It's not about kissing ass. It's not about making someone look good. It's about providing the support so that others can be good. The better wording for the advice is this: Find canvases for other people to paint on. Be an anteambulo. Clear the path for the people above you and you will eventually create a path for yourself. Ryan Holiday
1a5480c We tend to think that ego equals confidence, which is what we need to be in charge. In fact, it can have the opposite effect. Ryan Holiday
49f3067 Living clearly and presently takes courage. Don't live in the haze of the abstract, live with the tangible and real, even if--especially if--it's uncomfortable. Be part of what's going on around you. Feast on it, adjust for it. There's no one to perform for. There is just work to be done and lessons to be learned, in all that is around us. Ryan Holiday
6247111 the powers of perception, action, and the will. With this triad, they: First, see clearly. Next, act correctly. Finally, endure and accept the world as it is. Ryan Holiday
31d0725 the attention you give to any action should be in due proportion to its worth, for then you won't tire and give up, Ryan Holiday
92e67ac don't spend your time (the most valuable and least renewable of all your resources) on the things that don't matter. Ryan Holiday
b69dccc What do these figures have that we lack? What are we missing? It's simple: a method and a framework for understanding, appreciating, and acting upon the obstacles life throws at us. Ryan Holiday
77f098f I think widespread, online displays of female self-confidence are good for people, especially men, to see. Mindy Kaling
2d686e5 Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life, Ryan Holiday
5201db9 To perceive what others see as negative, as something to be approached rationally, clearly, and, most important, as an opportunity--not as something to fear or bemoan. Ryan Holiday
2513a42 Humans are still primed to detect threats and dangers that no longer exist--think of the cold sweat when you're stressed about money, or the fight-or-flight response that kicks in when your boss yells at you. Our safety is not truly at risk here--there is little danger that we will starve or that violence will break out--though it certainly feels that way sometimes. Ryan Holiday
2dfcd5e To one person a situation may be negative. To another, that same situation may be positive. "Nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so," as Shakespeare put it." Ryan Holiday
92e6f17 There is always a countermove, always an escape or a way through, so there is no reason to get worked up. No one said it would be easy and, of course, the stakes are high, but the path is there for those ready to take it. Ryan Holiday
01dba3e Shaking off the bad stuff as it happens and soldiering on--staring straight ahead as though nothing has happened. Ryan Holiday
a1a0f2d If your nerve holds, then nothing really did "happen"--our perception made sure it was nothing of consequence." Ryan Holiday
83e99ed Welcome to the source of most of our problems down here on Earth. Everything is planned down to the letter, then something goes wrong and the first thing we do is trade in our plan for a good ol' emotional freak-out. Some of us almost crave sounding the alarm, because it's easier than dealing with whatever is staring us in the face. Ryan Holiday
d068582 Thus, the question for astronauts was not How skilled a pilot are you, but Can you keep an even strain? Can you fight the urge to panic and instead focus only on what you can change? On the task at hand? Life is really no different. Obstacles make us emotional, but the only way we'll survive or overcome them is by keeping those emotions in check--if we can keep steady no matter what happens, no matter how much external events may fluctuate. Ryan Holiday
6094951 Don't let the negativity in, don't let those emotions even get started. Just say: No, thank you. I can't afford to panic. This is the skill that must be cultivated--freedom from disturbance and perturbation--so you can focus your energy exclusively on solving problems, rather than reacting to them. Ryan Holiday
02b2840 In our own lives, how many problems seem to come from applying judgments to things we don't control, as though there were a way they were supposed to be? How often do we see what we think is there or should be there, instead of what actually is there? Ryan Holiday
4c7bfe7 De alcanzar repetidas veces el exito y mantenerlo. El ego rechaza las ventajas y las oportunidades. Es un iman para los problemas y los conflictos. Es un iman para los enemigos y para los errores. Lo situa a uno entre la espada y la pared. Ryan Holiday
931b069 inhibits true success by preventing a direct and honest connection to the world around us. Ryan Holiday
3c6cdfb Con cada ambicion y meta que tenemos, ya sean grandes o pequenas, el ego esta ahi, socavando nuestra fuerza a lo largo del viaje que nos hemos propuesto realizar. Ryan Holiday
d28796d no podemos trabajar con otra gente si hemos levantado barreras a nuestro alrededor. No podemos mejorar el mundo si no lo entendemos ni nos entendemos a nosotros mismos. Ryan Holiday
20fe9aa La artista del performance Marina Abramovic lo expresa claramente: "Si empiezas creyendo que eres grande, tu creatividad morira"." Ryan Holiday
440798b Solo hay una cosa que se beneficia del ego: la comodidad. Ryan Holiday
8624802 There's no time off. There aren't even weekends. We are always preparing for what life might throw at us--and when it does, we're ready and don't stop until we've handled it. Ryan Holiday
033e731 For your work to have truth in it, it must come from truth. If you want to be more than a flash in the pan, you must be prepared to focus on the long term. Ryan Holiday
cb852fe Many of our problems come from having too much: rapid technological disruption, junk food, traditions that tell us the way we're supposed to live our lives. We're soft, entitled, and scared of conflict. Great times are great softeners. Ryan Holiday
c1f8aff Our generation needs an approach for overcoming obstacles and thriving amid chaos more than ever. One that will help turn our problems on their heads, using them as canvases on which to paint master works. Ryan Holiday
232f4f5 Debemos comenzar por vernos a nosotros mismos, y al mundo, de una nueva forma. Luego, debemos luchar por ser diferentes y por mantenernos asi. Esa Ryan Holiday
c824159 el ego es una creencia malsana en nuestra propia importancia. Esa es la definicion que usaremos en este libro. Ryan Holiday
ba45bb9 el ego es una creencia malsana en nuestra propia importancia. Esa es la definicion que usaremos en este libro. Es ese chiquillo irritable que hay dentro de cada uno, aquel que elige hacer lo que quiere por encima de cualquier otra cosa. La necesidad de ser mejor que, mas que, reconocido por, mas alla de cualquier utilidad razonable. Ese es el ego. Ryan Holiday
75a0feb la seguridad en uno mismo se vuelve arrogancia, la asertividad se vuelve obstinacion y la confianza en nuestras capacidades se convierte en descuido"." Ryan Holiday
b2eda77 Este es el ego que "nos tira hacia abajo como si fuera la ley de gravedad", como advertia el escritor Cyril Connolly." Ryan Holiday
61a0a72 En este sentido, el ego es el enemigo de lo que deseamos y de lo que tenemos. El enemigo de la posibilidad de llegar a dominar un oficio. De la verdadera intuicion creativa. De la posibilidad de trabajar bien con los demas. De construir lealtad y apoyo. De la longevidad. Ryan Holiday
33e6b38 el ego es la voz que nos dice que somos mejores de lo que realmente somos, podemos decir que obstaculiza el verdadero exito porque impide que tengamos una conexion directa y honesta con el mundo que nos rodea. Ryan Holiday
d07199a No podemos recibir retroalimentacion si somos incapaces de oir lo que viene de otras fuentes, o sencillamente no nos interesa. No podemos reconocer las oportunidades, ni crearlas, si en lugar de ver lo que tenemos delante vivimos dentro de nuestra propia fantasia. Ryan Holiday
6fc38a7 Al no contar con una evaluacion precisa de nuestras propias capacidades comparadas con las de los demas, lo que tenemos no es seguridad en nosotros mismos sino delirio. Ryan Holiday
17a3115 La intencion de hacer algo grande, ya sea en deportes, arte o negocios, suele ser intimidante. Pero el ego atenua ese miedo. Es un escudo contra la inseguridad. Ryan Holiday
a18290a Claro, el ego les ha funcionado a algunas personas. Muchos de los hombres y las mujeres mas famosos de la historia fueron claramente egocentricos. Pero muchos de los fracasos mas grandes tambien fueron protagonizados por personas egoistas. Ryan Holiday
2ce1e6c El ego es el enemigo en cada paso de este camino. En cierto sentido, es el enemigo de la construccion, del mantenimiento y de la recuperacion. Ryan Holiday
00c3a48 Por lo tanto, las tres partes en que esta organizado este libro son: Ambicion, Exito y Fracaso. Ryan Holiday
39d2d99 En resumen, nos sirve ser: >>Humildes en las aspiraciones. >>Benevolos en el exito. >>Resilientes en el fracaso. Ryan Holiday