Thought For The Day: Stoicism

Stoicism is the calm acceptance of responsibility.  

It is the acceptance that I am responsible for what I am capable of controlling. 

I cannot control what anyone else does or does not do. 

I cannot control the outcome of events, after I’ve done the work.

Stop trying to control anything except yourself.

We focus our efforts on what we are responsible for.

You are not in control over anything that you are not in control of.  Accept it.  Embrace it.

Accept responsibility for what you are responsible for.

You are responsible for you.  You are responsible for your actions.  You are in control of everything that you are in control of. 

Accept that responsibility.

The Stoic way...is to take responsibility for yourself.

Accept that you have absolute control over what you have control over, and don’t worry about the rest of it. 

If you take the responsibility you need to take, then you will perform. 

If you don’t, you will fail.

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The preceding were excerpts from an article written by John Mosby and were taken from his Mountain Guerrilla blog-site.