Discipline Is Destiny: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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Be strict only with yourself. It was said that the true majesty of Marcus Aurelius was that his exactingness was directed only at himself. He found a way to work with flawed people, putting them to service for the good of the empire, searching them for virtues which he celebrated, accepting their vices, which he knew were not in his control. Tolerant with others, he reminded himself, strict with yourself.

The first book in my Four Virtues Series, Courage is Calling, I explore the most foundational virtue of all: Courage. Through engaging stories about historic and contemporary leaders,I show you how to conquer fear and practice courage in your daily life. Be hard on yourself. “Take the cold bath bravely, ‘’ W.E.B Dubois wrote to his daughter. “ Make yourself do unpleasant things so as to gain the upper hand of your soul.” By being hard on ourselves, it makes it harder for others to be hard on us. By being our own tyrant, we take away the power of tyrants over us. Book is fun to read. You can see the work put into it. However the content is mostly writers interpretation of the lives of certain prominent figures. Not much science… The inscription on the Oracle of Delphi says: 'Nothing in excess.' C.S. Lewis described temperance as going to the 'right length but no further.' Easy to say, hard to practice—and if it was tough in 300 BCE, or in the 1940s, it feels all but impossible today. Yet it's the most empowering and important virtue any of us can learn.There were some basic principles in here that were good, but nothing earth shattering that I hadn’t heard before.

Ryan is fastidious in his writing and as with previous books, has managed to tell, teach and inspire us to incorporate many stoic ideas, values and virtues. While Holiday suggests a variety of things, from eating lean to strenuous activities, like taking cold showers, working out, or walking the long route to work, to sleeping early, the most important is this: Show up. When it comes to physical discipline, doing a little every day will have a much bigger impact than trying to do a lot on rare occasions. Try to pause before you react, analyze your feelings, and learn to shut things out on purpose. Most of all, remember you’ll never be perfect. Mastering our brains is a job that will take forever — and that’s okay. Lesson 3: Unless used for the greater good, discipline is pointless, so show kindness and compassion both to yourself and others. The highest level of discipline happens on the plane of the spirit, according to Holiday, who mentions ancient Roman charioteers — competitive horse carriage riders — as a prime example. Having to balance many activities and roles at once while performing in a life-or-death situation, these athletes used their self-discipline for a higher purpose — in this case to entertain their community — while remembering that failure is just part of the equation.As a parent, your most important job is raising your kids the right way. But how do you figure out what exactly you need to teach your kids? It’s not always easy to know. That’s why we created this parenting course, based on tried-and-true parenting tactics from some of the smartest, most virtuous people in history. You’ll learn the 10 Commandments of Parenting, the ultimate guideposts to orient your parenting around, and will be able to forge a stronger connection with your children. Bring distinction to everything you do. Plutarch tells us about a general and statesman in Greece named Epaminondas who, despite his brilliance on and off the battlefield, was appointed to an insultingly minor office in Thebes responsible for the city’s sewers. In fact, it was because of his brilliance that he was put in this role, as a number of jealous and fearful rivals thought it would effectively end his career. But instead of being provoked or despairing at his irrelevance, Epaminondas took fully to his new job, declaring that the distinction of the office isn’t brought to the man, the man brings the distinction to the office. With discipline and earnestness, Plutarch wrote, “he proceeded to transform that insignificant office into a great and respected honor, even though previously it had involved nothing more than overseeing the clearing of dung and the diverting of water from the streets.” Un inspirador tributo al poder y la promesa de la autodisciplina; este es el segundo libro de la serie «Las 4 virtudes estoicas»-Ryan Holiday, autor superventas de The New York Times. No. Discipline is the win. When you are disciplined about your craft…you win. When you know you put your best into something…you win. When your self-worth is tied to things you can control (effort, for example)…you win.