Watch the stars in their courses and imagine yourself running alongside them. Think constantly on the changes of the elements into each other, for su… - Ryan Holiday

The belief that an individual can make a difference is the first step.

The next is understanding that YOU can be that person.

When I see an anxious person, I ask myself, what do they want? For if a person wasn’t wanting something outside of their own control, why would they be stricken by anxiety?” — EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.13.1

In failure or adversity, it’s so easy to hate. Hate defers blame. It makes someone else responsible. It’s a distraction too; we don’t do much else when we’re busy getting revenge or investigating the wrongs that have supposedly been done to us.