Aurelius on Crossing The Line
“Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretense.”
–Marcus Aurelius (121–180)
Roman emperor, philosopher
Sales choice…
With everything, there’s a line.
On one side of the line is a greater opportunity to make excellent things happen (better results, better relationships, more responsibility). This is where you’ll find all those people you admire.
On the other side, there’s less of a opportunity.
And with each line, there’s a choice. You want to cross the line or you don’t. You want the better opportunity at making excellent things happen (meaningful things) or you settle with the lesser opportunity.
Your choice.
It seems simple but…
Then there’ll be those era. Those era when in the small run it’ll seem like you can’t cross the line (no matter what you do).
But then (read more / hear more)…
(some personal thoughts on it here)
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When you need a well-earned break, delight in Al Pacino’s half-time speech (4.5 minutes) in the 1999 film "Any Agreed Sunday." Focus and turn up your speakers a bit to get the full feel with the background music.
It’s all about the 212 difference.
CAUTION: If curse words bother you, you should skip it.