About the Author Tren Griffin works at Microsoft. He graduated from Boston College. Tren was previously a Partner at Eagle River, a private equity firm. His Twitter is looked to as that of a

Seneca stated that: We should not, like sheep, follow the herd of creatures in front of us, making our way where others go, not where we ought to go This is a lifestyle choice, and a difficult one indeed.

About the Author Hermann Hesse was born on July 2, 1877, in Calw, Germany. His parents, Johannes and Marie, were of varied European ancestry and had done missionary work in India. Hesse was also expected

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” I immediately relate this to how we live in a hyper-consumerist society where too many people feel as though they can find meaning

About the Author The day before his freshman year final exams, Alex Banayan hacked The Price Is Right, won a sailboat, sold it, and used the money to fund his quest to learn from the world's most successful

Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions – not outside. This is something that has been prevalent in my life as of recent. I have been anxious for

About the Author Paulo Coelho was born on August 24, 1947, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a rebellious teenager and his parents committed him to an asylum three times. When Coelho was 38 years old,

“The man/woman who has anticipated the coming of troubles takes away their power when they arrive.”- Seneca This quote was taken from Seneca's letters from a stoic and it is a wonderful quote that resembles

About the Author Daniel Quinn (1935-2018) grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, where he graduated from Creighton Prep in 1953. He studied at St. Louis University, the University of Vienna, and Loyola University

The best cure for anger is silence This quote has been taken from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and it relates to the wise knowledge of speaking less and thinking before you act. This is something that

About the Author Bill Browder is the founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, which was the investment adviser to the largest foreign investment fund in Russia until 2005, when Bill was denied

The key is to keep company with those who uplift you, those whose presence calls forth your best. -- Epictetus The quote is a beautiful statement made by Epictetus which strongly indicates the importance

About the Author Hermann Hesse was born on July 2, 1877, in Calw, Germany. His parents, Johannes and Marie, were of varied European ancestry and had done missionary work in India. Hesse was also expected

The whole future lies in uncertainty, live immediately. -- Seneca This quote was taken from Seneca's letters from a stoic and it is a wonderful quote that resembles the importance of living in the present

About the Author Clayton Christensen is regarded as one of the world’s top experts on innovation and growth and his ideas have been widely used in industries and organizations throughout the world. A 2011

The more we value things outside of our control, the less control we have. This quote has been taken from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and it relates to the idea of acceptance and more specifically not

About the Author Jesse Itzler is a man who only eats fruit 'til noon, loves Run-D.M.C., and enjoys living life "out of the box." The author of the New York Times bestseller, Living with a Seal,

Difficulties are what show a person who they are -- Epictetus This is a quote taken from Epictetus' Enchiridion and it resembles the importance of facing hardships in life because of the lessons we can

About the Author Will Durant’s writing career began with the publication of Philosophy and the Social Problem (1917). His second book, The Story of Philosophy (1926), sold more than two million copies

It does not matter what you bear, what matters is how you bear it. This quote was taken from Seneca’s ’On the shortness of life’ and it symbolises the importance of perspective. This refreshing look on