It’s always exciting to watch a master do his job. It’s unbelievable to see what people can do, whether they are an orator working in a crowd, or an athlete who distorts themselves with ease and finesse.
We’re seeing things and asking how it can be. We learn of Cato or Thrasea’s accomplishments of talent, bravery, stamina, and wisdom and wonder how they managed to do that.
The answer is simple in all cases. They’ve done the job.
“Tell yourself first what you want to be, and behave accordingly to your part,” said Epictetus. After all, this is what, in almost every other sector, we consider the law. The athletes first determine what they want to be and then do what they need.
The famous psychiatrist Trevor Moawad made it even easier by quoting that: “Greatness takes what it takes.”
As Russell Wilson’s mentor in mental skills once saw how the practice looks from inside. The training we need to do to achieve our greatest ambitions can be found in his new book (with a fantastic title), “It Takes What It Takes.”
Recall, the Stoics — and mainly Marcus Aurelius also spoke over and over again about what his people asked.
They felt that character was destiny as well. The research you have done, the features you have instilled, the type of person you are, the type of results you should have gotten.
“You’ll control the actions you’ve been grinding into your muscle memory.”
So what would you do like Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus or Vince Charter or Russell Wilson? Specify your target and do your job. Bring what it takes. Bring all it takes. Do what your purpose and your work needs.
Establish the memory of the muscles. And the outcome is predetermined.
Source: Daily Stoic
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