Ryan Holiday Instagram – “It never ceases to amaze me: We all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.” — Marcus Aurelius
The Stoics knew that each of us was born inherently unique. Well before an understanding of the science of DNA, they implicitly grasped that never before and never again will our combinations of genetics exist—that we are singular. And that one of the worst things a human being can do with this rarest of rarities is to give it up. To not be our singular selves.
BE YOU. Be the only one of you in the whole world. That’s where the fun is (you don’t have to fake anything). That’s where the value is (when we are like everyone else, we are replaceable—by definition). Embrace who you really are. Embrace what makes you unique. Embrace your weirdness. Because chances are it’s special.
Listen to @garyvee on The @dailystoic Podcast with @ryanholiday wherever you listen to podcasts. | Posted on 09/Aug/2024 22:32:34
