• HOME
  • About
    • BLOG
    • CONTACT
    • Biography
  • Products & Services
    • Book - The Stoic CEO
    • Guided Meditations
    • Online Course
    • Coaching Programs
    • UPCOMING
    • Medallion
  • Visit Greece
    • COME TO GREECE AS A GROUP
    • Stay In Greece For A Year

STOIC LIFE HACK: HOW TO ALWAYS BE IN CONTROL NO MATTER WHAT

22/4/2019

0 Comments

 

How would you always like to be in control of yourself, no matter what is happening on the outside?

As a CEO, as an entrepreneur, you are faced with many challenges and overwhelm. 

A Stoic realizes that only his/her thoughts and intentions are truly within their sphere of control; everything else is ultimately uncontrollable.

The ‘Dichotomy of Control’, is a central idea that the Stoics held and practiced.

​It is the original concept behind the Christian Serenity Prayer,
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference”.

Here is how Epictetus, the ancient Greek philosopher puts it in his 'Enchiridion' (a sort of Stoic manual):

“Some things are within our power, while others are not. Within our power are opinion, motivation, desire, aversion and, in a word, whatever is of our own doing. Not within our power are our body, our property, reputation, office, and, in a word, whatever is not of our own doing.”

Find out more by watching today's video, and write in the comments below.
 Alkistis


PS. This lecture was filmed at New York University, campus in Athens, where I teach as a guest lecturer.


Picture
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Picture
    Free Report

    Picture

    Archives

    January 2025
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    October 2017
    September 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017

    Picture

    Categories

    All
    Anxiety
    ASMR
    Coaching Greece
    Greek Philosophy
    Guided Meditation
    Self Leadership
    Stoicism

    RSS Feed

    Get the book!
Home
Blog
Contact
Biography


​

Picture
The ALKISTIS Method ® ​All Rights Reserved 2019
Book - The Stoic CEO
Guided Meditations - Free mp3
Online Course
Coaching Programs
Upcoming


  • HOME
  • About
    • BLOG
    • CONTACT
    • Biography
  • Products & Services
    • Book - The Stoic CEO
    • Guided Meditations
    • Online Course
    • Coaching Programs
    • UPCOMING
    • Medallion
  • Visit Greece
    • COME TO GREECE AS A GROUP
    • Stay In Greece For A Year