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Dear Lover of Wisdom, Welcome to my blog. Here you will see mainly videos from ALKISTIS-TV®. After more than 15 years, it is still going strong, with more valuable content than ever before. "Wisdom, Wellness & Wonder" are the theme of my show, that centers around Greek Philosophy and the Art of Living. ALKISTIS-TV® weekly episodes are viewed by CEOs and top executives all over the world including professional Greeks of the diaspora. The unique motivational weekly series in English is estimated to reach 10,000+ exclusive (CEO) viewers by May 2020. 
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We all want to be loved and admired by others. But in these times of social media, narcissism, boasting and showing-off, it begins to seem like an addiction. In this video, we read some of the teachings of Epictetus, ancient Greek philosopher, who suggests a more healthy way to be appreciated and admired. Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia and lived in Rome until his banishment, when he went to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece for the rest of his life. His teachings were written down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses and Enchiridion. In my perfect world, everybody is living their highest vision where they are doing, being, and having everything they want. Mine is “Inspiring and empowering people to live their highest potential in a context of love and joy.” If you need help in finding yours, simply go to my online course: https://www.alkistis.net/onlinecourse.html
Whether you are into health, wellness or fitness as a professional or for just for fun, you will need to eat right. This week, I got together with Katy Taveira nutrition specialist to remind us of some tips that we need to keep in mind.
Some of you may be inspired to join the annual Halfmarathon, here in Greece, birthplace of the original marathon !
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From Greece, this is Alkistis bringing you "Wisdom, Wellness & Wonder"
Our purpose today is to highlight the practice for our “inner philosopher,” a philosophical mind, which like Socrates, is devoted to self-examination for the purpose of discovering a form of life that makes life worth living. In order to be truly fulfilled (Eudaimonia), we need to dispel any lies that we are living with. This is the traditional contrast between 'mythos' and 'logos'. Greek philosophers created the basis of the emergence of rational inquiry in the ancient world.
We must look at the 'myths' and lies that we are living with; our self-sabotaging beliefs. This 'mythos' is the unexamined life, a life in which only a semblance of freedom from constraint can be attained, since true freedom requires self-knowledge. Here and now, let's take the decision to upgrade our thoughts (our mental software). We need to become vigilant of the toxic lies that we tell ourself. We can practice every moment of every day, if we want to gain our true Freedom. This practice is known as 'The Work', or in Greek 'Askesis' (ie 'Practice'), as in the word "Ascetic". In order to achieve this we need to become more 'Mindful', in Greek, the word is 'Prosoche'. This is the best way to help us to assimilate the insights of the Greeks, insights such as that we all have a natural desire to gain knowledge of ourselves and our world and that the knowledge we desire primarily concerns questions about ourselves and our world the answers to which will show us how to live well.
The greatest victory in life is to conquer yourself. Since the beginning of time, Greek Philosophers like Socrates & Plato have emphasized on the importance of Self Leadership. These philosophers have provided the world a structured way of going through life and stressed on achieving fulfillment & thriving in life. Watch and share this video!
Thank you for watching! This is Alkistis, Bringing you Wisdom, Wellness & Wonder From Greece. PS. If you would like to invite me to speak to your group about SELF-LEADERSHIP, do not hesitate to contact me. For more details click here: https://www.alkistis.net/leadership-training.html 
Did you know that you can get unshakable freedom and inner peace through
Greek Philosophy? When we see the bigger picture, we can more easily find solutions and things begin to ‘click’. A great idea can come from this raised perspective. The great Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, who studied Greek philosophy wrote in his meditations... “How beautifully Plato put it. Whenever you want to talk about people, it’s best to take a bird’s eye-view and see everything all at once - of gatherings, armies, farms, weddings and divorces, births and deaths, noisy courtrooms or silent spaces, every foreign people, holidays, memorials, markets - all blended together and arranged in a pairing of opposites.” Click on the image below to watch the video. In order to remember this perspective Marcus Aurelius told himself each day: “When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: the people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous and surly. They are like this because they can't tell good from evil. But I have seen the beauty of good, and the ugliness of evil, and have recognized that the wrongdoer has a nature related to my own - not of the same blood and birth, but the same mind, and possessing a share of the divine. And so none of them can hurt me. No one can implicate me in ugliness. Nor can I feel angry at my relative, or hate him. We were born to work together like feet, hands and eyes, like the two rows of teeth, upper and lower. To obstruct each other is unnatural. To feel anger at someone, to turn your back on him: these are unnatural.” Thank you for watching! This is Alkistis, Bringing you Wisdom, Wellness & Wonder From Greece. PS. If you would like to invite me to speak to your group about SELF-LEADERSHIP, do not hesitate to contact me. For more details click here: https://www.alkistis.net/leadership-training.html 
"If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable."
where the wise words of Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BC – AD 65), was a Roman statesman, dramatist and Stoic philosopher. As a tragedian, he is best known for plays such as his Medea, Thyestes, and Phaedra. Seneca's influence on later generations is immense—during the Renaissance he was a sage admired and venerated as an oracle of life, even to the Christians. In this video, I encourage you to take time out and contemplate and write a description of what the world would look like if it were operating perfectly according to you. In my perfect world, everybody is living their highest vision where they are doing, being, and having everything they want. Mine is “Inspiring and empowering people to live their highest potential in a context of love and joy.” If you need help in finding yours, simply go to my online course: https://www.alkistis.net/onlinecourse.html
What is the secret of becoming the best version of you? The ancient Greek philosophers like Socrates were deeply aware of this one habit-characteristic-value that will create the most excellent version of yourself. Watch this video-episode of AlkistisTV, from one of my monthly workshops in Athens, Greece.
If you would like to invite me to speak to your group about SELF-LEADERSHIP,
do not hesitate to contact me. For more details click here: https://www.alkistis.net/leadership-training.html Thank you for watching! This is Alkistis, Bringing you Wisdom, Wellness & Wonder From Greece. 
What are the lies you are telling yourself? (Socratic Method of de-constructing your thoughts)11/1/2020
Did you know that you are often lying to yourself and you are now even aware of it? We often take our beliefs and thoughts for granted, thinking to ourself that just because we thought about it, it means it's 'right' or 'correct' or 'true'...
This self-deception is a habit for many people, who don't take the time for mindfulness ie to reflect on their own thinking. Socrates, the famous Greek philosopher often had dialogues with people that would slowly (but surely) reveal to them how they lie to themself about the most important things in their life. He even compared himself to a 'gadfly'; Like a gadfly irritates a horse, Socrates would make people uncomfortable, by posing novel, potentially upsetting questions (based on logic and reason) about their beliefs and their way of life. In this exercise with a group of young diplomats I act in a way similar to Socrates.... This video is part of a recent workshop that I gave at the Academy of Diplomats in the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of a leadership training program. If you would like to invite me to speak to your group about SELF-LEADERSHIP, do not hesitate to contact me. For more details click here: https://www.alkistis.net/leadership-training.html 
Today, we all know that there is an epidemic of 'fake news', but did you know that you often tell yourself 'fake stories'?We have the tendency to assemble unrelated events of the past into stories that we keep telling ourself. These stories are often gratifying to narrate, but they are misleading.
They lead to a sense of certainty and coherence, but they are founded on half-truths...They are not real. To make matters worse, we also go around narrating these same stories to other people, often hoping for some appreciation and acceptance and even admiration... It makes us feel good to dominate the conversation and tell these stories about how great you are, but do you really think that people are not on to you? Do you think you can fool people? Just because they seem to be enjoying your big stories, it doesn't mean that they believe you! That's why Epictetus, the great Stoic philosopher said, " In public avoid talking often and extensively about your accomplishments and adventures, for however much you enjoy recounting your adventures, it's not so pleasant for others to hear about your affairs..." Enchiridion 33:14 So next time you are about to open your mouth, ask yourself: Is it true? is it kind? Is it useful? |
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