It’s kind of crazy to think how recent December 2019 feels. Not that long ago, it seems, we were getting ready for what a new decade might bring us. It’s even crazier when the truth settles in: 2019 was FOUR years ago. We are almost half way into that “new” decade.
So much has changed. So much has happened. But at the same time, so little has changed. We’re still struggling with the same things. The aspirations we had back in 2019—this was the year we were going to turn a new leaf, lose weight, start that big project, learn a new language, work on our temper—are still there, that potential still waiting to be realized.
To that end, the great Stoic Epictetus has the perfect question for us:
“How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?”
How much time are we going to let escape us? Hopefully not much longer.
The main thing is that we stop expecting this to simply happen. In one of the best passages in Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, Marcus tells himself to stop hoping and “be his own savior while he can.”
It’s great advice. It’s the advice to follow here as we stand on the precipice of a new year, 2024. And it’s the advice at the core of our New Year New You Challenge—a set of all new 21 actionable challenges—presented one per day—built around the best, most timeless wisdom in Stoic philosophy. Our goal is to help you take control and make 2024 your best year yet.
Every year—this year right in front of you—can be the most important year of your life. The one where you become your best, most creative, most centered, most self-reliant and resilient self. But you have to be willing to step into difficulty. Because, like lifting weights, growth can’t happen without some resistance.
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