"The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own …"

Control and Choice

“How many have laid waste to your life when you weren’t aware of what you were losing , how much was wasted in pointless grief, foolish joy, greedy desire, and social amusements— how little of your own was left to you. You will realize you are dying before your time!”

From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a beautiful daily devotional of Stoic meditations—an instant Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller. Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise. The Daily Stoic offers 366 days of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations from the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the playwright Seneca, or slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus, as well as lesser-known luminaries like Zeno, Cleanthes, and Musonius Rufus. Every day of the year you'll find one of their pithy, powerful quotations, as well as historical anecdotes, provocative commentary, and a helpful glossary of Greek terms. By following these teachings over the course of a year (and, indeed, for years to come) you'll find the serenity, self-knowledge, and resilience you need to live well.

Self Improvement

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1.	Be yourself: People can sense when you are being fake. Life isn’t high-school. Learn to be comfortable in your own skin.

2.	Be encouraging: Genuinely help and encourage people to do better. You will feel good doing it. And people will like you more.

3.	Don’t gossip: Quality people don’t gossip. They don’t need to put other people down to feel good about themselves.

4.	Good listener: Don’t think of what to say; rather listen. You will intuitively know what to say if you listen carefully.

5.	Be humble: Nobody likes an all-time show-off. Yes, you are good enough but you don’t need to shove it in people’s faces.

Here are 5 ways to develop a strong personality.

“Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.”

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Greatest Quotes of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Apply Quality Peer Reviewed Science To Your Day to Day Life.By - Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman.Recommendations:<ul><li>Do your best to do these every day.</li><li>Do not to miss more than one day in a week.</li><li>You will feel the benefits immediately.</li></ul>

Maximizing Productivity

To know the average wake up time, to find your Temperature Minimum time.Temperature Minimum:<ul><li>The time when your body temperature is lowest.</li><li>Happens 2 hours before your average wake up time.</li><li>Helps shift your body clock, circadian wake up and sleep cycles, eating cycles etc.</li></ul>

1. Note your wake-up time every day

Forward Ambulation is another word to move forward - like taking a walk, biking or running! Forward Motion generates<ul><li>Optic Flow - visual images that pass by us</li><li>Auditory Flow - Sounds pass by us</li></ul>This ritualistic forward movement in turn quiets or reduces the amount of neural activity in Amygdala (part of the brain).Amygdala has a role in regulating – anxiety, fear, threat detection etc. So the Forward Ambulation leads to lowering activity in the Amygdala, and thereby reducing the levels of anxiety.

2. Get into Forward Ambulation

This is vital for mental and physical health. <ul><li>Stimulate those neurons in the eye and convey to the brain that it is day time, and to be Alert! </li><li>It sets in motion, numerous biological cascades within every cell and organs of our body.</li><li>This gives a healthy bump in a hormone called as Cortisol. Cortisol comes from Amygdala that promotes wakefulness and healthy immune system. It happens once in 24 hours. </li><li>We can time Cortisol bump, based on when we view bright sunlight. It is not about exposure of skin to sunlight, but the exposure of our eyes, our neural retinas, to light. </li></ul>

3. Get Sunlight into your Eyes, early in the day

Drink adequate water. Early in the day.With a little bit of sea salt is good, since Neurons need ionic flow. Preferably not cold water.

4. Hydration is Essential for Mental Performance

Adenosine build up is one of the key factors that induces a sense of sleepiness . The longer we are awake, Adenosine builds-up and accumulates. When we wake up in the morning, Adenosine levels are very low.Caffeine is an Adenosine blocker. So delaying caffeine is to maintain adequate levels of Adenosine so it does not lead to a n eventual crash from caffeine. Lower levels of Adenosine leads to increased levels of sleepiness.

5. Delay Caffeine intake to 90-120 minutes after waking up

Primary objective early in the day is to get into a mode of focus and alertness, so we can get work done. This can be achieved by fasting.Fasting works to create a heightened state of alertness and a calm brain state. Fasting increases levels of Adrenaline, also referred by Epinephrine in brain and body. When our levels of Adrenaline and Epinephrine are increased, we can learn better, focus better. YHigh levels of Adrenaline may feel like stress and panic. But in its optimal range, Adrenaline provides a heightened sense of focus and improved ability to process and retain information.

6. Fasting state

In order to optimize cardio vascular and brain health of the body, exercise atleast 5 days per week. Maintaining muscular and bone health helps both muscles and brain. Physical Exercise improves Brain Health.

7. Physical Exercise

Get additional rest, One day per week.Do nothing in a structured way. If possible! Bonus Tip:If you happen to stay up late, it is still best to get up at your regular wake up time.

8. Weekend Drift

Commonly known routine activities, but backed by neuro science reasoning! Will make you think twice, especially if you have been wanting to add one of those into your daily habits! 

5 TIMES A WEEK!!! Apply these PROTOCOLS to your MORNING ROUTINE" ►Special Thanks to Andrew Huberman for sharing this valuable information. Check out his amazing content here: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewHubermanLab http://www.hubermanlab.com/ FULL EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXvDEmo6uS4&t=576s ►If you struggle and have a hard time, consider taking an online therapy session with our partner BetterHelp. https://tryonlinetherapy.com/dailymotivation. We receive commissions for referrals to BetterHelp. We only recommend products we know and trust. ►SELF-HYPNOSIS AUDIO PROGRAMS: http://bit.ly/2jVoXRb (Reprogram Your Subconscious) _________________________ ©️ SOURCE CREDIT: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewHubermanLab _________________________ 🎵BACKGROUND MUSIC licensed through AudioJungle & Epidemic Sound _________________________ 🎥FOOTAGE licensed through VideoBlocks, Filmpac and Artgrid except parts about the topic that have been used under fair use. _________________________ ►All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of said material, please send me an email, DAILY.MOTIVATION_CONTACT@YAHOO.COM, and we can sort it out.

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