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best of 2021: top 10 daily success podcast episodes of this year

best of 2021: top 10 daily success podcast episodes of this year

Since the Daily Success Podcast launched in October 2020, every weekday I’ve produced and published a new podcast episode in addition to essays on this blog. You can find all the podcast episodes listed here [https://open.spotify.com/show/4U4YKmpGcpdlgYxfOiHikW]. Daily Success Podcast is designed to be your

the top five podcasts i listened to this year

the top five podcasts i listened to this year

In this post, I wanted to share with all of you the top five podcasts I listened to this year as per the list compiled by Spotify Wrapped. Quote of the Day Show [https://open.spotify.com/show/1tA9C1DNuxu9ULG8yVS70x]: The Quote of The Day Show is your daily dose of

do not fear the ghosts of past and future

do not fear the ghosts of past and future

> “Whenever we worry about something in the past or the future, we are setting up our own little haunted house and peopling it with our own special ghosts.” – Eknath Easwaran “We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.” – Seneca Most of

live as if you’re already dead

live as if you’re already dead

> “Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what’s left and live it properly. What doesn’t transmit light creates its own darkness.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations A philosopher-warrior lives as if he/she is already dead. When you think that you have no life

best stoic quotes to help you overcome stress

best stoic quotes to help you overcome stress

Whether it be the ancient world or the contemporary one, stress has always made its presence felt. Human life has always been challenging. And it will continue to be both in the near and the distant future no matter how advanced we get as a species. Because stress is timeless,

life is change, change is life

life is change, change is life

> “Whatever the nature of the whole does, and whatever serves to maintain it, is good for every part of nature. The world is maintained by change—in the elements and in the things they compose. That should be enough for you; treat it as an axiom.” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations,

what you do trumps what you say

what you do trumps what you say

Learning and understanding aphorisms and tenets of philosophy are one thing, but employing them in your day-to-day life is a whole different game. The ultimate goal, as Seneca suggested, is to turn words into works. It’s good to always keep the writer’s golden rule in your head: Show,

become an essentialist

become an essentialist

Successful and prosperous people are always focused — they set big goals for themselves, and hence, they know where they are going and consistently take steps to get there. Instead of repeating misaligned, hamster-wheel patterns like the majority, they walk on the path of Essentialism, which is nothing but a disciplined,

book summary: pithy insights from ‘meditations’ [2/3]

book summary: pithy insights from ‘meditations’ [2/3]

* Ambition is not a bad thing, but we must also understand that fame, recognition, and status are transient and making their pursuit a chief goal in our lives is downright stupid. * Oblivion is inevitable. Countless men and women — famous, wealthy, and powerful during their respective times — have been forgotten. * Fame

happy, or crappy?

happy, or crappy?

> “Heraclitus would shed tears whenever he went out in public — Democritus laughed. One saw the whole as a parade of miseries, the other of follies. And so, we should take a lighter view of things and bear them with an easy spirit, for it is more human to laugh