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Ignacio Nieto Carvajal

Don't Let This Go To Your Head

Don't Let This Go To Your Head

The Daily Stoic for April 4th: “Don’t let this go to your head” “Make sure you’re not made ‘Emperor,’ avoid that imperial stain. It can happen to you, so keep yourself simple, good, pure, saintly, plain, a friend of justice, god-fearing, gracious, affectionate, and strong for your proper

Deceived And Divided

Deceived And Divided

The Daily Stoic for April 3rd. “Deceived and divided”. “Circumstances are what deceive us—you must be discerning in them. We embrace evil before good. We desire the opposite of what we once desired. Our prayers are at war with our prayers, our plans with our plans.” —SENECA, MORAL LETTERS,

You Are NOT Your Company

You Are NOT Your Company

One of the most confusing aspects for aspiring solopreneurs is understanding the difference between them -as individuals- and their businesses. In this article, I describe the implications of the fact that you are not your company, in terms of obligations, finances and taxes. This post’s been specifically thought for

Be Wary Of What You Let In

Be Wary Of What You Let In

The Daily Stoic for April 2nd: “Be wary of what you let in”: “Drama, combat, terror, numbness, and subservience—every day these things wipe out your sacred principles, whenever your mind entertains them uncritically or lets them slip in.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 10.9 I think today’s stoic has

The Color Of Your Thoughts

The Color Of Your Thoughts

“The color of your thoughts”, inaugurates a new section in our Daily Stoic journey, “Unbiased Thought”. Curious to see where this takes us. “Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in thought, for the human spirit is colored by such impressions.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 5.16

You're A Product Of Your Training

You're A Product Of Your Training

The Daily Stoic for the last day of March: “You’re a product of your training”. “Chasing what can’t be done is madness. But the base person is unable to do anything else.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 5.17 I don’t think our destiny is determined by anything but

Reason In All Things

Reason In All Things

The Daily Stoic for March 30th: “Reason in all things”. “Hurry to your own ruling reason, to the reason of the Whole, and to your neighbor’s. To your own mind to make it just; to the mind of the Whole to remember your place in it; and to your