‘Build Your Inner Citadel.’ ‘Anticipation (Thinking Negatively).’ ‘The Art of Acquiescence.’ ‘Perseverance.’ ‘Something Bigger Than Yourself.’ ‘Meditate on Your Mortality.’ ‘Prepare to Start Again.’Īlthough, in my opinion, one chapter not mentioned here, appears to stand out from the rest: ‘Love Everything That Happens: Amor Fati.’ In the final part of the book, there are some interesting chapters that force you to think more deeply and as a result, slow you down from finishing the book as fast as you thought you would. What about when shit hits the fan, huh? When things come up and actually ruin your perfectly outlined plan or when the world says, ‘Screw your New Year’s resolution, deal with this.’
Cool.Īnd yeah, that sounds great and all. I get it - you’re trying to paint a picture. “Alright, enough of the construction lingo. I would love it if I could build another layer on top of that and share something insightful, but I’m okay with leaving it as it is. In every situation, life is asking us a question, and our actions are the answer. And it’s your job to answer with your actions. Instead, he said, the world is asking you that question. “The great psychologist Viktor Frankl, survivor of three concentration camps, found presumptuousness in the age-old question: “What is the meaning of life?” As though it is someone else’s responsibility to tell you. That being said, the final person, Viktor Frankl, takes the cake. Steve Jobs.Įach reference point has its own merit for you to decipher on your own time. presidents and two of the greatest businessman ever to walk this Earth.Īndrew Johnson. In a matter of four pages, this idea is reinforced by mentioning the likes of two U.S. You should never have to ask yourself, But what am I supposed to do now? Because you know the answer: your job.” To whatever we face, our job is to respond with: Some are prestigious, some are onerous, none are beneath us.
“We will be and do many things in our lives. The idea of the chapter is simple, so here it is: However, taking action is going to look very different for everybody which is why the chapter, ‘ Do Your Job, Do It Right’ is an important one to read more than once.
The second discipline mentioned here is necessary in order for anything to shape. After laying down a solid, concrete-like world view, Part 2: Action, is what bridges together great ideas and tangible results.
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