How To Get and Stay Motivated (With Stoicism)

00:00-02:34 - Intro
02:34-04:48 - PT 1: How To Get Motivated
04:48-09:10 - PT 2: How to Stay Motivated
09:10-13:24 - PT 3: 5 Habits To Fuel Your Motivation
13:24-15:19 - PT 4: What To Read For Motivation

The struggle to find and hold on to motivation isn’t new.

It’s comforting to think that even that long ago the emperor of Rome was giving himself a pep talk in order to summon up the willpower to throw the blankets off each morning and get out of bed. What makes it more impressive is that Marcus Aurelius didn’t have to do anything. That would have been one of the perks of being Emperor. He could have gotten other people to do everything for him. And he must have been tempted routinely to do so. Because we know that his physical health fluctuated. We know he had insomniatic tendencies. And we know he didn’t want to be Emperor. He wanted to be a philosopher.

Marcus motivated himself to not only do a job he didn’t particularly want to do, but to do it better than anyone had before or since.

How? What can we learn from Marcus and the Stoics he studied to help stoke our own motivation?

This video aims to answer those questions. It is rooted in ancient philosophy and designed to be applied in the modern world.

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[icywavs]

Whoever is reading this comment, I wish you success, health, love and happiness 💖

[spsxssd]

This morning I messaged a friend saying I'm trying to get out of bed. They replied "The universe is waiting ..." . It worked

[mikeloki]

My great grandfather said "you can make time or you can make excuses."

[mrjoecurr]

Stoicism hasn't made my life PERFECT.

Stoicism has made my life EASIER.


Cheers again Ryan

[ryanjeffreytudayan]

It's been 3 months since I practiced the stoic philosophy and I'm really glad that I discovered it. Stoicism gives me freedom from perturbation and any worldly desires. Now I'm happy for what I am and wherever I am now.

[MrRedfoxx]

I had fallen off from Stoicism, and coming back now, I will try to be better.

[rubypanjiyara]

I am really grateful to this person for transforming my life just respect for you

[leelalacee]

Can’t get enough of Ryan’s books. Been reading discipline is destiny, the obstacle is the way and now I arrived at ego is the enemy. Cannot get enough!

[wency]

Pop this on my notification while midterm examination is approaching.

[mylittleblackheart]

This guy right here. Im so glad i just happened to find him organically on accident. It really eases my mental disorders lolol i laugh, because i can no longer cry. 😊

[ramonalewis]

I've read 60 books this year since February

[IdicSal]

Video Idea:- Make a series of daily videos compiled in a playlist (just like your daily emails) that are focused on specific tasks. Like
- 30 Days for beginners of stoicism.
- 7 Days Motivation for beginners.
With small videos targeted daily.
Would be great to bring major habitual change with progress tracking though your videos.

[Procksy]

Journalling really is helpful. It sounded so stupid to me that writing down my thoughts would give me the power to change them, but having journaled consistently for about a year now, it really does help. Definitely agree w/ the part about adding distance between you and your thoughts. The whole skill of meta-cognition, thinking ABOUT your thoughts and whether or not they're useful or beneficial to you is so valuable.

Appreciate your work Ryan! Can't wait for your next book!

[OtakuOG]

Step by step, action by action, keep going and stay disciplined! Learn to know what's in your control and let go what's not! Additionally, learn to accept what fate brings you and keep pushing through obstacles! There is good within the bad and I believe EVERYONE HERE will achieve success!

Keep it up Stoics!

[ahopefulhollar]

Repetitive actions leaning into the Higher Self… I dig it.🙌. Your book The Obstacle Is the Way, really spoke to me at a time when there was a major fork in the road. ❤Thank you!

[farkhodergashev]

God bless you, my teacher Ryan Holiday. I'm from Uzbekistan. You help me a lot. I don't know where I'd be if I did not know you.

[estarlinperez]

Thanks man, I been hearing you lately

[bravowhiskey]

“Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightening to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself.”
-Chuck Close

[Atothe]

Ryan don’t know how much he as help me, personally. Thank you sir! Just want I need to hear…. Currently reading Courage is Calling.

[ezequielramos]

I need to found myself again, you help me a lot with this video. Thank so much Ryan!