Marcus Aurelius - Overcome Your Inner Coward

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In this video, we talk about Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, fear, courage, and overcoming your inner coward.

During his reign as the emperor of Rome, Marcus Aurelius faced immense uncertainties that would strike fear into the hearts of most people, such as times of war, plague, internal conspiracies, the death of some of his children, and the death of his wife, and yet, he faced all of these problems with an unshakable courage.

And the secret to his unshakable courage lies within a collection of notes he wrote to himself roughly 2000 years ago, many of them written in the midst of war, with the gravity of imminent death on his mind. Today, this collection of notes is referred to as Meditations, and based on my readings of these notes, I've determined 5 principles that we can use, like Marcus, to overcome our inner cowards and become courageous. And along the way, you will hear many other stories and ideas that are not from Marcus, and they will help illuminate the emperor’s words in greater depth. So without further ado, let’s begin our journey through the 5 principles.

00:00 - Intro

01:20 - Principle 1: Look for solutions, not people to blame.

03:49 - Principle 2: Don’t second guess yourself.

05:55 - Principle 3: Find the beauty in your mistakes.

07:19 - Principle 4: Humble yourself.

09:06 - Principle 5: Do your best, and trust that things will work out the way they’re meant to.

11:18 - Conclusion

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Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

[Rope]

That self-talk is the most important thing in your life.

[ardybondoc]

This is a good reminder whenever we feel defeated by negative thoughts. To just F*ck it and move forward and give your best. So that whatever result it will be, there will be no regrets because you know that you gave it all.

Keep fighting for that dream everyone!

[alizeynali]

Five principles to overcome the inner coward, based on Meditations by Marcus Aurelius:

1. Look for solutions, not people to blame
2. Don't second guess yourself
3. Find the beauty in your mistakes
4. Humble yourself
5. Do your best, and trust that things will workout the way they're meant to (carry your faith and it'll carry you)

[Mind-Vue]

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” - Nelson Mandela

[SearchOfSelf]

Overthinking turns me into wimp - paralysis by analysis.

Gotta work on that, thanks for the video! ❤

[AddictionFreedom]

When a person tries to free themselves from an addiction, they are forced to battle with the conditioning of the past.
The way through the battle is from articulation and reflection.
Nobody quits an addiction because they simply want to.
They only quit once their mind is READY.
How to make the mind ready?
It's so much more beautiful and simple than you could ever imagine.

[didxang]

Every mistake is a lesson waiting to be discovered and every lesson you learne only makes your soul beautiful

Ignorance = pain = lesson = gain = better

If anyone can refute me - show me I'm making a mistake or looking at things from the wrong perspective - I'll gladly change. It's the truth I'm after and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self deceit and ignorance

Ignorance = pain = lesson = gain = better

Do your best and trust that all is for the best

5 principles to overcome your inner coward

1. Look for solutions not people to blame
2. Don't second guess yourself
3. Find the beauty in your mistakes
4. Humble yourself
5. Do your best and trust that things will work out the way they're meant to

[RegnaSaturna]

Make your opponent, in a calm but superior manner, understand that his bad behaviour stems from his fear of becoming great again and how to do just that. This way you confront him and at the same time give him perspective on how to improve his own life. This makes it impossible for him (or her) to become violent towards you as you are not playing his game. Courage then just becomes a side product that stems from your compassion with all people. In other words: Kill 'em with kindness.

[kingofenglandthethir]

Fear not pain nor death nor loss. Fear only fear for it is the diminution of your soul.

[badriBN]

All hail Marcus Aurelius ❤❤❤
Thankyou for your meditations Advice 😊

[volfanna]

Principle5: I think Elizabeth Holmes had the same attitude. She had faith. She believed in her success. Having faith doesn’t mean you are on the right track.

[universalsoulhealing]

Great video, but is the CEO of Starbucks the best example of a modern application of Meditations? 😂

[abdullaalteneiji]

It good message. The message to overcome can help an individual who suffers from social anxiety disorder (S.A.D). 1:23 to 9:07.

[houwen]

Good reminder than we are meant to act, and not to overthink!

[RyancaezarSantos]

i got my inner coward over when I noticed, I'm not important and my time is limited

[jeffg]

Coward ness can only be beaten out of a man. Well that sounds harsh. Guess what I want to say is that the obstacle is the way!

[cuvvychase]

Your videos are so enlightening! Thank you for inspiring me

[sachinsawaiyan]

Absolutely amazing for this type of content 🔥🔥😃😃

[scarfycoolcat]

We are so lucky to have the wrightings of our ancestors cause we were all born yesterday.

[trajanz]

Finding beauty in mistakes is all well and good but within reason. There are fatal mistakes to make out there in life.