The Daily Stoic - How Much Longer Are You Going To Wait?

Episode Date: December 29, 2020

“We all know professional procrastinators. You know, those people who constantly put stuff off. Who always have some new plan in the works to improve their health, their finances, their work, their friendships, their relationships. I’m ready to start eating better, they say… after the holidays. I’m ready to settle down… soon. I’m ready for my next big project… I just have to do something else first.”Ryan explains why you can’t wait to become better, you have to take action now, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast.There’s only 48 hours left to join our New Year, New You Challenge. We created this challenge to help you create a better life, and a new you in 2021. Take control this year. Stop putting it off. Sign up for the challenge at https://dailystoic.com/challenge.***If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it and make it even better.Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/signupFollow Daily Stoic:Twitter: https://twitter.com/dailystoicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailystoicYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dailystoicSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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is based on the 2000-year-old philosophy that has guided some of history's greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at alistair.com. How much longer are you going to wait? We all know professional procrastinators. You know those people who constantly put stuff off, who always have some new plan in the works to improve their health, their finances, their work, their friendships, their relationship. I'm ready to start eating better, they say, after the holidays. I'm ready to settle down soon. I'm ready for my next big project.

I just have to finish something else first. We know these people, because we are these people. Every one of us wants to improve, wants to be better, wants to live better, have better habits, think better. Many of us even know exactly how to do this. We just can't actually bring ourselves to do it. To that end, the great stoke, Epictetus has the perfect question for you today. How much longer are you going to wait to demand the best for yourself?

To demand the best of yourself? You know you deserve better. You know you're capable of better. You have plans to do this. You intended to do it, but you haven't done it yet. What's it going to take? When are you going to stop talking about philosophy and start embodying it? When are you going to start fulfilling that potential that's just sitting there? Well, what about right now? Because it's possible. This year, 2021, we're putting it to you here. Stop putting things off. Don't wait until tomorrow.

Don't wait until Monday. Start now. Someone has to take control, and that someone is you. There are just 48 hours left to join our new year, new year challenge. And we created this because we are all struggling with procrastination, with self doubt, with bad habits, with with a potential that's not fully realized. And it's time this year to do something about it. Let's take control and let's stop putting things

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To be connected with people like yourself who are struggling, who are striving, who are trying to get better. Well, here's your chance. You get 21 custom challenges over 30,000 words of content that's almost a full book. We clearly check in, calls with me, daily audio meditation from me, Principal 21 Day Challenge, and a group Slack channel for accountability. And don't wait. The market says, you could be good today instead you choose tomorrow. Let's do this now. Let's do it together.

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