The old adage “slow and steady wins the race” is almost always true. The tortoise, in the story of the hare and the tortoise, won the race not because he was the smartest, smallest, or wittiest, but rather because he was unshakably determined, and kept laser-focus on the end result: the finish line. If you struggle to maintain momentum and motivation in your quest to achieve a goal, you’re not alone! Plateaus, setbacks, and relapses are normal when it comes to life-changing g

“Don’t seek for everything to happen as you wish it would, but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will – then your life will be serene.” – Epictetus, Stoic philosopher. Can an ancient Greek philosophy help us deal with life in the twenty-first century? Stoicism is an ancient Greek philosophy embraced by many of the world’s greatest thinkers. It asserts that we don’t control, and cannot rely on external events. We can only control ourselves and our responses. I