Discipline in perception lets you clearly see the advantage and the proper course of action in every situationโwithout the pestilence of panic or fear.
Ryan HolidayItโs okay to be discouraged. Itโs not okay to quit. To know you want to quit but to plant your feet and keep inching closer until you take the impenetrable fortress youโve decided to lay siege to in your own lifeโthatโs persistence.
Ryan HolidayThe Germans have a word for it: Sitzfleisch. Staying power. Winning by sticking your ass to the seat and not leaving until after it's over.
Ryan HolidayYou know whatโs better than building things up in your imagination? Building things up in real life.
Ryan Holiday