Perspective Is Everything

I'm not worried about what people how much sleep they get I'm worried about what they do while they're awake okay but the two things are connected because if you wake up fully recharged it means you wake up ready to take on the world you know that feeling you wake up and you say come on bring it on it doesn't matter how many obstacles challenges set Pack set I prefer those things okay perfect well you know Travis is a friend of yours I just joined the board of uber Travis has a little bit of that it's like he may be dealing with 30 crisis at the same time he eats it for lunch but what happens and here's the key you just put something on your Facebook yesterday that I love which is it's ultimately just business that's it it's not life and death that's right the people who have a hard time are the people who basically make it too important perspective is everything and that's really what stoic philosophers believe do you know who is my greatest hero other than you Gary yes and I'll pick a dead person is Marcus aurelus I'll tell you why he was the emperor of Rome pretty big job you agree like right in the arena dealing with invasions plagues everything and literally nothing ever got to him he wrote a book about it called meditations that I have by my bed and every time I'm beginning to get anxious about something or worried or I look at that book and the fact is that he considered life as though every everything that happened was a hidden blessing I agree with that like I don't know why I don't know how but another favorite of mine roomy you know the Persian poet he said live life as though everything is rigged in your favor whatever happens I mean for me some of my biggest heartbreaks LED to my biggest moments of joy and happiness and success love that I believe in that stuff so much a