The Impediment to Action Advances Action

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In 170 at night in his tent on the front lines of the war in Germania, Marcus Aurelius sat down to write. What he wrote is undoubtedly one of history's most effective formulas for overcoming every negative situation we may encounter in life. In a scant 85 words,Marcus Aurelius so clearly defined and articulated a timeless idea that he eclipses the great names of those who came before him. So 2014, you, you write the obstacles the way.

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