A simple question from Marcus Aurelius that shrinks a year of worry down to the thing in front of you, and the small next step that gets you moving again.
Neil Martin · Beats, Business & Life
Marcus Aurelius
Start Your Day the Night Before: Marcus Aurelius on Meeting the Difficult Ones Ready
How to walk into the awkward conversations ready: what Marcus Aurelius told himself each morning, why I start my day the evening before, and why the difficult thing goes first.
Getting Up When You Don’t Want To: Marcus Aurelius on Rising to the Work
Marcus Aurelius had unwilling mornings too. Why the unexciting foundations are what build your future, and how keeping small promises to yourself gets you out of bed.
Whose Opinion of You Gets the Final Say?
One review of my book still rings louder than every DM. Why Marcus Aurelius says that happens, and a simple way to give your own opinion the final say.
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Hi, I’m Neil
DJing since 1987, three decades in business, and the author of Done Beats Perfect. This is where I write it all down.







