“We must focus on our resilient and unfailing ability to transform whatever is in store for us into material that we can use in the rest of our lives, whatever it is. We must put ourselves in a position to turn those events into flame and brightness.”
We live by our codes, not just for ourselves and to support our communities with honor and integrity, but also to show our kids that gratitude, perseverance, failure, and dignity make life abundant. Being alive and being uncomfortable are what make life vivacious.
OUR TEAM VALUES:
Stoicism
“For those of us who live our lives in the real world, there is one branch of philosophy created just for us: Stoicism. It’s a philosophy designed to make us more resilient, happier, more virtuous and more wise–and as a result, better people, better parents and better professionals. Stoicism is a tool in the pursuit of self-mastery, perseverance, and wisdom: something one uses to live a great life, rather than some esoteric field of academic inquiry. Stoicism has been a common thread though some of history’s great leaders...”
― Ryan Holiday
Discomfort
“But a radical new body of evidence shows that people are at their best—physically harder, mentally tougher, and spiritually sounder—after experiencing the same discomforts our early ancestors were exposed to every day. Scientists are finding that certain discomforts protect us from physical and psychological problems like obesity, heart disease, cancers, diabetes, depression, and anxiety, and even more fundamental issues like feeling a lack of meaning and purpose.”
― Michael Easter, The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self
Risking Happy
“The "Risk Happy" collection from GFDD — Robert Anthony famously said “Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy.” The Risk Happy collection was designed to encourage you to abandon the fears and hesitations of “most people.” Happiness is not unattainable and your life isn’t a trap you can’t escape. When you think of changing your life’s story what commonly comes up is hesitation rooted in fear. That’s where the “risk” part comes in. Risk Happy.”
― Go Fast Don’t Die