As he falls, rises again.

“No prizefighter can go with high spirits into the strife if he has never been beaten black and blue; the only contestant who can confidently enter the lists is the man who has seen his own blood, who has felt his teeth rattle beneath his opponent's fist, who has been tripped and felt the full force of his adversary's charge, who has been downed in bloody but not it spirit, one who as often as he falls, rises again with greater defiance than ever.”

A philosopher beyond wealthy, and a tutor to one of the most terrible emperors in Roman Empire history spoke deeply within his writings about the art of being a better person.

If you are reading this while laid off, furloughed, stuck, this is your time to punch back. Understand that you have more than you think, but seek actions that will guide you back to prosperity.

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