Brick by Boring Brick (Day 159)

6/8/2019

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Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, Tiger Woods, Simone Biles.

Champions. Legends.

They weren't born that way. They were built…

… brick by boring brick.

It’s a process to become great. Inherent talent and divine gifts can only get one so far. Without the drive to focus on perfecting the tiniest of tasks without worrying about the “big picture” and “final destination”, champions can not be made.

(See y’all tomorrow)

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Awakening the desire to explore Stoicism, and how it relates to his existing beliefs, Rev. William committed to working through the text, The Daily Stoic, a year-long journey to awaken the Stoic mind.
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Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Rev. William attended Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado where in 2007 he graduated with a degree in Religious Studies, minoring in Psychology. Currently residing in Longmont, CO, he is one of the Priests and founder of Mountain Ancestors Grove. He spends his time playing mandolin (and some guitar), writing, engaging in LGBTQIA+ advocacy and education, community service, and sharing a larger vision of how a polytheist perspective can lead to greater human understanding, acceptance, and gods be good, peace.

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