Hosts Patrick Giarelli and Brian Donovan have 5 minutes to take a quote that you may have seen in your everyday life on social media accounts and the walls of your guidance counselor's office, and hit you with some wisdom and insight that you may not have considered before. You may hear some F*Bombs and we're not always appropriate, but Five Minute Motivation is all about making the world a better place by asking listeners to pay attention, work hard, and be kind to others.
In this episode, the quote that we are discussing is about freedom, and what it means to live your life to it's fullest potential, avoiding the things that are out of your control.
Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
- Epictetus
At the end of this episode, Patrick mentions a powerful speech that he recommended our listeners check out. He remembered very few details about where it took place, who the man was, or when it was recorded, but we've taken the mystery out of the equation to link that speech here: