Wake up every day with a mission. Wake up every day with a goal—to be a little bit better than you were yesterday.

Build momentum, yet do not be hasty or impatient. Advance steadily, with the quiet confidence of a predator that knows its abilities surpass whatever lies ahead.

Each day, cultivate your powers of concentration, and eliminate everything from your life that weakens them.

The mind is like a blade, your biggest asset. Therefore allow nothing into your life that which dulls it. Sharpen it instead constantly so it does not lose its edge.

Make plans to venture into the wilderness and leave behind for a time the noise of human society.

Go where the primordial silence of nature reigns, in search of the sound that existed before mankind. Take with you only what is essential to survive for a few days, just enough to serve your purpose.

Allow the power of the mountains to cleanse you, stripping away the superficial layers that have taken hold of your being and that you have carried for so long.

There, in the sacred domain of nature, your true name will be revealed to you, and you will write your own code and the principles you will uphold for the rest of your life.

Return then to the realm of the living-dead with your head held high, reborn and sovereign.

The Wandering Spartan