The Reality Of What It Takes To Become A Better Man - Jimmy Rex - #785

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
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What does that Marcus Aurelius quote mean to you?

**Jimmy Rex** (4:08)
You know, I think we, so many people want to, you know, say like, what is morality? What is morals? What is the right thing to do? A lot of people look back at their life and think, well, you know, did I do good? Did I, was it good?
Did I do enough things that mattered? And things like that. And I think ultimately we get so caught up in all these different discussions. And the end of the day, I say this to the guys that I coach, I say, hey, you know, like, you know if you're doing good or not. Like, we don't need to talk about it. Like, you know if it's the right thing to do. Like, you already know. And so that's kind of, to me, it's like, waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be, be one. It's just like, just do it. Like, you already know what to go do, go do it.