As I drift off to bed at the end of my Tuesday and a lot of you here start yours, I thought I would give you this reading from my ‘Daily Stoics’ book I read. Marcus repeatedly reminded himself what stoicism is. These bullet points are helpful to those of us reading thousands of years later, but really they were intended to be helpful to him. Maybe that day he had accepted a bad situation or had acted selfishly. Maybe he had pinned his hopes on something outside his control or complained and fought against something that had happened. Or maybe it had just been a while since he'd thought about these things and wanted a reminder. Whatever his case was, or whatever ours is today, let's align our minds along these four critical habits: 1. Accept only what is true. 2. Work for the common good. 3. Match our needs and wants with what is in our control. 4. Embrace what nature has in store for us. Have a terrific day, and just remember you can’t control everything, so just manage the things in your remit.

I normally use a windsor or half windsor, but there seem to be many more. what kind of knot do you guys use?

I am deeply honored to belong to this whole community. Arriving at this level is personal, because you got me here. The collective efforts of the amazing people who have supported me along this journey. I want to thank Antonio Centeno for creating this platforms (all 3 communities) in which people from all over the world with very different backgrounds interact with each other with only one thing in common, our love for style. I want to thank specially @Julio Gutierrez for his unconditional friendship, support and for showing me this amazing communities. I am forever grateful to my brothers who have shared their wisdom, personal history, challenged me to grow, and inspired me every day. Your guidance has been the cornerstone of my progress. As I get to level 9, I do so with a renewed commitment to continue to contribute as much as my limited abilities let me do so. I look forward to reading your every post and continue to learn from each other. My personal goal is to try and maintain the enjoyable and educational experience this has been. Also, I would like to mention my biggest friend supporters @Gunny Khan, @Carl Ronny Birkeland, @Jeffrey Plotka, @Justice Kiabe , @Jeffrey Conyers, @Nazir Wajab, @Sean Kavanaugh, @William Feldtmose, @Oscar de la Guardia, @William Wehrs, @Banjo Piggott Wright, @Raymond Reeves, @Alan Dormire, @Darren Poesel, @Anthony Buntyn, @Richard Pollock, @Nicholas Logan, who by your posts have made me try harder and without you guys I would not be at this level.

OK, so by introducing yourself you are guaranteed to get to level 2 - it's really that easy and I LOVE learning more about the cool people in this group. Feel free to share where you're from, why you're here, what you do for a living, and what you like about style. Are you a watch guy, suit guy, fragrance guy, or maybe just getting started? Have fun here!