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What Does It Actually Take to Be Courageous? | 382
Read more…: What Does It Actually Take to Be Courageous? | 382Courage, one of the four cardinal virtues of Stoicism, is what I consider the fuel for virtue, and really for living a good life. But what does courage actually look like? Are we born courageous or it it something we can develop? In today’s episode…
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Interview with Kelly McGinnis
Read more…: Interview with Kelly McGinnisKelly McGinnis shares how two decades in Fortune 100 leadership (including roles like CFO and President) ultimately pushed her to question the identity she’d built around achievement—and to rebuild a “whole” life that integrates ambition with personal reality. We explore how imposter syndrome and the…
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What’s The Worst That Could Happen? | 380
Read more…: What’s The Worst That Could Happen? | 380“What’s the worst that could happen?” We’ve all heard this before. Usually it’s tongue in cheek just before something really bad does happen. But counterintuitively, it’s actually one of the most powerful questions that we can ask ourselves when we’re stuck in anxiety. So let’s…
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Why Searching for Meaning Is Keeping You Stuck | 379
Read more…: Why Searching for Meaning Is Keeping You Stuck | 379Marcus Aurelius was the most powerful man on Earth. He had every external condition for a meaningful life — wealth, status, purpose handed to him by birth. And yet, his private journals are full of reminders he had to write to himself just to keep…
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Collaborating With Reality: The Stoic Are of Being Present | 378
Read more…: Collaborating With Reality: The Stoic Are of Being Present | 378Far too often we’re never really in the moment. Maybe we’re stuck ruminating in the past over what we wished would have happened, or projecting out into the future our hope of what will happen. Maybe we distract ourselves with our phones, with entertainment, or…
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The Power of Paradox: The Stoic Art of Holding Two Truths at Once | 377
Read more…: The Power of Paradox: The Stoic Art of Holding Two Truths at Once | 377Can two things be true at the same time? Can you hold two opposing ideas at the same time? Today I want to talk about how learning be be comfortable with opposites can widen your thinking and help you see reality a little more clearly.…
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How Fear Creates the Failure It Fears | 376
Read more…: How Fear Creates the Failure It Fears | 376Are you motivated by fear? What if that fear is actually at the root of why you’re not getting the results you’re going after? In this week’s episode I want to talk about how to stop fear from sabotaging your best work. “What I advise…
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Before You Book the Therapist, Build the Foundations | 375
Read more…: Before You Book the Therapist, Build the Foundations | 375Do you need therapy in order to have a good life? What is the difference between therapy and philosophy? Today I want to discuss the differences and how you need to right tools to build a good life. “We should not use philosophy like a…
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The Busy Trap: Seneca on Why You’re Optimizing the Wrong Thing | 373
Read more…: The Busy Trap: Seneca on Why You’re Optimizing the Wrong Thing | 373Are you too busy? Are you working too hard to be productive with every minute of your time? In today’s episode I want to talk about the perils of over-optimizing your life, and what the Stoics had to say about managing your time. “So, concerning…
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Skeptical, not Cynical: How to Think in an Age of Misinformation | 372
Read more…: Skeptical, not Cynical: How to Think in an Age of Misinformation | 372In today’s media environment do you know how to think well? How do you know who to trust? Today we’re going to talk about how Stoicism can help you to think critically about what you consume, and how be skeptical without being cynical. “You become…
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