Is Ryan Holiday Wrong About Stoic Success? | Episode 430
Ryan Holiday has introduced millions of people to Stoicism. But is what he teaches about success actually consistent with what the ancient S...
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20 of 431 episodesThe Soul Is Dyed by Its Thoughts | Marcus Aurelius | Episode 429
If someone could hear your thoughts for a week, who would they expect you to become? Marcus Aurelius wrote that “the soul becomes dyed with...
David Goggins: Strength or Self-Punishment? | Episode 428
David Goggins believes in scheduled suffering, rejecting motivation and refusing to stop before the work is done. His philosophy has helped...
Choose Your Regrets: How to Live Intentionally | Joshua Bertolotti | Episode 427
Living intentionally does not mean avoiding regret. It means deciding which regrets you are willing to carry. In this episode, Brandon is jo...
Why Certain People Get Under Your Skin | Episode 426
Why do certain insults stay with us while others have no effect at all? In this episode of The Strong Stoic Podcast, I examine what our emot...
Boundaries Are an Act of Connection | Episode 425
Resentment often begins where an important boundary remains unspoken. In Episode 425, we examine why boundaries exist in every healthy relat...
When You Stop Loving What You Once Loved | Episode 424
Have you ever stopped enjoying something that once gave your life meaning? Maybe it's the guitar that now gathers dust. The running shoes th...
Becoming Someone You Respect | Episode 423
Have you ever looked in the mirror and realized you’ve become someone you don’t respect? I have. In this deeply personal episode, I share a...
#422 - You’ve Never Seen What You’re Truly Capable Of
Most people believe they know their limits. The truth is, they only know where they’ve chosen to stop. In this episode, I explore one of the...
#421 - Corey Robinson | Who Are You When the Crowd Is Gone?
Most of us don’t wake up wanting to be selfish, impatient, or unkind. So why is being good so difficult? In this conversation, I sit down on...
#420 - The Courage to Chase the Life That's Calling You
Most people hear Walk on the Moon and think about astronauts. I think about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. The father holding h...
#419 - Give Your Past Self Some Grace
We all know we should learn from our mistakes. But somewhere along the way, many of us confuse self-reflection with self-punishment. In this...
#418 - Everything You Have Is Borrowed (Including Your Strength)
As we grow stronger, wiser, healthier, and more disciplined, a subtle danger emerges: contempt. It's easy to celebrate strength. It's much h...
#417 - Kyle Sarka - The Strange Comfort of Mortality
What happens when someone you love dies? In this conversation, I sit down with a returning guest shortly after the loss of his father. We ex...
#416 - How to Move Forward When Everything Feels Heavy
Sometimes the hardest part isn’t the workout, the meeting, the difficult conversation, or the grieving process. It’s the first step. In this...
#415 - You Will Be Forgotten - And That's Beautiful
Most extraordinary people are never famous. History remembers a few names — Marcus Aurelius, Churchill, Dostoevsky — but civilization itself...
#414 - The Difference Between Solitude and Loneliness
Most people think the worst thing in the world is being alone. But the Stoics made an important distinction between loneliness and solitude....
#413 - The Root Cause of a Bad Life
Most people are trying to fix symptoms instead of causes. You miss the gym and think you lack discipline. You eat poorly and think you have...
#412 - Not Everyone Is Meant to Be Your Friend
Most people think Stoicism means being friends with everyone. It doesn’t. In this episode, we break down a hard truth: not everyone is meant...
#411 - You Forgot You’re Going to Die (And It’s Costing You)
You’re busy. Life is good. Things are flowing. And that’s exactly when you’re most likely to forget something critical: You’re going to die....