No, This Is The Mission | Kindness Is Always The Right Response
You thought you were supposed to be doing this. You thought your job was to do that. But then what happened? Life happened. Stuff happened. Other people happened.📕 Pick up a copy of the 10th Annivers...
12 Touko 8min
It Can Change Everything | A Real-Life Example of How to Build a Coaching Tree
Great leaders don’t just build winning teams, they build people who can go on to lead without them. In today’s episode, Ryan talks about the idea of “growing a coaching tree” and what it means to crea...
11 Touko 25min
We Owe It All To Them | What Marcus Aurelius Learned From His Mother
In honor of Mother’s Day, Ryan talks with Donald Robertson about the powerful influence Marcus Aurelius’ mother had on his life and philosophy. Even though Stoicism is usually talked about as a philos...
10 Touko 13min
Rock Bottom, Recovery, and Starting Over at 40 | Jon Gustin
Jon Gustin got sober at the beginning of 2023, but as he explains in today’s episode, getting sober was not the end of the struggle. It was the beginning of finally facing everything he had spent year...
9 Touko 22min
The Stoic All the Stoics Admired
Cato’s life was his philosophy, and the Stoics never stopped looking to his example. In today’s episode, Ryan explores why Cato the Younger became one of Stoicism’s most admired figures, and what his ...
8 Touko 30min
BONUS | 6 Stoic Rules of Arete (Excellence)
Arete. To the Greeks, it meant excellence. It was the ultimate expression of human greatness—moral, physical, spiritual. It’s what the Stoics were chasing. It’s what you’re chasing today. But how do w...
7 Touko 3min
It Can’t Think About You | How to Be a Better Friend, According to the Stoics
These are impersonal forces. This is fortune and fate. It’s not targeting you. It’s not favoring or picking on you. 🎟️ DAILY STOIC LIVE | Ryan Holiday is coming to a city near you! Grab tickets here ...
7 Touko 15min
You Think You Want Autonomy. You Don’t. | David Epstein
You think you want more freedom, but too much of it can work against you. In this episode, Ryan talks with David Epstein about why constraints can actually make us better. They discuss how deadlines s...
6 Touko 20min
