Leaders Are Made Not Born | Keeping “The News” In Check
“Marcus Aurelius did not come out of the womb a leader. Nor was he an emperor ‘by blood.’ In fact, when first told he was to be king, he wept--thinking of all the bad and failed kings of history.”Ryan...
26 Jul 202112min
Finding Calm – Chapter 3 from Nancy Sherman’s “Stoic Wisdom”
Today’s episode of the podcast features an excerpt from Nancy Sherman’s Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience. Stoic Wisdom presents a compelling, modern Stoicism that teaches grit, resi...
25 Jul 20211h 11min
Journalist Edward-Isaac Dovere on the Soul of America
On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan talks to journalist and author Edward-Isaac Dovere about his new book Battle for the Soul: Inside the Democrats' Campaigns to Defeat Trump, being courageous and...
24 Jul 20211h 28min
Don't Stuff Emotions Down
“The popular image of the Stoic is of the unfeeling beast. The tough person, gritting, gutting, it out. But this is wrong.”Ryan explains why you must let yourself feel.Sign up for the Daily Stoic emai...
23 Jul 20212min
Perfect Is Not The Goal | No One Has A Gun To Your Head
“In martial arts, the black belt is the highest level of the master. In religion, perhaps it’s the priest or even the saint. You can get a doctorate in philosophy, but that’s not really what the Stoic...
22 Jul 20216min
Author Phillip Barlag on Roman History’s Lessons for Modern Life | This is Where Your Temper Will Take You
Ryan reads today’s meditation and talks to author Phillip Barlag about the life and reign of the Roman Emperor Nero, the lessons that we can learn from Roman history, why Marcus Aurelius was selected ...
21 Jul 20211h 19min
Keep Returning Home
“You’ve experienced it. Maybe it was after your first semester away at college. Maybe it was after a long trip or a year-long tour of duty. Maybe it’s every time you return to your childhood home for ...
20 Jul 20212min
You Don’t Need To Be So Reachable | Practice Gentleness Instead of Anger
“Before telephones, before email, before the constant and instant forms of communication we all take for granted, mail was the lifeline of the world. When a mail ship would pull into port in Seneca’s ...
19 Jul 20219min
