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No one—no Marine, no leader, no citizen, no parent, no one who wants any measure of success—is excused from studying. Not now. Not ever. Turn the words into works 👉  Read to Lead: A Daily Stoic Reading Challenge  | Ryan Holiday walks you through not only the system he's used for writing his bestselling books, but also the reading practice he uses in his life every day—to help him be a b...

Nobody said getting wiser, better, or stronger would be accomplished without hard work. In fact, the Stoics specifically said the opposite. Turn the words into works 👉 Read to Lead: A Daily Stoic Reading Challenge | Ryan Holiday walks you through not only the system he's used for writing his bestselling books, but also the reading practice he uses in his life every day—to help him be a better pro...

Before stepping in front of a live audience on Real Time with Bill Maher , Ryan turned to five Stoic reminders to calm his nerves. In today’s episode, Ryan takes you behind the scenes and shares highlights from his conversation with Bill about why Stoicism is having a moment. Watch Ryan's segment on Real Time with Bill Maher : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reT_s3jxYBU Watch Overtime with Bill Ma...

How do you keep climbing when there’s no guarantee your work will pay off? Sportswriter Seth Wickersham joins Ryan to talk about the Springsteen lyric that inspired his new book Be On That Hill , the role luck plays in success, and what keeps ambitious people showing up when the work gets hard. 📚 Books Mentioned:  Be On That Hill by Seth Wickersham It’s Better To Be Feared by Seth Wickersham...

Comfort and convenience are nice, but too much insulation comes at a cost.  🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !  Grab tickets here  |   https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ 🎙️  AD-FREE  |  Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to  The Daily Stoic Premium  - unlock ad-free listenin...

Ten years after taking a knee, Colin Kaepernick looks back on the decision that changed his life and cost him more than $150 million. In today’s episode, he sits down with Ryan to discuss navigating the backlash, keeping the focus on the message behind his protest, and what, if anything, he would do differently. Colin Kaepernick is a Super Bowl quarterback, civil rights activist, and author of The...

Do you write down the important things you read? Do you take the time to understand those “helpful pieces of teaching” and what they could mean for you? Turn the words into works 👉 Read to Lead: A Daily Stoic Reading Challenge | Ryan Holiday walks you through not only the system he's used for writing his bestselling books, but also the reading practice he uses in his life every day—to help him be...

Marcus Aurelius loved to read and tried to always have a text from a philosopher or a playwright or a historian with him. But, as it is for all of us, we don’t always get our way—sometimes life intervenes. Turn the words into works 👉 Read to Lead: A Daily Stoic Reading Challenge | Ryan Holiday walks you through not only the system he's used for writing his bestselling books, but also the reading...

 Are we doing the work we know we should be doing? Or are we letting hour after hour, day after day, simply drift past us?  -- Dr. Becky Kennedy is a clinical psychologist, bestselling author, and the founder and CEO of Good Inside, a parenting platform that gives parents practical tools for raising emotionally healthy kids. Named “The Millennial Parenting Whisperer” by TIME, Dr. Becky is the...

Ryan knew running 50 kilometers through Rome would require more than just being in shape. So he turned to Luke Tuttle from the blog Ultra Running Destinations for firsthand advice on how to prepare for everything the run might throw at him. 🎥 Watch Ryan run the Stoic 50k here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2LNSVXbsaI 👉 Read Luke Tuttle's article about his 53k ultra run through Rome: https://w...

We should not get to do everything we want. We should not be surrounded by “yes” men and women. We should not think we are superior to others or exempt from constraints. Watch the full conversation with David Epstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngKTRs6ghQ8 David Epstein is the author of the #1 New York Times best seller Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World . His book, Inside...

Come along with Ryan as he sets out to run farther than he ever has before: 50 kilometers through Rome, past some of the most important Stoic sites in the world. 🎥 WATCH RYAN RUN THE STOIC 50K : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2LNSVXbsaI 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !  Grab tickets here  |   https://www.dailystoiclive.com/...

Stephanie Ruhle has spent her career with a front-row seat to some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the world. In today’s episode, she talks with Ryan about what they often misunderstand about success, what happens when having everything still isn’t enough, and the cost of staying at the top. Before becoming a journalist, Stephanie Ruhle spent 14 years working in finance. She later jo...

In today’s bonus episode, Gen. Dan Caine reflects on being one of the first pilots in the air on 9/11 and what that moment taught him about courage, leadership, and service. General Dan Caine is the 22nd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He has flown more than 100 combat hours in F-16 aircraft. His total flight hours are 2,800. Throughout his career he was awarded the Defense Superior Service...

Today, on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, let us be full of love. -- Chief Joseph Pfeifer was the first FDNY chief to arrive at the World Trade Center on 9/11. He watched the first plane hit the North Tower, took command of the initial response, and that morning, he also lost his younger brother, Lieutenant Kevin Pfeifer. 📚 Grab a copy of Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11 by Chief Joseph Pfeifer Au...

It’d be wonderful if every great novel was easy to get into, if every philosophy was made accessible, if every history tome was readable and clear. Sadly, they are not. Turn the words into works 👉 Read to Lead: A Daily Stoic Reading Challenge | Over five weeks, Ryan Holiday walks you through not only the system he's used for writing his bestselling books, but also the reading practice he uses in...

It would be nice if they got it. If they understood why they did it. How they hurt us. What it meant to us. And maybe they will…someday. -- 🎥 Watch the full episode with Codie Sanchez here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTRmrzSCbaI 👉 Follow Codie Sanchez on Instagram @codiesanchez , on TikTok @Codie_Sanche z, and on YouTube @CodieSanchezCT 📚 Grab signed copies of Main Street Millionaire by Co...

Not all the Stoics were leaders, but all of them were readers. Turn the words into works 👉 Read to Lead: A Daily Stoic Reading Challenge | Over five weeks, Ryan Holiday walks you through not only the system he's used for writing his bestselling books, but also the reading practice he uses in his life every day—to help him be a better professional, a better parent, and a better person: https://cha...

Seneca lived through illness, exile, and the brutal reign of Nero. In today’s episode, Ryan shares three of the most powerful ideas Seneca learned from those experiences and why they can change the way you live. 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !  Grab tickets here  |   https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ 🎙️  AD-FREE  | &n...

Slow down. Pause. Take a breath. Because one day, you’ll realize you rushed through too much of your life, too much of your loved ones’ lives.  🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !  Grab tickets here  |   https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ 🎙️  AD-FREE  |  Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscrib...

Ryan thought running 50 kilometers through Rome would be the hard part of the family trip to Italy but he was wrong. In today’s episode, he shares how the rest of the trip went completely off the rails and what happened after his family got home that made every travel disaster along the way seem small. 👉  The Stoic 50k video   is out now! Watch it here:  https://www.youtube.com/wat...

In Rome, Ryan could barely go for a run without passing a place connected to Stoic history. In today’s episode, he shares moments from his family trip, from visiting the places where the Stoics lived and worked to running a 50K route through Rome’s ancient Stoic sites. 👉 The Stoic 50k video is out now! Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2LNSVXbsaI 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | R...

It’s already Labor Day weekend. What happened?  📘 The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday : https://store.dailystoic.com/ 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !  Grab tickets here  |   https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ 🎙️  AD-FREE  |  Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to  The Daily Stoic...

If Ryan could sit down with Marcus Aurelius and ask him one question, it wouldn’t be about Meditations or Stoic philosophy. In today’s episode, Ryan poses the question to Professor William O. Stephens , author of and they discuss why the answer is far more complicated than it seems. 👉 WATCH ON YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM3h-VhQPvY William O. Stephens is a philosopher specializing...

It might even be easy to use some of the Stoic teachings to tell yourself that travel is exotic, or even frivolous. But it isn’t. It’s essential. 📚 The Four Virtues Boxed Set : https://dailystoic.com/virtuesboxset 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !  Grab tickets here  |   https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ 🎙️  AD-FREE  |...