The next four years will be chaotic—just as every four-year period in history has been. From wars to disasters, economic turmoil to political unrest, uncertainty is the only constant. So how do we stay strong through it all? In this episode, Ryan Holiday shares how he's future-proofing with timeless Stoic wisdom so you can do the same. 📚 Check out the Virtue Series 3-Book Bundle which includes Ryan Holiday’s books: Courage is Calling , Discipline is Destiny , and Right Thing, Right Now 🎙️ Foll...
Feb 23, 2025•41 min•Ep. 2442
In this Part 2 episode, Randy Blythe, the lead singer of Lamb of God shares how his time in a Czech prison flipped his whole perspective on life, the cost of genius, and how thinking about mortality rewired his mindset. In his new book, Just Beyond the Light , Randy shares his approach to life, talks about what he’s learned touring the world as the vocalist of a successful heavy metal band, and the ways he is doing what he can to leave the world a better place. Randy’s coming to a city near you!...
Feb 22, 2025•51 min•Ep. 2441
We have to push ourselves outside our comfort. We have to give and give and give. Because it’s right. 📚 For more on doing the right thing even when it’s difficult, check out Ryan Holiday’s latest book Right Thing, Right Now . Centered around the Stoic virtue of justice, the book is a guide to navigating tough decisions and ethical challenges with moral courage during our complex, modern times. Grab a signed copies over at the Daily Stoic Store! 🎥 Watch our video "The MOST Important Stoic Lesso...
Feb 21, 2025•12 min•Ep. 2449
Debt. It’s a word that carries heavy, negative connotations. But actually, there is a different kind of debt we are less aware of, one that doesn’t drown us but builds us up. Our premium edition of Meditations is crafted to last for generations—making it the perfect keepsake to display proudly and pass forward as a gift to someone who has made a difference in your life. Pair it with " How to Read Marcus Aurelius' Meditations (A Daily Stoic Guide) " to make sure you squeeze all the practical advi...
Feb 20, 2025•19 min•Ep. 2448
Randy Blythe, lead singer of Lamb of God , joins Ryan to talk about the role ego plays as a successful frontman, conquering fears, and the intersections between Stoicism and heavy metal in his life. In his new book, Just Beyond the Light , Randy shares his approach to life, talks about what he’s learned touring the world as the vocalist of a successful heavy metal band, and of the very real ways he is doing what he can to leave the world a better place. Follow Randy on Instagram and X @DRandallB...
Feb 19, 2025•45 min•Ep. 2438
The world is full of mysteries. There is so much to learn. 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://s...
Feb 19, 2025•2 min•Ep. 2447
Can you do it even when it's hard? Even when you don't want to? Even when you think maybe that you can't? Looking to make real, lasting change in your life? Check out The Daily Stoic Course: Habits for Success, Habits for Happiness : https://store.dailystoic.com Get Habits for Success, Habits for Happiness & all other Daily Stoic courses for FREE when you join Daily Stoic Life | dailystoic.com/life 📕 Grab a signed copy of Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podc...
Feb 18, 2025•8 min•Ep. 2445
As Truman also said, not all readers are leaders, but there is nothing better to start you on the path to leadership than reading great books. 📚 Check out The Painted Porch for your next book: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ 📔 Pick up your own leather bound signed edition of The Daily Stoic ! Check it out at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoi...
Feb 17, 2025•8 min•Ep. 2443
This President’s Day, learn how Abraham Lincoln turned every challenge into an opportunity to grow. From personal loss to political failure, each setback made him wiser, tougher, and more empathetic leader. 🎥 Watch 5 Parenting Lessons From Abraham Lincoln on the Daily Dad YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtw5SjfMyfw 📕 Pick up a copy of the 10th Anniversary Edition of The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday at dailystoic.com/obstacle 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagr...
Feb 17, 2025•17 min•Ep. 2444
The Thirty Tyrants were a ruthless group that crushed anyone who opposed them. Socrates had personal ties to some of its leaders but refused to take part in their brutal actions. Yet, his silence in the face of their regime would later come back to haunt him when he was put on trial. Today's audiobook excerpt is from How to Think Like Socrates: Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World by Donald Robertson. 📚 Pick up copies of Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor and How To Think Lik...
Feb 16, 2025•30 min•Ep. 2434
In today’s Part 2 episode, Josh Brolin and Ryan talk about shedding the ‘young talent’ image, the transformative power of gratitude, and the evolving journey of parenting through life’s different phases. Josh Brolin's breakout role was in The Goonies (1985), and after a hiatus from Hollywood, he made a powerful comeback in No Country for Old Men (2007). He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Dan White in the biopic Milk (2008). Brolin is also known...
Feb 15, 2025•42 min•Ep. 2431
It’s not that the Stoics had no temper or no fear or no moments where their life felt unfulfilled. It’s that they controlled those emotions and replaced them with love. 🪙 Get your own Amor fati medallion , as a reminder to treat each and every moment—no matter how challenging—as something to be embraced, not avoided. So that like oxygen to a fire, obstacles and adversity become fuel for your potential Check it out at https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📚 Pick up your next favorite Robert Greene book...
Feb 14, 2025•13 min•Ep. 2440
We think if we just make enough money, we won't have to worry anymore. We think if we just become powerful enough, we'll be free from feeling pushed around. Of course, it never works out that way. 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://d...
Feb 13, 2025•13 min•Ep. 2439
Josh Brolin joins Ryan to talk about the childhood trauma that shaped him, the cathartic process of writing his memoir , and how confronting his past became a form of personal healing. Josh also shares how Stoicism has profoundly influenced his outlook on life, helping him navigate adversity, build resilience, and embrace the messiness of life. Josh Brolin's breakout role was in The Goonies (1985), and after a hiatus from Hollywood, he made a powerful comeback in No Country for Old Men (2007). H...
Feb 12, 2025•45 min•Ep. 2429
Life has a way stripping all our reasons bare, of humbling our plans and assumptions. 🪙 Designed with the intention of carrying them in your pocket, our Memento Mori Medallion is a literal and inescapable reminder that “you could leave life right now.” Check it out at https://store.dailystoic.com/ 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast ...
Feb 12, 2025•3 min•Ep. 2437
We never met Marcus Aurelius or listened to Epictetus lecture. And yet, do they not feel real to us? Do they not still inspire and speak to us? 📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on The Art of Living : https://store.dailystoic.com/ Protect your Daily Stoic Journal from the wear and tear of everyday use with the Leather Cover : https://store.dailystoic.com/ 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/dailystoi...
Feb 11, 2025•9 min•Ep. 2436
The Stoics warned us about this endless cycle, not to condemn desire entirely, but to remind us that fulfillment doesn’t come from acquisition. The things we think will complete us rarely do. 📔 Pick up your own leather bound signed edition of The Daily Stoic ! Check it out at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 💡 Take the first step towards a calmer future by signing up for the course: Taming Your Temper: The 11 Day Stoic Guide to Controlling Your Anger at the Daily Stoic Stor...
Feb 10, 2025•8 min•Ep. 2435
Join Ryan Holiday for an in-depth dive into Stoic wisdom, delivered to a packed audience at Sydney Town Hall in Australia. 🎥 Watch this talk on YouTube here 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic i...
Feb 09, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 2426
In his work as a performance expert, Steve Magness has discovered that to truly reach the highest level in any field, it’s the mental game that matters most. Steve joins Ryan today to discuss intrinsic motivation, the difference between confidence and ego, and the psychological impact of performance expectations. Steve Magness is a world-renowned expert on performance and author of Win the Inside Game: How to Move from Surviving to Thriving, and Free Yourself Up to Perform . His writing has appe...
Feb 08, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 2425
The most important thing displayed in Andy Reid’s his office is not a trophy. Instead, it’s a simple 3x5 index card—now decades old—with a remarkable subdued message: “Don’t judge.” 🏈 Check out Ryan's interview with NFL Legend Tony Gonzalez : https://youtu.be/-oBWywBbJKA 🎥 Watch Ryan’s speech to the Browns here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3STjOKmuJhc 👉 If you liked this episode, check these videos out on the Daily Stoic YouTube Channel : 11 Stoic Principles Every Athlete Needs To Win and...
Feb 07, 2025•29 min•Ep. 2433
Perhaps you feel a bit like Marcus Aurelius did when he wrote in Meditations , “I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.” 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired bo...
Feb 06, 2025•13 min•Ep. 2432
It’s easy to assume an Olympian would be all about external achievements, but Alexi Pappas has redefined what success means to her by letting go of goals altogether. Alexi joins Ryan to talk about falling in love with the process vs. achieving a goal, simplifying life’s decisions, and how losing her mom led her to seek mentorship everywhere. Alexi Pappas is an Olympic athlete, filmmaker, author of Bravey , and podcast host of Mentor Buffet . Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Sports...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 2421
The reason it makes you upset is because you expect it to be otherwise. Because you let it surprise you. Because you take it personally. 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medall...
Feb 05, 2025•2 min•Ep. 2430
We’d prefer to be less hemmed in, to have more freedom, to have fewer rules. But we are made better for the constraints of life. Today's entry in The Daily Stoic : On Being Invincible 📔 The Obstacle Is the Way leather bound edition: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📕 Get a signed, numbered first-edition of the 10th Anniversary Edition of The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday at dailystoic.com/obstacle 📔 Pick up your own leather bound signed edition of The Daily Stoic ! Check it out at the Dail...
Feb 04, 2025•7 min•Ep. 2428
We have to remind ourselves, as Marcus Aurelius did, that no matter what other people do (or what other people get away with), our job is to be good. 📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on The Art of Living : https://store.dailystoic.com/ Protect your Daily Stoic Journal from the wear and tear of everyday use with the Leather Cover : https://store.dailystoic.com/ 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/dai...
Feb 03, 2025•8 min•Ep. 2427
By supporting, encouraging, and influencing others, our efforts can live on. What matters is that we are the candle that lights another, which in turn lights another. 🎥 Watch Rupi Kaur's interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SkjF4ZWoCA 📕 Grab a signed copy of Right Thing, Right Now by Ryan Holiday | https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📚 You can get signed copies of Rupi’s 10th Anniversary Edition of milk and honey, the original milk and honey, the sun and her flowers, and homebody ...
Feb 02, 2025•12 min•Ep. 2417
How does Matthew McConaughey deal with difficult people? What’s his approach to dealing with life’s red lights? And what advice does he offer to someone considering a major career change? In a live conversation at The Painted Porch, McConaughey answers these questions and more, while also clearing up some confusion on his viral tuna salad recipe. Matthew McConaughey has starred in Interstellar , A Time to Kill, The Wolf of Wall Street, Dallas Buyers Club, and more . McConaughey also works as a p...
Feb 01, 2025•56 min•Ep. 2416
You want to achieve. You want to leave your mark on the universe. You want to conquer the world. 🎥 Watch 9 Stoic Lessons From Iron Maiden on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdPCjKWz8dI Since we received such great feedback from the launch of 2025's New Year New You Challenge , we decided to RE-OPEN the challenge for February. Head over to dailystoic.com/challenge today to sign up. 📔 Pick up your own leather bound signed edition of The Daily Stoic ! Check it out at the Daily Stoic Stor...
Jan 31, 2025•9 min•Ep. 2423
While in Vancouver, mom of four asked Ryan - "How do I achieve stillness while being a parent and juggling everything in my business?" In today's bonus episode, Ryan and his wife Samantha are sharing their different answers to this question, breaking down what stillness means to them and how they work to cultivate it in day to day life. Check out The Daily Dad Podcast for more episodes like this! 🎙️ Listen to The Daily Dad on Apple Podcasts and Spotify ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyD...
Jan 31, 2025•14 min•Ep. 2424
Marcus Aurelius didn’t always make the right choices. Neither will we. The important thing is what we do after we come to this realization, after we realize we’ve put something off for too long. Since we received such great feedback from the launch of 2025's New Year New You Challenge , we decided to RE-OPEN the challenge for February. Head over to dailystoic.com/challenge today to sign up. 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast 🎥 Watch top...
Jan 30, 2025•15 min•Ep. 2422
