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April 12 You Think You Have Time. You Don’t.
It’s a tragedy. Too many people, Seneca says, reach the end of life with nothing to show for it but a number.

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19 min
April 11 What To Do When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned | Jim Collins
What if the hardest moments in your life aren’t detours but the very things that put you on the right path? In Part 2, bestselling author Jim Collins explains why the moments that derail you are often the ones that redirect you.

Jim Collins is a bestselling author and one of the leading voices on leadership and human performance, known for books like Good to Great, which has sold millions of copies worldwide. His research-driven work explores what separates the truly exceptional from the average, with a focus on how people confront the biggest questions of leadership, purpose, and life.

Jim Collins’ new book 👉 What to Make of a Life: Cliffs, Fog, Fire and the Self-Knowledge Imperative is out now! Grab a copy here

📚 Pick up a copy of Good to Great by Jim Collins at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/

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39 min
April 10 Nothing Can Get In The Way of the Mission | Test Your Impressions
Roles shift. Titles change. But the mission never does.

Reading Marcus Aurelius can change your life, but only if you know how to read his work 👉 Head here now to grab your Meditations book and guide bundle | https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations-month-2026

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8 min
April 09 This Can Change the Course of Your Life
The right book at the right time is a powerful thing. In fact, it can change the whole course of your life.

Reading Marcus Aurelius can change your life, but only if you know how to read his work 👉 Head here now to grab your Meditations book and guide bundle | https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations-month-2026

📕 Book mentioned: Meditations translated by Gregory Hayes

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5 min
April 09 Make the Most of Your Life | Jim Collins
What if the reason you feel lost has nothing to do with direction and everything to do with the question you’re asking? Ryan sits down with bestselling author Jim Collins to explore the mindset that defines strong people, why success can mislead you, and what actually makes a life meaningful.

Jim Collins is a bestselling author and one of the leading voices on leadership and human performance, known for books like Good to Great, which has sold millions of copies worldwide. His research-driven work explores what separates the truly exceptional from the average, with a focus on how people confront the biggest questions of leadership, purpose, and life.

Jim Collins’ new book 👉 What to Make of a Life: Cliffs, Fog, Fire and the Self-Knowledge Imperative is out now! Grab a copy here

📚 Pick up a copy of Good to Great by Jim Collins at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/

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48 min
April 08 You Must Learn to See | The Stoic Lesson of Marcus Aurelius' Crumbling Statue
We must change our aperture and perspective so that amidst the muddle and puddles of life, we can see what the artist and the philosopher sees.

Reading Marcus Aurelius can change your life, but only if you know how to read his work 👉 Head here now to grab your Meditations book and guide bundle | https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations-month-2026

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9 min
April 07You Can Skip This Part of the Nightmare | Stoicism, Across the World
You may well be in the middle of—or in for—a nightmare. But you can skip part of it, the last part…if you choose.

Ryan Holiday is coming to a city near you! Grab tickets here | https://www.dailystoiclive.com/

🇺🇸 USA dates:
Portland, Oregon - June 8
San Francisco, California - June 11
Minneapolis, Minnesota - August 18
Chicago, Illinois - August 19
Detroit, Michigan - August 20

🇳🇿 NEW ZEALAND:
Auckland, New Zealand - October 13

🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA dates:
Sydney, Australia - October 16
Melbourne, Australia - October 18
Brisbane, Australia - October 20
Perth, Australia - October 21

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11 min
April 06 It’s Not Only Always Been Like This, It’s Always Been Worse | Trust But Verify
You live in a time of abundance, medicine, knowledge, and opportunity—things the Stoics could not have imagined in their wildest dreams.

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9 min
April 05 Real People. Real Tests. Real Stoicism.
What does Stoicism look like in the moments that matter most? In this episode, Ryan shares listener stories about how this philosophy showed up in their hardest situations and what it changed.

👉 Do you have a story of how Stoicism has personally impacted your life? We'd love to share it on the podcast! Send an audio recording of your story to this email: [email protected]

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20 min
April 04 It’s Not a Principle If It Doesn’t Cost You
Most people think they’d never sell out. Until there’s a number attached. In this episode, Ryan explores real-world examples that reveal what happens when that moment actually comes.

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25 min

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