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As winter fades and spring emerges, as we adjust our clocks for daylight savings here in the next few days, it's a good time to pause and reflect. Where did the time go?

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Sometimes hope is as simple as giving someone a reason to get through until morning. It's showing up, day after day, and saying, ‘I’m here for you.’”

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Be who you are. Stand out. Stand up.

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Ryan Holiday sits down with one of his greatest inspirations, the legendary George Raveling, a pioneer in basketball, civil rights, and leadership. From his childhood in segregated Washington, D.C., to becoming one of the most influential figures in sports history, George’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary. 

In this PT. 1 episode, George shares remarkable stories from his life, including his encounters with Presidents Jimmy Carter, Harry S. Truman, and Gerald Ford, his groundbreaking role as Nike’s Global Director of Basketball, and how his lifelong journaling practice has shaped his wisdom and perspective.

As one of the most revered basketball coaches of all time, George has mentored legendary athletes and worked alongside coaching icons like Bob Knight and John Wooden. He played a pivotal role in persuading Michael Jordan to collaborate with Nike on Air Jordan, guided the 1984 U.S. men’s Olympic team to gold, and even became the unexpected guardian of the original, handwritten copy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech

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During this season of spring cleaning, it’s worth pondering: How often do we organize not just our physical spaces, but our minds, routines, and assumptions?

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Adversity costs us, sure, but it also gives us more of ourselves. It unlocks something in us that was not reachable in ordinary circumstances, that we didn’t know was there.

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In this letter, Seneca talks about intentionally pulling back from societal pressures to find real fulfillment and contentment. He talks about living a life away from the spotlight, but also recognizes that our past achievements can’t be erased.

Today’s episode is an excerpt from The Tao Of Seneca produced by Tim Ferriss’ Audio. Get the free PDF at tim.blog/seneca

🎙️ Listen to other letters from Seneca:

• Seneca on Despising Death
• Seneca on Conquering the Conqueror
• Seneca on Philosophy and Friendship
• Seneca on Practicing What You Preach
• Seneca on The Reasons For Withdrawing From The World 
• Seneca on Master and Slave

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While in Vancouver on tour, Ryan Holiday met up with one of his favorite authors, John Vaillant, to discuss how destruction and crisis can fuel creativity and change. They talk about the lessons wildfires and other natural disasters teach us, not just about nature but about resilience, adaptation, and the stories we tell to make sense of disruption. John shares what it was like to be nominated for a Pulitzer, how success and recognition can be both motivating and distracting, and why embracing uncertainty is key to any creative process.

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No matter how much philosophy you’ve read. No matter how much older you’ve gotten or how important your position or how many eyes are on you…it doesn’t take away natural feeling.

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In 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawed segregation in public education. Ernest Green was the first African American to graduate from Little Rock Central High School (May, 1958). In celebration of Black History Month, revisit Ryan's 2023 conversation with Ernest Green from 2023 about his experience as one of the first African-American students to integrate at Little Rock Central High School in 1957, why we should strive to disprove backwards thinking, how we must change as a country, and more.

Ernest Green is one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Green was the first African-American to graduate from the school in 1958. In 1999, he and the other members of the Little Rock Nine were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by President Bill Clinton.

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