Mindset: Identity & self-belief
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Resilience & grit
Podcast
Turning everyday stress into strength: Dr. Samantha Boardman on vitality
The Daily Stoic
February 11, 2023
Resilience & grit
9
Productivity & habits
7
Identity & self-belief
6
- Daily grind drains more than crises — little-r resilience is what's missing.
- Insight without behaviour change accomplishes nothing; act opposite your impulses.
- Deliberate delight-hunting and hobbies build the vitality that therapy alone can't.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
What Stoicism can teach us about mental health
The Daily Stoic
February 7, 2023
Resilience & grit
9
Productivity & habits
6
Identity & self-belief
5
- Stoics felt emotions — resilience is what you do next
- Happiness is a byproduct of virtue, not something to chase
- Small daily choices and presence build lasting mental strength
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Why Silicon Valley shifted from nonconformists to conformists
Y Combinator
February 5, 2023
Identity & self-belief
9
Motivation
6
- Tech went from a fringe career to a mainstream status game
- Conformists treat investors as customers, not users
- Real builders bet on themselves, not on fitting in
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Building a professional brand: two principles for executives
Dr. Grace Lee
January 28, 2023
Identity & self-belief
8
Communication
7
- Your name is your brand — congruency between inside and outside sets its value.
- Concierge-level service builds trust and justifies a premium price tag.
- Investing in yourself as much as your job creates lasting career currency.
Seneca's definition of greatness: not wasting time
The Daily Stoic
January 27, 2023
Time management
8
Identity & self-belief
6
- Seneca's measure of greatness: control over your time, not wealth or fame
- Say no by default — constraints produce more than an open calendar
- Happiness comes from contentment, not accomplishment; practice it daily
Work-life balance
YouTube
How to work less and earn more as a small business owner
Semrush
January 25, 2023
Work-life balance
9
Identity & self-belief
7
Outsourcing & delegation
7
- One great piece of content outperforms 20 obligatory ones.
- Skill beats degree — niche expertise commands outsized income.
- Both founder and employee must set boundaries for balance to exist.
Deep work & focus
Podcast
Bootstrapping, nuanced thinking, and the gap between good and great
Startups For the Rest of Us
January 24, 2023
Deep work & focus
7
Identity & self-belief
5
- MicroConf built an inclusive culture by deliberately rejecting startup bro energy.
- That viral '$9M acquisition declined at 18' was an all-stock offer with near-zero cash.
- Outlier performers work harder AND on the right things — focus beats breadth.
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
How your internal narrator shapes your results and how to change it
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
January 23, 2023
Identity & self-belief
9
Resilience & grit
5
- Your brain narrates every event — and that story isn't fact
- Three steps to identify, interrogate, and replace disempowering stories
- Neural pathways are reversible — focused thinking cuts new ones
Work-life balance
Podcast
Why workday characteristics matter as much as job content
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
January 23, 2023
Work-life balance
9
Long-term planning
7
Identity & self-belief
5
- Lumberjacks outrank lawyers on happiness despite perilous, low-meaning work.
- Setting, stress load, clarity, and control shape work experience more than job title.
- Career capital — not passion — is what lets you negotiate better workday conditions.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Power, restraint, and the daily practice of getting better
The Daily Stoic
January 23, 2023
Productivity & habits
9
Identity & self-belief
6
- Most people never examine the power they hold over others
- Seneca's daily review: put each day up for honest reflection
- Small daily improvements compound into a fundamentally different life
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Practical advice on business, passion, and self-belief from Gary Vee
GaryVee
January 19, 2023
Identity & self-belief
9
Resilience & grit
7
Pitching investors
5
- Why others' opinions keep you stuck — and how to stop it
- Passion first, monetisation second: the sequence most people get backwards
- Never quit with no answer — but not searching for one is equally unacceptable
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
How self-focus blocks commitment and what to do instead
Bill Gallagher
January 17, 2023
Identity & self-belief
8
Closing techniques
7
Communication
6
- Your own self-doubt is the biggest obstacle to getting yes
- Childhood wiring silently drives adult business behaviour
- Redirecting focus to others produces more commitment and action
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
How Gary Vaynerchuk finally committed to health at 39
GaryVee
January 17, 2023
Identity & self-belief
9
Productivity & habits
8
Work-life balance
6
- Why accountability to someone else beats self-discipline every time
- Training for mobility at 90, not aesthetics — and never enjoying it
- Food quality over calorie counting: organs, grass-finished beef, 80% clean
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Seven stoic keys to happiness and healthy boundaries
The Daily Stoic
January 17, 2023
Identity & self-belief
9
Deep work & focus
5
- Happiness emerges from virtue and inner discipline, not external achievement or approval
- Healthy boundaries protect your identity and enable the inner work that leads to flourishing
- Contentment with what you have—enough—is the foundation of Stoic wellbeing
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Don't disgrace yourself: Stoic integrity and self-accountability
The Daily Stoic
January 13, 2023
- Seneca and Bacon wasted brilliant lives by compromising for ambition.
- Hold yourself to the strictest standard; extend tolerance to everyone else.
- Reading only what confirms your views stops you examining your own assumptions.