Identity & self-belief

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Why you keep watching others instead of starting your own thing

Silicon Valley Girl February 17, 2022

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Identity & self-belief 9

Resilience & grit 7

Vision & mission 6

• Comparing yourself to others at point B while you're at point A is always invalid
• Starting requires three things: self-belief, action, and understanding the system
• People who discourage you are projecting their own inaction onto you

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Alexander the Great: lessons from history's most relentless conqueror

Founders February 16, 2022

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Resilience & grit 8

Identity & self-belief 6

• The same extreme traits that make founders unstoppable can destroy them
• Alexander combined an excessive tolerance of fatigue with an intolerance of slowness
• Darius executed the one advisor who told him the truth — and lost everything

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Goal setting

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10 lessons I'd tell myself if I started over as an entrepreneur

Sunny Lenarduzzi February 15, 2022

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Goal setting 9

Identity & self-belief 8

Resilience & grit 7

• Vanity metrics feed your ego but drain your energy and soul
• Burnout at 29 forced a redefinition of success as peace, not busyness
• Being uncopyable comes from grounding everything in your own story

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Seven stoic lessons from an abandoned ghost town

The Daily Stoic February 6, 2022

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Resilience & grit 8

Motivation 7

Mental health & wellbeing 6

• A deferred email reply teaches memento mori the hard way.
• Nothing is truly owned — Epictetus knew it, the miners proved it.
• If not now, then when: fac si facis as a call to act.

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Identity & self-belief

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How to know yourself and refuse to be defined by others

Dr. Grace Lee February 5, 2022

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Identity & self-belief 9

Resilience & grit 6

• Tying identity to job title makes every career setback an existential crisis
• Childhood attachment needs cause us to abandon authenticity and absorb others' values
• Uncovering your true values is the only foundation for genuine self-knowledge

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

21 Stoic quotes to guide a better life

The Daily Stoic January 30, 2022

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 8

Goal setting 6

• Why the best revenge is simply refusing to become like them
• Self-sufficiency beats wealth — want less, depend on nothing
• Time and patience are your most powerful allies, not speed

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Four career lessons from top Australian business leaders

How I Work January 24, 2022

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Resilience & grit 8

Identity & self-belief 7

Long-term planning 6

• Hard times develop you more than comfortable periods ever will.
• Position yourself in growing sectors — opportunity rises with them.
• Not all feedback is equal; filter by who is qualified to judge.

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Goal setting

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How to build capacity and achieve meaningful goals

Dr. Grace Lee January 15, 2022

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Goal setting 9

Identity & self-belief 8

Resilience & grit 7

• Capability is about holding energy, not just taking action
• Unknown unknowns are where your biggest opportunities hide
• Busyness and responsive action are not the same thing

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Six stoic principles for athletes and peak performers

The Daily Stoic January 9, 2022

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Resilience & grit 9

Deep work & focus 7

• Why trash talk only works when it contains a truth you haven't faced
• The urge to quit in endurance sport is almost always a lie
• You control only how you play — nothing else

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Alex Lieberman on stoicism, money, and curating wisdom

The Daily Stoic January 8, 2022

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Resilience & grit 9

Founder interviews 7

Communication 6

• Selling Morning Brew for $75M didn't reduce Alex's money anxiety at all.
• Twitter's validation loops and social comparison quietly erode self-worth.
• Stoicism works as a painkiller, not a vitamin — meet people mid-crisis.

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Resilience & grit

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How rich people make decisions faster and with less anxiety

Dan Martell December 27, 2021

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 7

Delegation 5

• Decision anxiety causes more pain than most bad outcomes ever would
• Irreversible decisions need rigour; reversible ones need speed
• A documented process lets others decide for you without emotion

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

Eleven stoic practices for building better habits

The Daily Stoic December 26, 2021

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Productivity & habits 10

Identity & self-belief 6

Resilience & grit 5

• Why starting absurdly small beats ambitious resolutions every time
• Identity shapes behaviour — decide who you are before picking habits
• Stumbles are guaranteed; what compounds is coming back anyway

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Seven stoic principles Ryan Holiday returns to most

The Daily Stoic December 12, 2021

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Resilience & grit 9

Productivity & habits 8

Identity & self-belief 7

• Every obstacle is raw material — convert it, don't endure it.
• Ego blocks learning; confidence requires knowing your weaknesses.
• Remembering death daily clarifies priorities and removes trivialities.

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Johan Cruyff: how intelligence and obsession built total football

Founders November 25, 2021

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Resilience & grit 8

Management 6

Deep work & focus 5

• Cruyff built his edge through tactics, not physical superiority.
• Leaving his sport cost him millions — returning saved his career.
• Every great result was a consequence of process, not a goal.

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Michael Jordan's mindset, practice obsession, and building Brand Jordan

Founders October 27, 2021

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 7

Origin stories 6

• Practice in private is what the public praises you for publicly
• Work ethic eliminates fear — preparation removes anxiety before high-stakes moments
• Jordan brand grew 7x by never interrupting the compounding over 20 years

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