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No One is Truly “Self-Made” | The Philosophy Behind High Achievers

No One is Truly “Self-Made” | The Philosophy Behind High Achievers

The Daily Stoic
Dec 5, 2025 16 min
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<p>The myth of the self-made man is just that, a myth. There has never been such a thing.</p><br><p>🎥 Check out the Arnold Schwarzenegger episode:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBQlSMOVTAg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBQlSMOVTAg</a></p><br><p>📚 Pick up a copy of Arnold Schwarzenegger's book <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/be-useful-seven-tools-for-life?_pos=1&amp;_sid=53ef306f5&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Be Useful: Seven Tools For Life</em></a> at The Painted Porch: <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/be-useful-seven-tools-for-life?_pos=1&amp;_sid=53ef306f5&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thepaintedporch.com/</a></p><br><p>👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Daily Stoic Premium</a> - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content:<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://dailystoic.supercast.com/</a></p><br><p>🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a>:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast</a></p><br><p>✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at<a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><br><p>🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store:<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><br><p>📱 Follow us:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> &nbsp;Instagram</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> YouTube</a>,<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TikTok</a>, and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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