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The Moment Ryan Holiday's Life Changed Forever

The Moment Ryan Holiday's Life Changed Forever

The Daily Stoic
Apr 20, 2025 17 min
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<p>When Marcus Aurelius addresses “you”—reminding you that your thoughts shape the quality of your mind, or advising you to choose not to be harmed so that you won’t feel harmed—he is speaking to himself. This exercise in self-improvement is so sincere and earnest, sometimes painfully so, that it unintentionally speaks directly to us, helping us with our modern problems. In today's episode, Ryan Holiday shares the profound shift these lessons had on his life since discovering <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/collections/meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Meditations</em></a> at 19.</p><br><p>📕 Pick up a copy of the NEW version of <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/meditations?_pos=4&amp;_sid=04e70a7d2&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Meditations</em></a> with Ryan Holiday's foreword: <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/meditations?_pos=4&amp;_sid=04e70a7d2&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><br><p>🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations with us and the Daily Stoic community. On April 26th, 1905 years after the day of his birth, Ryan Holiday will host an invite-only LIVE Q&amp;A to talk about all things Marcus Aurelius and Meditations.</p><p>Get 20% off with a <a href="http://dailystoic.com/meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meditations BOOK &amp; GUIDE bundle</a>. Join the LIVE Meditations Q&amp;A with Ryan Holiday by purchasing before April 26th!</p><p>Get all our <em>Meditations </em>offering and learn more at our official Meditations Collection at <a href="http://dailystoic.com/meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dailystoic.com/meditations</a> today.&nbsp;</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>🎥 Watch top moments from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Stoic Podcast</a> on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.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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