This Stoic Virtue Will Change Your Life

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<p>You’d think that the more powerful you are, the more freedom you’d have. The more money and success you have, the more you can do. You’d think that being a millionaire or being a celebrity or being the CEO would finally unshackle you from all the obnoxious and annoying constraints of being a ‘regular’ person…</p><p>How wrong this is. How wrong this has always been.</p><p>It was Eisenhower who said that freedom is really better described as the, “opportunity for self-discipline.” And you, you are lucky enough to live in a time of plenty that would have been unfathomable to history’s all-powerful kings. A time when nearly everything a person might want to do, they can, because there is no master standing over you. You are not an all-powerful sovereign, surely, but you have also never been more free.</p><p>So now what? What will you do with this opportunity? What will you do with your freedom? Who will you make yourself become?</p><p>✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkpvbjRsYmFTVzR4WnFjVTJ3cWlJVE5vOUZpZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuZ091NUpCVnIzNjcxOV9ueFFEU3ZXNWhfN2FRWlhqZzFEaW0wRklOUldzemZGTUJjOWdZTmxtaFlnT3Q2aUlLdEpYWmY3VkxhQlVqc0gyNjlRUWRmWi1QUmM5Nlp4VXY4TlU2b0dkUi14dXZ3alBiRQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fdailystoic.com%2Fdailyemail&amp;v=KaFVglYhvbA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>📕 Ryan Holiday's new book "Discipline Is Destiny" is out now! We’ve extended the pre-order bonuses for the next week—among them is a signed and numbered page from the original manuscript of the book. You can learn more about those and how to receive them over at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0QwZnpiS0hjNWVycFJfWFZxa0twTlU1MXpwZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttTXQySkpxTVAyMjlUaDRJUXlkb29wZ19GQVpOUjN0R2hEaHRzQlNNVHJORy0wSUhsaXlpTEdoLWNFSzl0TzIxaWQ0UnVzNEVKZ3F6WE5abkROVjI0aUJGUTN2ckszUG1TQ1pUcF9odjZaOC1mNTlrdw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fdailystoic.com%2Fpreorder&amp;v=KaFVglYhvbA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/preorder</a>.</p><p>🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXZzZ3RJUGVJQlJseU1yQm5aODd2NGo1SUxVZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsaHFaOVp4cWlkZjJTamdhVUJVT19aVDZrX3VrekZ4aUZIdXpscW5ud2x3SkdMMmM3YWpfS0cwakY2YnkwVkZlU0VrYVFYOVZ5TmlBRjBuQzFZNWJ3UWhPRGVqWGtwSndET2NNYnBFczBldlhvRzF4WQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.dailystoic.com%2F&amp;v=KaFVglYhvbA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><p>Instagram: ​<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHVIRmxYeVJfTUdzRzA4clFfd2Y3Z1pZSnk2UXxBQ3Jtc0tuMVJncWgyNE56bGN2ZUcyZmR2aG5Kd2dVSGhkeGg4VVBNbWh4dHZjVVlReDltQjBzdlhfUHFOQlhzbFBHNUwyR204T0FJTkozYmNoNDlZb1hPM09LOUNmQjFlcWRiMUVZeElGRV9TWV9JZXMxbTRoZw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fdailystoic&amp;v=KaFVglYhvbA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbG9TT0NEQjRxLXVfQlJTSGVPTURGVm56VWk0QXxBQ3Jtc0tuSDRzcWtQN0QwbGJnMnc3WFlxaE9jSVE4aElDZ01HXzduVXhNdFhrd1h5SXd0SFNfZmJORnBHTHNSZUFsYy1QME5JbmItUGE2NWpIUEdHN1RPcU95VVo3TTFSbzZJbDQ2clVWbFkxVjFJMXE3aUpYOA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fdailystoic&amp;v=KaFVglYhvbA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.twitter.com/dailystoic</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjl1NWphb0lQNEYyV2xHRWZZSHE2WUcwZHBNUXxBQ3Jtc0tuYzlzbHo4X2IwelBJblo3X05KeFVZV2VaQWM4VnJnTENXLTA3cmV6SnJyVElRVmJqNEpQTF9xN0xFeV9vXzNwVExsZWMyR1NXdjVRcG91djBOVHpjSDhOMjY2Y2lkUGNZZXZWTVdyVFNYRXZzM19lMA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdailystoic&amp;v=KaFVglYhvbA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkZvUF9WeDdSQmxVM0FNd3pYY0dzVG1fa3Y0Z3xBQ3Jtc0trUUkxODAxaGs1UzBfdm04SS1GRW9IWFQxWi0waDR6a3pyd1Jick5QRjZzd0lPSWR5ckdjSDVPckhIaENIWXJqQjVqX2RtYmdhSFNQWHV6QkdWZENuRlFhZ1l6ckxZdTFuODFxUlRKZndVZUE3Zm1Zbw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40daily_stoic&amp;v=KaFVglYhvbA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic</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>