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For centuries, all sorts of people—generals and politicians, athletes and coaches, writers and leaders—have looked to the teachings of Stoicism to help guide their lives. Each day, author and speaker Ryan Holiday brings you a new lesson about life, inspired by the thoughts and writings of great Stoic thinkers like Marcus Aurelius and Seneca the Younger. Daily Stoic Podcast also features Q+As with listeners and interviews with notable figures from sports, academia, politics, and more. Learn more at DailyStoic.com.
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Patrick Dempsey on Ethical Dilemmas, Being of Service, and Embracing Stoicism
Patrick Dempsey and Ryan’s conversation continues in today’s episode, talking about the ethical decisions made each day, how the entertainment world is impacting society, prioritizing being of service, contributing positively to communities, and how Patrick has embraced Stoicism in his life.
Patrick Dempsey is an actor, race car driver, and founder of the Dempsey Center. He is most known from his role as Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd from the series Grey’s Anatomy. Patrick has also starred in Enchanted, Sweet Home Alabama, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Made of Honor, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Ferrari, and more.
🎙️ Don’t forget to listen to part 1 with Patrick and Ryan if you haven’t already!
How Patrick Dempsey Applies Stoicism in Acting and Race Car Driving
📚 Books recommended by Ryan and Patrick:
The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
American Nations by Colin Woodard
Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids by Ryan Holiday
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Learn about the Dempsey Center at https://www.dempseycenter.org/
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Seneca on Practicing What You Preach
Today's episode is an excerpt from The Tao Of Seneca produced by Tim Ferriss’ Audio. In this letter, Seneca writes about how true philosophy requires acting in accordance with one's principles, advocating for consistency between one's inner life and outward behavior.
Go to tim.blog/seneca to get the PDF for free.
Listen to more of The Tao of Seneca:
🎙️ Seneca on Despising Death
🎙️Seneca on Conquering the Conqueror
🎙️Seneca on Philosophy and Friendship
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Olympic Kickoff | Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes, Michael Phelps' Coach Bob Bowman, and Basketball Icon George Raveling
The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris are officially here!
To kick off the Olympics, Ryan talks to gold medalist Dominique Dawes, Michael Phelps’ coach Bob Bowman, and legendary basketball coach George Raveling.
Dominique Dawes is one of only three US women to compete at three Olympics, and has won four Olympic medals. In the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Dominique earned a gold medal as a part of the “Magnificent Seven”, as well as an individual bronze medal in the floor event. She also earned team bronzes in 1992 and 2000 and is a member of the International Gymnastics and USA Olympic Halls of Fame.
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Bob Bowman is best known for coaching 23-time Olympic gold medalist American swimmer Michael Phelps. Listen in to hear Bob share stories from Michael Phelps’ record-breaking Olympic performances and his approach to coaching top swimmers to world-class success.
🎙️Listen to Bob Bowman’s full episode on The Daily Stoic
George Raveling served as an assistant coach on the medal-winning Olympic teams coached by Bob Knight and John Thompson in both 1984 (gold medal) and 1988 (bronze medal). George was a key influence in Michael Jordan partnering with Nike and worked as the Director for International Basketball for Nike after retirement from USC.
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Connect with George on Instagram, X, YouTube, and his website
📕 Right Thing, Right Now | Read more on Shunzo Kido and his story from the 1932 Summer Olympics at https://store.dailystoic.com/
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No One Escapes This | When Good Men Do Nothing
You’ll never be happy or feel good if your sense of worth is tied up in always being well-received, if you can’t handle the injustice of being misunderstood or unfairly criticized.
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Everyone (And Everything) Is Like A River | Ask DS
Marcus Aurelius put his words down in Greek over 1,850 years ago. They have not changed. But each time a new translator has looked at them, they’ve found something different.
Ask DS:
Does leadership equal sacrifice?
How do you stay motivated, present, and fulfilled while also keeping Memento Mori in mind?
🎙️Listen to part 1 of Ryan’s Q&A with the FBI | Spotify, Apple, Wondery
Translations mentioned:
The Daily Stoic - Stephen Hanselman’s translation
Meditations translated by Meric Casaubon (1634)
The Inner Citadel (1998), Pierre Hadot
Meditations translated by Gregory Hayes
Meditations: The Annotated Edition (2021), Robin Waterfield
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This podcast along with all the Books, Your Truly Ryan Holiday has written have been the guiding light for me for the past two to three years.
This podcast often give me bite sized ideas to ponder upon thus making me more human.
The ability to think, to reflect upon and to practice temperance have made me a much calmer person which is something which I always strive to achieve.
Thank you Ryan for this!
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I was going through a rough patch for a while and I just randomly stumbled upon your podcast on Spotify. And Stoicism brought solace and stability to my daily life and rejuvenated my hope towards a better, satisfactory life. Thank you so much Ryan Holiday. Your messages have a large impact on me and the interviews you do are very meaningful and relaxing. Can't thank you enough.
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