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Episode 39: There Is No Risk When Taking Action (Gymchiridion 32)

January 26, 2021 by Korey Samuelson Leave a Comment

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When you’ve decided on the most excellent action you can’t let your uncertainty of outcome deter your taking that action. You may succeed; you may fail; you may attract harsh criticism. None of that is up to you. Events will unfold as they may.

Regardless of the outcome there is no risk as far as your ability to make good use of the what happens. There is no risk to your ability to craft your character. In the essential matters there is no risk.

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Episode 27: The Cause Of Your Upset (Gymchiridion 20)

October 26, 2020 by Korey Samuelson Leave a Comment

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Whatever’s upsetting you is not what you think. Do you think it’s because you pulled your hamstring and you won’t be able to go on that hike you’ve been looking forward to for weeks? What does missing that hike mean exactly?

When you understand that you choose the meaning you’ll understand what’s causing your upset.

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Episode 26: You Can Choose To Be Invincible (Gymchiridion 19)

October 19, 2020 by Korey Samuelson Leave a Comment

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Would you believe the Stoics have a simple formula for invincibility? Today we take a look at how to be invincible in any circumstances.

We can train ourselves, like athletes, to do this. It takes effort and practice but we can start in small ways and get stronger as we go.

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Episode 24: How To Choose Excellence In Any Situation (Gymchiridion 18)

October 5, 2020 by Korey Samuelson Leave a Comment

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Good and bad aren’t inherent in the circumstances of life. What makes one circumstance good and another bad, according to the Stoics, is how we deal with it.

By keeping this distinction clear we can choose excellence in any situation. We’re no longer at the mercy of our circumstances when it comes to creating the experiences of life we prefer.

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Episode 23: Self-Control Regardless (Gymchiridion 17)

September 28, 2020 by Korey Samuelson Leave a Comment

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Regardless of what we’ve got going on in our lives we have choice. Here we’ll explore the choices we have in any set of circumstances, how to become aware of the choices, and how those choices affect our experience and our results.

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Episode 15: Choose Your Experience (Gymchiridion 9)

August 3, 2020 by Korey Samuelson Leave a Comment

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Our circumstances do not dictate our experience. It’s common to hear that traffic is frustrating or sitting on the beach is relaxing. But that’s not actually the case.

It’s our thinking that’s frustrating or relaxing. What we imagine about the circumstances creates our experience.

I introduced this concept in Episode 6: Stoic Strength – The Promise, The Price, And The Result. In today’s episode we look into this in more detail.

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