3638: The Manifestation of Inner Strength by Ryan Holiday on Emotional Peace and Resilience

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🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3638: Ryan Holiday reflects on the brutal yet transformative experience of pushing the body beyond exhaustion to reveal the true seat of strength, the mind. Through pain, struggle, and a complete physical breakdown, he uncovers clarity, emotional peace, and the subtle triumph of inner resilience. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://ryanholiday.net/the-manifestation-of-inner-strength/ Quotes to ponder: "The work I do on my body is not about looks or health. A sculpted body to me is the sign of a sculpted mind." "I promised myself that I would win, that I would finish." "There was no glory in it, I felt awful; worse even than I had in each lap prior." Episode references: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: https://www.amazon.com/Meditations-Marcus-Aurelius/dp/048629823X The Daily Stoic: https://dailystoic.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the year 2000.
0:02.8	Everyone, everywhere, is having fun, except me.
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0:08.0	I worry you're growing up too fast.
0:10.6	Yeah, we can't be your little ducky forever, can I?
0:13.0	Inspired by a true story.
0:14.8	Walk out of this house a boy, one day you'll come back.
0:17.8	When you do, you will be a man.
0:20.2	I won't hold your breath. What it feels like for a girl. I wish I could look like you. come back. When you do, you will be a man. I want to hold your breath. What it feels like
0:22.4	for a girl. I wish I could look like you. Bebe, you can. Why don't you? Watch on BBC IPlayer.
0:30.7	This is Optimal Living Daily, the manifestation of inner strength by Ryan Holiday of Ryan Holiday.net. And I'm Justin Mollock,
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0:43.9	motivation, motivation, happiness, productivity, all that stuff. Today featuring an article from
0:49.4	Ryan Holiday, the popular writer and podcaster. You can check out his podcast, The Daily Stoic,
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1:05.2	The Manifestation of Inner Strength
1:07.9	by Ryan Holiday of Ryan Holiday.net.
1:19.6	My body aches to quit. My muscles turn to stone or wood, and yet my mind is two miles down the road. There's no question of quitting, no possibility of stopping early. I've broken the
1:25.6	spirit of my body like a rider to a Mustang, spurs scraping
1:29.2	deep against the flesh till the blood flows freely. The sweat pouring from my skull like streams
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