A Stoic Masterclass for Ambitious People | Codie Sanchez
The Daily Stoic
Daily Stoic | Backyard Ventures
4.5 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 June 2026
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
Ambition can open doors, but your principles determine where you go from there. In today’s episode, Ryan talks with entrepreneur and investor Codie Sanchez about how the four Stoic virtues of courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom can serve as a guide for building a successful career, leading well, and creating a life you actually want. They discuss why most professional risks are less dangerous than they seem, how to stop undervaluing your work, and what it means to pursue success without sacrificing your values, relationships, or reputation.
Codie Sanchez is an entrepreneur, investor, and founder of Contrarian Thinking, where she teaches people how to build wealth through business ownership. After starting her career in journalism and later working in finance at firms like Goldman Sachs and Vanguard, Codie went on to buy, build, and invest in Main Street businesses. She is also the author of Main Street Millionaire and host of the BigDeal Podcast.
Follow Codie Sanchez on Instagram @codiesanchez, on TikTok @Codie_Sanchez, and on YouTube @CodieSanchezCT
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| 0:00.0 | Starting something new isn't just hard. It's terrifying. |
| 0:04.0 | So much work goes into this thing that you're not entirely sure will work out, |
| 0:08.0 | and it could be hard to make that leap of faith. |
| 0:10.0 | If you're starting a business, you might be thinking, |
| 0:13.0 | what if I make a fool of myself? What if no one buys my products? |
| 0:17.0 | Taking that leap is much easier when you have a partner like Shopify on your side to help. |
| 0:23.8 | Shopify is the commerce platform behind millions of businesses around the world, |
| 0:27.9 | from household names like Jim Shark and Skims to brands just getting started. |
| 0:32.9 | Shopify is your commerce expert with world-class expertise in everything from managing inventory |
| 0:38.6 | to international shipping to processing returns and beyond and if you get stuck |
| 0:44.6 | Shopify's always around to share advice with their award-winning 24-7 customer support |
| 0:50.3 | it's time to turn those what-ifs into with Shopify today. Sign up for your one |
| 0:58.1 | pound per month trial today at Shopify.co.com.uk slash stoic. Go to Shopify.com.com. |
| 1:05.8 | That's Shopify.com.com. U.K. slash stoic. |
| 1:13.3 | Ready to launch your business? |
| 1:15.2 | Get started with the commerce platform made for entrepreneurs. |
| 1:18.4 | Shopify is specially designed to help you start, run, and grow your business with easy |
| 1:23.2 | customizable themes that let you build your brand, marketing tools that get your |
| 1:27.2 | products out there |
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| 1:34.3 | and on the go shopify is made for entrepreneurs like you sign up for your one dollar a month trial at |
| 1:40.3 | shopify dot com slash setup welcome to the daily stoic podcast, designed to help bring those four key stoic virtues, |
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