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The Greatness Machine

Darius Classic | How to Deal with The Worst Case Scenarios in Life

The Greatness Machine

Darius Mirshahzadeh

Education, Entrepreneurship, Business

5.0 • 135 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

What if the key to overcoming fear wasn’t avoiding worst-case scenarios, but facing them head-on with a simple yet powerful mental shift? In this solo episode of The Greatness Machine, Darius Mirshahzadeh dives into Stoicism and the practice of Premeditatio Malorum—the premeditation of potential misfortunes. He shares a personal story of navigating a high-stress business crisis and how working with a cognitive behavioral therapist led him to the transformative "And Then" exercise. Discover how this mindset shift can help you break free from anxiety, regain control, and embrace resilience in the face of uncertainty. In this episode, Darius will discuss: (00:00) Exploring Stoicism and Premeditatio Malorum (11:48) Resilience and the Journey of Starting Over (18:14) Embracing Risk and the Sweet Juice of Life Sponsored by: Indeed: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to boost your job's visibility at Indeed.com/darius. Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/greatness. Brevo: Head over to brevo.com/greatness and use the code greatness to get 50% off Starter and Standard Plans for the first 3 months of an annual subscription. Masterclass: Get 15% off any annual membership at MasterClass.com/DARIUS. Connect with Darius: Website: https://therealdarius.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Thegreatnessmachine  Book: The Core Value Equation https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708 Write a review for The Greatness Machine using this link: https://ratethispodcast.com/spreadinggreatness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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1:01.3

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1:04.2

Love gang. Welcome to The Greatness Machine. I'm your host Darius from Shazda. I'm so pumped

1:07.8

to have you here with me. And listen, the greatness machine were about two things. Number one, people were living their passions. And number two, those who are creating greatness in the world and doing both of these things despite the odds against them. Each episode, we're going to feature interviews with game changers, business leaders, telling us their origin stories, what made them tick, what got them to where they are now? Why? So can help

1:28.2

you step into your greatness within your life, your business, and your career. Occasionally,

1:32.8

you might hear a few solo episodes for myself, more as I say, as I leverage my 20 years of

1:37.3

entrepreneurship as a CEO and founder to help you grow and level up in your journey to scale

1:41.7

your life and your business. So come be a fly on the wall, enjoy the conversation, and I'm stoked to have you here with me. What's up, everybody? Welcome to this episode, The Greatest Machine. I'm your host, Darius Meshazadei, and I'm flying solo, my friends. And today, I'm going to be talking a little more stoicism. I like talking stoicism on Fridays, but it was funny. I was like looking up things I wanted to talk about.

2:04.0

And I googled this article, and it was the Stoic Path to Interpiece and Self-Mastery.

2:09.6

And I was reading through it and says, one of the fundamental stoic exercises that has helped me immensely is a concept of premeditatio malorum. And what this means is the,

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