Don’t Be a Power Slave | What Are You So Afraid Of Losing

The Daily Stoic

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Society & Culture, 694393, Stoicism, Ryan Holiday, Business, Self-improvement, Philosophy, Stoic, Stoic Philosophy, Education, Daily Stoic

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🗓️ 23 December 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Ryan talks about the nature of power and using it for the common good, and reads The Daily Stoic’s entry of the day, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to the Daily Stoic Podcast early and add free on Amazon Music. Download the app today.
0:11.7	Welcome to another episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast. On Thursdays, we do double duty, not just reading our daily meditation,
0:20.0	but also reading a passage from the book, The Daily Stoic, 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living, which I wrote with my wonderful co-author and collaborator, Steve Enhancelman.
0:33.0	And so today, we'll give you a quick meditation from one of the Stoics, from Epititus Markis Relius, Seneca, then some analysis for me, and then we send you out into the world to do your best to turn these words into works.
0:47.0	Let's say you love sports, but are also, you know, a busy person.
0:52.0	You want to know the latest sports news, but don't want to sit through a two-hour podcast.
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1:01.0	Listen to the lead starting five on Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcast.
1:08.0	Don't be a power slave. You wonder why people don't stand up and do something.
1:14.0	The CEO of a large company, the elected official, the general, the athlete.
1:18.0	Aren't these powerful people? They hold office. They have millions of dollars. They have large platforms.
1:23.0	Yet they stand silent. They look the other way. They hold their fire.
1:28.0	It's because they don't see themselves as powerful. Not yet, anyway.
1:33.0	The Congresswoman has an eye on a Senate seat, so she's waiting. The CEO thinks that after their options vest, then they'll be in a better position.
1:42.0	The millionaire is trying to become a billionaire first. The athlete says after they sign their long-term deal, the general once they retire, then, then they'll do something.
1:53.0	The great Iron Maiden song and album power slave is all about what happens when one becomes addicted to power.
2:00.0	It's like a drug. Your first experience is utterly intoxicating.
2:05.0	But from that moment forward, you will never feel like you have enough.
2:08.0	You will never want to risk losing what you have. So you're constantly chasing while simultaneously trying not to be caught out.
2:15.0	You're not in charge. It is.
2:19.0	Marcus Aurelius fought all his life against succumbing to this addiction.
2:23.0	In fact, Meditations was really his treatment plan. Over and over again, he warns himself.
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