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The Kevin Miller Podcast

How To Build Character The Stoic Way | 2 Tanner Campbell Q&A

The Kevin Miller Podcast

Kevin Miller

Nutrition, Relationships, Mental Health, Education, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Medicine, Life Sciences, How To

4.51.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Each of us is waking up every day and engaging in a “way of life.” It’s either one we’ve chosen, or one we’ve allowed ourselves to fall into. Though in truth, none of us ever lives a perfect day, so we are all then on the spectrum of living how we intentionally want and living at the mercy of our appetites and ignorance. The more aware, decided, and convicted we are to a way of life we uphold and are dedicated to, the more we will fall on the healthier side of the spectrum. ⁣ ⁣ As Tanner Campbell and I discussed at the outset of our initial talk together in episode 1143, stoicism can be said to be a state of mind, but in this episode as we are discussing Tanner’s personal efforts to live a stoic life, we unwrap the pursuit of an aspiring way of life. This is my values, motives and habits episode, part 2 of this series on Tanner Campbell and stoicism. ⁣ ⁣ Tanner Campbell is an American philosopher of Stoicism whose goal is to clear up contemporary miscommunications about Stoicism, with a focus to uphold what virtue is. He shares this daily in his Practical Stoicism podcast which has quickly catapulted to the top podcast rankings. Here Tanner talks through his pursuit of Hierocles concept of “circles of concern” which radiates outward, from family to friends, community, non-human animals, and the environment. ⁣ ⁣ In Tanner’s desire for personal awareness his mantra is asking, “What does this action or thought say about my character,” and “Who can I walk alongside and be helpful to in a meaningful way?” In discussing health and wellness, Tanner cites this area is not his strong suit, but his motive is in asking himself, “If I don’t care about my health, what does it say about my character?” This and more coming up. ⁣ ⁣ The Self-Help(ful) podcast is brought to you by Ziglar, your premier source for equipping coaches to help leaders and top performers excel professionally and personally. ⁣ ⁣ June 15-16 of 2023 I’ll be in Dallas to attend and speak at the Ziglar coach summit. If you are looking to influence people for the better, professionally or personally, I invite you to join us. First 10 people who register and say you heard about it from me, I’m taking to dinner! Go to ziglar.com/coachsummit⁣ Get free chicken nuggets for a Year and 10% off your first box when you sign up today at butcherbox.com/SELFHELPFUL and use code SELFHELPFUL. Go to Zocdoc.com/KEVIN and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Get 20% off the entire InsideTracker store when you sign up at insidetracker.com/HELPFUL. If you’re looking for a simpler and cost-effective supplement routine, Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/SELFHELP. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/selfhelpful today to get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is a Glassbox Media Podcast.

0:09.0

Welcome.

0:10.0

I'm Kevin Miller and this podcast is called Self Helpful,

0:14.0

because not all self-help is helpful.

0:17.0

I'm your curator, critic, and translator

0:20.0

of the best and brightest minds in the self-help world today.

0:24.0

How to build character the stoic way.

0:31.0

Each of us wakes up every day and engages in a way of life.

0:35.0

It's either one we've chosen or one we've allowed ourselves to fall into.

0:39.0

Though in truth none of us ever lives a perfect day,

0:42.0

so we're all then on the spectrum of living how we intentionally want

0:46.0

and living at the mercy of our appetites and ignorance.

0:50.0

The more aware, decided, and convicted we are to a way of life we uphold and are dedicated to,

0:56.0

the more we will fall on the healthier side of that spectrum.

1:00.0

As Tanner Campbell and I discussed at the outset of our initial talk together in episode 1143,

1:06.0

stoicism can be said to be a state of mind,

1:09.0

but in this episode as we're discussing Tanner's personal efforts to live a stoic life,

1:13.0

we unwrap the pursuit of an aspiring way of life.

1:17.0

This is my values, motives, and habits episode,

1:20.0

part two of this series on Tanner Campbell and the topic of stoicism.

1:25.0

Tanner Campbell is an American philosopher of stoicism whose goal is to clear up contemporary misconceptions

1:32.0

about stoicism with a focus to uphold what virtue is.

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