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Welcome to the weekend edition of the Daily Stoke each weekday

We bring you a meditation inspired by the ancient Stokes

Something to help you live up to those four stoic virtues of courage justice temperance and wisdom

And then here on the weekend we take a deeper dive into those same topics. We interview

stoic philosophers we explore at length how these stoic ideas can be applied to our actual lives

and the challenging issues of our time here on the weekend when you have a little bit more space when

things have slowed down be sure to take some time to think to go for a walk to sit with your journal

and most importantly to prepare for what the week ahead may bring

Hey, it's Ron Holliday welcome to another episode of the Daily Stoke podcast

Many many many many many years ago I read a book called A Fighter's Heart by Sam Sheridan

Then he wrote another book called A Fighter's Mind both are very good. I believe I carry

One of them here at the painted porch. I think one of the best

Books I've ever read about the mindset of what it takes to be a champion

Not just in sports, but in like a brutal combat sport

I read it when I was training in jujitsu

Right around the time I was riding the obstacle as the way

And one of the characters that I found

Most interesting in the book was this guy Frank Shamrock who I'd actually missed

I watch UFC stuff mixed martial arts every once in a while

But I'd actually miss because he was sort of one of the earliest MMA champions

But he was just this fascinating character in the book

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