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The Daily Stoic

Nick Palmisciano on the Crisis in Afghanistan and Serving the Common Good

The Daily Stoic

Daily Stoic | Backyard Ventures

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

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2021

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

On today’s podcast Ryan talks to Nick Palmisciano about his recent trip to Afghanistan to help rescue American interpreters, the philosophical implications of practicing Brazilian jujitsu, his journey after leaving the military and becoming an entrepreneur, and more.

Nick Palmisciano is the CEO of Diesel Jack Media, a full-service marketing agency. Nick is also the Vice President and one of four founding board members of Save Our Allies, an effort that rescued 12,000 refugees in the final 10 days of the Afghanistan Mission. He was one of the twelve men that physically went to Kabul to assist with the evacuation. He spent six years of his life serving as an infantry officer in the United States Army. In 2006, Nick created Ranger Up, the first military lifestyle brand, which kicked off a decade and change of veteran entrepreneurial endeavors focused around digital marketing and social media. 

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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

0:11.0

Welcome to the weekend edition of the Daily Stoic each weekday

0:15.3

We bring you a meditation inspired by the ancient Stoics

0:19.2

Something to help you live up to those four Stoic virtues of courage justice

0:24.1

Temperance and wisdom and then here on the weekend we take a deeper dive into those same topics

0:30.5

We interview Stoic philosophers we explore at length how these Stoic ideas can be applied to our actual lives

0:40.3

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

0:46.9

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

0:53.9

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

1:01.6

Hey, it's Ryan Holiday welcome to another episode of the Daily Stoic podcast

1:05.9

I just wanted to thank everyone for supporting the new book courage is calling it's meant so much to me

1:11.4

The book is off to an amazing start

1:14.1

If you haven't read it yet, please do check it out

1:16.5

We still got some of the bonuses up available on daily stoic.com slash pre order

1:21.5

Um, the book debuted on the bestseller. This was just awesome and I so so appreciated and so when I sat down to talk with today's guests

1:29.8

It brought me way way way back because I remember

1:34.0

Way in the depths of the American apparel collapse

1:37.1

I had just begun researching and starting to write ego is the enemy and I hopped on a quick flight out to Fort Bragg

1:44.4

Where they put us through a bunch of cool paces

1:46.9

Um, we got to drive in a humvee simulator. I got to stand on top shooting a 50 caliber machine gun as if I was in a rack

1:56.0

Afghanistan, we did some

1:59.0

simulated

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