The Obstacle Is the Way, 10 Years Later
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🗓️ 6 October 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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A lot can change in 10 years, yet The Obstacle Is the Way remains the timeless formula for turning our toughest trials into our greatest triumphs.
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| 0:11.3 | I think the Stoics can get misinterpreted as masking or |
| 0:15.2 | hiding their emotions, but actually as we've talked about so many times here they |
| 0:18.8 | believed in the power of identifying, understanding, and directing your emotional impulses. |
| 0:24.0 | Obviously that's easier said than done. |
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| 0:29.5 | it's what I did. |
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| 0:34.9 | build confidence in your uniqueness, |
| 0:36.6 | but also help you manage, understand, appreciate. |
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