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Be Dangerous, But Leave Room for the Human | Episode 399
Episode 399
Most leadership failures don’t come from incompetence.
They come from imbalance.
Too much edge and people comply—but stop trusting you.
Too much kindnes…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Stoic Resilience: You're Stronger Than You Think | Kyle Sarka | Episode 398
Episode 398
In this episode, Brandon sits down with an educator and school principal, Kyle Sarka, to explore Stoic resilience—not as brute toughness, but as endu…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Does Progress Often Feel Like Failure? | Episode 397
Episode 397
In this episode of The Strong Stoic, I explore a Stoic paradox: the one making the most progress often feels it the least.
Drawing from Epictetus, Mar…
8 months ago
Life Isn’t Fair — And That’s the Point | Episode 396
Episode 396
Life isn’t fair — and Stoicism never said it would be.
In this episode, we explore what it actually means to live with integrity in a world that doesn…
8 months, 1 week ago
Living Between Reaction and Intention | Episode 395
Episode 395
We all try to live with intention—but life keeps interrupting us.
In this episode, I explore the tension between daily reactivity and long-term vision…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Stoic Warrior's Restless Night | Episode 394
Episode 394
Imposter syndrome doesn’t mean you’re weak.
It often means you’re growing.
In this episode of The Strong Stoic Podcast, I explore imposter syndrome thr…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Strong at the Broken Places: How Stoics Rebuild After Breaking | Episode 393
Episode 393
In this episode, Brandon explores Hemingway’s famous line: “The world breaks everyone.”
But instead of treating breaking as failure, we look at it thr…
9 months ago
Diogenes the Dog: Stress-Testing Stoicism | Inger Kuin | Episode 392
Episode 392
In this episode of The Strong Stoic, I’m joined by classicist and author Inger Kuin to dive deep into the wild, hilarious, and surprisingly practical…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Path to Personal Growth | Episode 391
Episode 391
In this episode, Brandon discusses the journey of personal growth and self-improvement, emphasizing the importance of learning from past experiences …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Kai Whiting | Illness, Identity, and Practicing Stoicism When Life Collapses | Episode 390
Episode 390
After nearly two years away from the Stoic world, author and researcher Kai Whiting returns to share—candidly—what happened: sudden metabolic illness…
10 months ago