If You Want To Be Great...

“You can’t find a single page in Meditations where you get the sense that Marcus was attuned to his extraordinariness. There’s nothing about a legendary moment of courage on the battlefield. Nothing about a remarkable imparting of wisdom to a young politician at the perfect time. Nothing about a spectacular display of patience in the courtroom.”Ryan discusses the Stoic’s formula for greatness, and launches his new book The Boy Who Would Be King, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. The Boy Who Would Be King is out today, written by Ryan Holiday in the depths of the pandemic (not unlike the one Marcus ruled through), this new beautifully crafted book is available now. Go to dailystoic.com/king to order now and you’ll automatically get the free audiobook.***If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it and make it even better. Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/signupFollow Daily Stoic:Twitter: https://twitter.com/dailystoicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailystoicYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dailystoicSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 📢 Share | ⚙️ Manage Subscription

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• 0:04Ryan Holiday?

  Bienvenidos al podcast diario de Stoic, donde cada día te traemos un pasaje de sabiduría antigua diseñado para ayudarte a encontrar fuerza, visión y sabiduría en la vida cotidiana. Cada uno de estos pasajes está basado en la filosofía de 2000 años que ha guiado a algunos de los mayores hombres y mujeres de la historia. Para más, puedes visitarnos en dailystoic.com.

• 0:27Ryan Holiday?

  Si quieres ser genial, no puedes encontrar una sola página en las meditaciones de Marcus Aurelius donde entiendes que Marcus estaba atado a su extraordinariedad. No hay nada sobre un momento de coraje legendario en el campo de batalla, nada sobre una imparcialidad de sabiduría para un joven político en el momento perfecto, nada sobre un espectacular despliegue de paciencia en el tribunal. Él no habla de su poder, él no habla de cuán brillante era, y era brillante. Él no habla de su legado, y si pudiéramos hablarle hoy, se rechazaría por ser considerado remarkable. ¿Yo? ¿Genial? "Estoy

• 1:10Ryan Holiday?

  solo haciendo mi trabajo", eso es lo que diría. Para Marcus, su temperance, su coraje, su justicia, su sabiduría, ninguno de estos fueron extraordinarios. Fueron su deber, sus obligaciones como persona. Estaba demasiado ocupado haciéndolos para pensar en ellos, si bien querer ser reconocido o celebrado por ellos. "Concentrate en lo que tienes que hacer", le dijo a sí mismo. "Cualienta tus ojos en ello. Recuerda que tu tarea es ser un buen ser humano. Recuerda lo que la naturaleza exige de la gente, luego hazlo sin duda". Eso es lo que escribió. "Así que recuerda esto también. Si quieres

• 1:51Ryan Holiday?

  ser genial, haz tu trabajo. Fócate en tu tarea. Ignora todo lo demás. Rechaza el ego. Lucha", como dice Marcus Aurelius, "para ser la persona que la filosofía quiere que seas. Cualienta tus ojos. Sea una buena persona. Haz tu deber. Sea genial".

• 2:10Ryan Holiday?

  When Marcus talks about fighting to be the person philosophy wants him to be, where did he learn that? He learned it as a boy. And that's what I write about in The Boy Who Would Be King. And today is the day it's out, it's available. You can order it here in the Daily Stoic store. We have signed copies. We'll even give you an audiobook for free. And it's now on Amazon as a Kindle and as a hardcover. I'm so proud of this book. I remain endlessly fascinated with Marcus Aurelius's early life because clearly it was so formative. It shaped him into being the great man he was able to be. That's what I want to help do with my kids. That's what I feel lucky enough to have had other people do in my life, although I'm not saying I'm nearly as great.

• 2:53Ryan Holiday?

  I'm just saying the early influences of my life shaped me and I'm still trying to live up, trying to fight to be who they wanted me to be. And I'm so proud of this book. I know you'll love it. The early response has been great. If you want to support Daily Stoic or me, check it out. Go to dailystoic.com/king or just Google The Boy Who Would Be King and get it anywhere books are sold. Can't wait for you to check it out. If you want to be great, follow the example of Marcus Aurelius. Try to be like him. Try to be the person Stoicism wants you to be. And wishing you a great day.