Ryan Holiday

Again, literally and figuratively be involved.

And so I recommend both The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough is lovely.

I love The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin.

And then, of course, The River of Doubt by Candice Millard.

All of those you can grab at the Painted Porch.

Let's go.

Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast, designed to help bring those four key Stoic virtues, courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom into the real world.

You are on the right timeline.

It might not seem that way.

In fact, it might seem like everything is falling apart.

You didn't get the promotion you wanted.

The election turned out differently than you hoped.

You just got some disappointing news.

You just got hurt.

You just got screwed over.

Meanwhile, that person you can't stand is getting ahead, getting lucky break after lucky break.

This isn't the timeline I'm supposed to be on, you think.

This isn't how it was supposed to go.

What if it is?

That every event is the right one, Mark Skrillis writes in Meditations.