The Daily Stoic - Are You Being a Good Steward?

Episode Date: November 9, 2021

Ryan discusses how to think about your responsibilities, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast.Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/emailFollow us: Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and FacebookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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For more, you can visit us at dailystoweth.com. Are you being a good steward? Marcus Aurelius was adopted into an imperial family much larger than the one defined by his blood relations. By assuming the purple in 160 AD, he became the last link in a chain of the so-called good emperors in which we now refer to as the Pax Romana. 250 years prior to Marcus's ascension, Cato the Younger would be born into a similar legacy, this one of great Roman statesmen. His great-grandfather, Cato the Elder, made his name fighting for ancestral customs

against the modernizing influences of a budding empire. His father was serving as a Tribune of the Plebes, and a candidate for office when his ascendant career was cut short by a sudden death. His grandfather did attain that office, but died in his first year. And Kato came to see himself as a successor to a long line of protectors of Rome's old ways, the ways of his ancestors against decay and destruction. These men from Cato the Elder to Marcus, whose lives span more than four centuries, woke up each day aware of the obligations that their positions placed upon them. They tried to be good stewards, not to let their ancestors down and to leave Rome better,

then they found it. And each of us has been entrusted with something similar, not just in our roles as citizens, but in whatever responsibilities we have in our work, our businesses, our families, even the environment. The question we should always be asking ourselves then is, are we being good stewards? Are we improving things? Making decisions with the long view, trying not to be selfish, treating what we own or oversee as something we hold on behalf of

someone else, like guardians rather than possessors. Let this standard guide you, like Kato and Marcus, let it keep you honest. Let it make you great. Thanks so much for listening to the Daily Stoke Podcast. Again, if you don't know this, you can get these delivered to you via email every day, so check it out at dailystoke.com slash email. Hey, Prime Members, you can listen to the Daily Stoic early and ad-free on Amazon Music, download the Amazon Music app today, or you can listen early and ad-free with Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts. Hey there listeners!

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