The Daily Stoic - If You Stay Ready, You Don’t Have To Get Ready

Episode Date: November 2, 2021

Ryan talks about the vitality of always being prepared for what comes your way, 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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If you stay ready, you don't have to get ready. It had been more than two and a half years since Case Kingdom had started in an NFL game. Many assumed his career, which was already nine years old, and spread across six teams, was over. There could have easily been part of him that thought that too. So people were surprised when he performed so well under pressure in a Thursday night game against the Denver Broncos, throwing for 200 yards and a touchdown without a turnover. On a way to a Brown's victory in the absence of Baker Mayfield, the team

starting quarterback and former number one overall draft pick. How did he do it? How did he manage to get prepared on such short notice? You don't have to get ready if you stay ready. He told the reporter after the game. He hadn't needed a flurry of last minute late night film sessions because he'd always been prepared. He didn't need to get in shape because he'd never gotten out of shape. He wasn't surprised. He'd been expecting this exact contingency. In fact, it was his

job to be prepared for this contingency. Marcus Aurelius talks about how the fighter is better than the fencer because the fencer has to pick up a weapon. A fighter is the weapon. Santaica reminds us that the blow we are ready for is not much of a blow at all. And Epic Titus says that the whole point of philosophy is to be able to reply to adversity with one thing. This is what I trained for.

Life has twists and turns in store for all of us. Our job is to be ready. Our job is to keep training. It's to anticipate. It's to have a plan. So that when the unexpected comes, it's not unexpected at all. We're ready.

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