The Daily Stoic - Which Kind Will You Be?

Episode Date: October 30, 2020

"There are two types of people in this world: The kind whose success makes them better and the kind whose success makes them worse. Nero and Marcus Aurelius began to be groomed for power at roughly the same age. One lusted for the throne, the other cried the day he found out he was selected for it. One murdered his step-brother, the other elevated his step-brother to an equal, making him the first co-emperor. One chased frivolity and pleasure, the other took to his job with seriousness and a sense of responsibility. One helped other people, while the other thought only of himself. "Ryan asks all of us "What type of successful person will you be?" on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.***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.

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greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at dailystowach.com. Which kind will you be? There are two types of people in this world. The kind whose success makes them better, and the kind whose success makes them worse. Nero and Marcus Aurelius began to be groomed for power at roughly the same age. One lusted for the throne, the other cried the day he found out he was selected for it.

One murdered his step-brother, the other elevated his step-brother to an equal, making him the first co-emperor. The other took to his job with seriousness and a sense of responsibility. One helped other people while the other thought only of himself. Now certainly this kind of absolute power is inherently corruptive, but

the truth is that all success affects us. We've worked long and hard for something and then we get it. We start at the bottom and suddenly we're on top. We have distinction. We have influence. We have the means at our disposal. How will we use these things? What will they reveal about us? Will they make us better or worse? That is the question. Timeless, urgent, unique to each of us. We've talked before about the lyrics

to the Laurie McKenna song, the one that effortlessly captures much of the four stoic virtues. In that song, she explains the proper response to success, the path for being the kind of person that is improved by the gifts of fortune not ruined by them. When the dreams, your dreaming come true, she sings, when the work you put in is realized, let yourself feel the pride, but always stay humble and kind. When you get where you're going, turn right back around and help the next one in line, always stay humble and kind.

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