370 - Q & A: Opinions, Anxiety, Ambition, & Knowing vs. Doing

About this episode

In this episode, Erick Cloward answers listener questions about opinions, anxiety, ambition, and the difference between knowing and doing through the lens of Stoicism.

How do you stop worrying about what others think of you? Is worrying ever useful? Can Stoics be ambitious? How can I actually do what I know I should? In this week's episode I answer some of your questions through the lens of Stoicism. "It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own." — Marcus Aurelius Send us Fan Mail The Build an Unbreakable Mind program for building mental discipline is now open for enrollment! M...

People in this episode

Host: Erick Cloward

Topics covered

• anxiety
• ambition
• Stoicism
• self-perception
• mental discipline

Keywords

• worrying
• opinions
• mental discipline
• Stoics
• ambition

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