Rule The Empire Between Your Ears | We Reap What We Sow

<p>Epictetus, who was a slave, looked around at Nero’s court and saw rich and famous men who were less free than he was. Because they spent all their energy trying to get <a href="https://dailystoic.com/its-not-much-but-its-enough/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">more than what they had</a>, because their happiness was tied up in what other people thought, because their fears were based on things that were not up to them. In <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/tgwwbf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Girl Who Would Be Free</em></a> (our fable based on the life of Epictetus), Epictetus’ father says that to be great, we first have to focus on “the empire between our ears.” He’s referring to our thoughts, our emotions, our urges, our desires, our fears…our own choices.</p><p><em>In </em><a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/the-girl-who-would-be-free-a-fable-about-epictetus-signed-by-author" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Girl Who Would be Free</em></a><em>, Ryan Holiday’s beautifully illustrated, all-ages fable, we learn how Epictetus went from a slave to one of the most influential philosophers of all time. This book, along with </em><a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/the-boy-who-would-be-king-signed-by-author" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Boy Who Would Be King</em></a><em>, are great for helping explain Stoic philosophy to your kids. You can pick up signed and personalized copies here.</em></p><p>---</p><p>And in today's excerpt from The Daily Stoic, Ryan reminds us to detangle ourselves from toxic uncontrollable situations. As Seneca quotes "Crimes return to their teachers" giving us insight on treating people how we want to be treated.</p><p>✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email:&nbsp;<a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_bl