This Stoic Virtue Will Change Your Life

<p>You’d think that the more powerful you are, the more freedom you’d have. The more money and success you have, the more you can do. You’d think that being a millionaire or being a celebrity or being the CEO would finally unshackle you from all the obnoxious and annoying constraints of being a ‘regular’ person…</p><p>How wrong this is. How wrong this has always been.</p><p>It was Eisenhower who said that freedom is really better described as the, “opportunity for self-discipline.” And you, you are lucky enough to live in a time of plenty that would have been unfathomable to history’s all-powerful kings. A time when nearly everything a person might want to do, they can, because there is no master standing over you. You are not an all-powerful sovereign, surely, but you have also never been more free.</p><p>So now what? What will you do with this opportunity? What will you do with your freedom? Who will you make yourself become?</p><p>✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkpvbjRsYmFTVzR4WnFjVTJ3cWlJVE5vOUZpZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuZ091NUpCVnIzNjcxOV9ueFFEU3ZXNWhfN2FRWlhqZzFEaW0wRklOUldzemZGTUJjOWdZTmxtaFlnT3Q2aUlLdEpYWmY3VkxhQlVqc0gyNjlRUWRmWi1QUmM5Nlp4VXY4TlU2b0dkUi14dXZ3alBiRQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fdailystoic.com%2Fdailyemail&amp;v=KaFVglYhvbA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>📕 Ryan Holiday's new book "Discipline Is Destiny" is out now! We’ve extended the pre-order bonuses for the next week—among them is a signed and numbered page from the original manuscript of the book. You can learn more about those and how to receive them over at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0QwZnpiS0hjNWVycFJfWFZxa0twTlU1MXpwZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttTXQySkpxTVAyMjlUaDRJUXlkb29wZ19GQVpOUjN0R2hEaHRzQlNNVHJORy0wSUhsaXlpTEdoLWNFSzl0TzIxaWQ0UnVzNEVKZ3F6WE5abkROVjI0aUJGUTN2ckszUG1TQ1pUcF9odjZaOC1mNTlrdw&amp