Here’s What You Can Do With Those Long Odds

<p>“To face long odds, to face what others call an “impossibility”—some people can handle this and some people can’t. Think of the chances <a href='https://dailystoic.com/epictetus/?utm_source=convertkit&amp;utm_medium=convertkit&amp;utm_campaign=those-long-odds'>that Epictetus faced</a>, when the life expectancy for a wealthy person in Rome was only a few decades, but for a slave was abysmally lower. <a href='https://dailystoic.com/cato/?utm_source=convertkit&amp;utm_medium=convertkit&amp;utm_campaign=those-long-odds'>Think of Cato</a>, trying to stand alone against Caesar. Think of the odds faced <a href='https://dailystoic.com/marcus-aurelius/?utm_source=convertkit&amp;utm_medium=convertkit&amp;utm_campaign=those-long-odds'>by Marcus</a> to not be corrupted and destroyed by absolute power. Think of Washington as he and a ragtag militia stared down the greatest army and empire in the world. <a href='https://geni.us/D3yA3'>Think of Stockdale</a> in that dank prison cell, his odds of survival next to nil, telling himself that he was going to turn this into the best thing that ever happened to him.”</p><p>Ryan explains how a Stoic stands firm and does not give up hope even when at a disadvantage, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast.</p><p>***</p><p>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.</p><p>Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href='http://dailystoic.com/signup'>http://DailyStoic.com/signup</a></p><p>Follow Daily Stoic:</p><p>Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/dailystoic'>https://twitter.com/dailystoic</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/'>https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href='http://facebook.com/dailystoic'>http://facebook.com/dailystoic</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic'>https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic</a></p>