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Think about the principles we are standing on. Think of what we are willing to risk for them. 🏛 Preorder the Limited Edition Stoic Virtues Series: https://store.dailystoic.com/products/limited-edition-stoic-virtue-series [https://store.dailystoic.com/products/limited-edition-stoic-virtue-series] 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work [https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work] 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en]: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast] 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast]: https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

The Stoics didn’t just preach wisdom, they commanded attention. They knew how to lead with presence, not just ideas. In this episode, body language expert Vanessa Van Edwards joins Ryan to break down the science of real connection through a Stoic lens. She shares powerful, research-backed strategies to communicate with purpose, project warmth without losing authority, and instantly shift how others see and respond to you. Vanessa Van Edwards is the bestselling author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&q=vanessa+van+edwards*], translated into 17 languages, and Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&q=vanessa+van+edwards*]. More than 70 million people have watched her on YouTube and seen her viral TEDx London Talk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cef35Fk7YD8]. Vanessa is renowned for teaching science-backed people skills to audiences worldwide, including Harvard [https://professional.dce.harvard.edu/faculty/vanessa-van-edwards/], SXSW, MIT, and Stanford. Through her engaging workshops [https://www.scienceofpeople.com/speaking/] and courses [https://www.scienceofpeople.com/training/], Vanessa shares tangible skills to improve interpersonal communication and leadership. Her science-backed framework helps anyone communicate with confidence. Check out Vanessa’ work on her website: scienceofpeople.com [http://scienceofpeople.com]  Follow Vanessa on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/vvanedwards/?hl=en] and X [https://x.com/vvanedwards?lang=en]: @VVanEdwards and on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@ScienceOfPeople]: @ScienceOfPeople [https://www.youtube.com/@ScienceOfPeople] 📚 Grab signed copies of her books Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/cues-master-the-secret-language-of-charismatic-communication?_pos=1&_sid=0c3752883&_ss=r] and Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/captivate-the-science-of-succeeding-with-people?_pos=2&_sid=0c3752883&_ss=r].  🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en]: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast] 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast]: https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

The ancients did not just leave us words on papyrus—they left us a gift that keeps on giving through the ages. 💡 To be a great reader, as we say in our Read To Lead Challenge, [https://store.dailystoic.com/products/read-to-lead-2022] it’s not enough just that you read—it’s about HOW you read. It’s about learning how to think more critically, how to digest books above your level, how to find books with the potential of changing your life. You’ll learn how to do just that—and more!—during our Read to Lead Challenge [https://store.dailystoic.com/products/read-to-lead-2022].  📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work [https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work] 📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on The Art of Living: [https://store.dailystoic.com/products/the-daily-stoic-journal-signed-edition] https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en]: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast] 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast]: https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

On Memorial Day, it is worth reflecting on this very beautiful and almost baffling bit of human greatness. 📔 Pick up your own leather bound signed edition of The Daily Stoic [https://store.dailystoic.com/products/the-daily-stoic-leatherbound-signed-edition]! Check it out at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/products/the-daily-stoic-leatherbound-signed-edition] 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en]: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast] 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast]: https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

In today’s episode, Ryan opens up about how despite his career success and net worth, he still struggles with anxiety and stress, not so much about the state of the world but about the constant pressure for things to go right. 🎥 Watch Ryan's interviews with Sahil Bloom and Robert Rosenkranz on The Daily Stoic YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos] Sahil Bloom episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKCA2ymdQtc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKCA2ymdQtc] Robert Rosenkranz episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvzsEopZ94Q [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvzsEopZ94Q] 📚 Pick up signed copies of  The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-5-types-of-wealth-a-transformative-guide-to-design-your-dream-life?_pos=1&_sid=bf437af58&_ss=r] by Sahil Bloom at The Painted Porch [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-5-types-of-wealth-a-transformative-guide-to-design-your-dream-life?_pos=1&_sid=bf437af58&_ss=r] 📕 Grab a copy of The Stoic Capitalist: Advice for the Exceptionally Ambitious by Robert Rosenkranz [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-stoic-capitalist-advice-for-the-exceptionally-ambitious?_pos=1&_sid=af1a242a1&_ss=r]at The Painted Porch [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-stoic-capitalist-advice-for-the-exceptionally-ambitious?_pos=1&_sid=af1a242a1&_ss=r] 💡The Wealthy Stoic: A Daily Stoic Guide to Being Rich, Happy, and Free [https://store.dailystoic.com/products/the-wealthy-stoic-a-daily-stoic-guide-to-being-rich-free-and-happy] explores how stoic ideas can be applied to personal finance, wealth-building, financial mindset, and how it can help you overcome common financial obstacles and challenges Get The Wealthy Stoic: A Daily Stoic Guide to Being Rich, Happy, and Free [https://store.dailystoic.com/products/the-wealthy-stoic-a-daily-stoic-guide-to-being-rich-free-and-happy] & all other Daily Stoic courses for FREE when you join Daily Stoic Life | dailystoic.com/life [https://dailystoic.com/life/] 🪙 We are the creators of our anxiety. Which means we can also be the ones to do something about it. Gain a powerful tool in your fight against anxiety and get the Daily Stoic Anxiety Coin [https://store.dailystoic.com/products/anxiety-medallion] today! https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/products/anxiety-medallion] 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en]: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast] 🎥 Watch top moments from The Daily Stoic Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast]: https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].