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If there’s one thing Candace Parker does best, it’s winning. In today’s episode, Ryan sits down with basketball legend Candace Parker to talk about championships, pressure, and what it takes to be one of the greats. Candace talks about how being elite changes the way you see the world (and yourself), why winning never really feels like enough, and what happens when your whole identity is built around being the best. She opens up about legacy, ambition, parenting, and why she doesn’t go a year without reading The Alchemist [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/rhmoo6?_pos=1&_sid=4ecdbd30a&_ss=r].  Candace Parker is one of the most influential athletes of all time. After being selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks, following a champion career at Tennessee, Parker went on to become the first player to earn WNBA MVP and Rookie of the Year honors in the same season, win three WNBA championship titles, and take home two Olympic gold medals.  Be sure to grab a copy of Candace’s book: The Can-Do Mindset: How to Cultivate Resilience, Follow Your Heart, and Fight for Your Passions [https://www.amazon.com/Can-Do-Mindset-Cultivate-Resilience-Passions/dp/1638932182]  Follow Candace on Instagram and X @CandaceParker [https://www.instagram.com/candaceparker] 📚 Books Mentioned:  * The Can-Do Mindset: How to Cultivate Resilience, Follow Your Heart, and Fight for Your Passions [https://www.amazon.com/Can-Do-Mindset-Cultivate-Resilience-Passions/dp/1638932182]  by Candace Parker  * Courage is Calling [https://store.dailystoic.com/products/courage-is-calling-signed-edition-pre-order] by Ryan Holiday  * The Alchemist [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/rhmoo6?_pos=1&_sid=4ecdbd30a&_ss=r] by Paulo Coelho * Franklin and Winston [https://www.amazon.com/Franklin-Winston-Intimate-Portrait-Friendship/dp/0812972821] by Jon Meacham * Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Churchill [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/biography7] by Sonia Purnell * What You’re Made For [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/what-youre-made-for-powerful-life-lessons-from-my-career-in-sports?_pos=1&_sid=43622874f&_ss=r] by George Raveling * The Barn [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-barn-the-secret-history-of-a-murder-in-mississippi?_pos=3&_sid=29ed2ace4&_ss=r] by Wright Thompson * Race Against Time [https://www.amazon.com/Race-Against-Time-Reporter-Unsolved/dp/1451645139] by Jerry Mitchell * Taylor Branch Trilogy [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/] 📖 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].

When people show us who they are, we need to believe them. 👉 Find all of the books mentioned in today's episode here: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/collections/10-life-changing-books-from-ryan-holiday [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/collections/10-life-changing-books-from-ryan-holiday] 📚 Sign up for Ryan’s free monthly reading list newsletter: https://ryanholiday.net/the-reading-list/ [https://ryanholiday.net/the-reading-list/] 🎥 Watch Why Narcissistic Leaders Always Fail (In The End) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ4gbvjdIao] on The Daily Stoic YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ4gbvjdIao [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ4gbvjdIao] 🎙️ Listen to Why Narcissistic Leaders Always Fail (In The End) on The Daily Stoic Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-narcissistic-leaders-always-fail-in-the-end/id1430315931?i=1000675355520 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-narcissistic-leaders-always-fail-in-the-end/id1430315931?i=1000675355520] 📖 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].

Despair is so easy, even reasonable in moments like this. The Stoics knew that feeling well. 📖 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].

When Marcus Aurelius wrote 'the obstacle is the way,' he was talking about difficult people. Tune in to hear Matthew McConaughey’s advice on how to handle the challenging individuals we all face every day. 🎥 Watch the full video of Matthew McConaughey LIVE at The Painted Porch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8pCvA40GhM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8pCvA40GhM] 📖 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].

What good is courage if not in pursuit of justice? And how can we know what is just and right without wisdom? And without temperance and self-discipline, how will we have the strength both to acquire wisdom and to apply courage? 📚 The Four Stoic Virtues: Justice, Temperance, Wisdom, Courage, are timeless keys to living your best life. The Daily Stoic is releasing a limited collector’s edition [https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/stoic-virtues] set of all four books signed and numbered, with a title page identifying these books as part of the only printing of this series. PLUS we're including one of the notecards [https://ryanholiday.net/the-notecard-system-the-key-for-remembering-organizing-and-using-everything-you-read/] Ryan used while writing the series. Pre-order the Limited Edition Stoic Virtues Series [https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/stoic-virtues] Today! | https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/stoic-virtues [https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/stoic-virtues] 🎙️ 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].