It Was Terribly Unfair…Yet | Ask Daily Stoic

<p>In 41 AD, <a href="https://dailystoic.com/seneca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seneca was exiled from Rome</a>. He was at the height of his senatorial career but found himself facing trumped up charges from a petty emperor who was driving him into the wilderness. He was reeling from the loss of a young child, he was leaving behind a grieving mother. But what could he do?</p><p>Nothing. All he could do was try to <a href="https://dailystoic.com/a-stoic-response-to-complaining/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">survive and endure it, to not be broken by it</a>.</p><p>---</p><p>In today's Ask Daily Stoic, Ryan presents part 2 of his 2020 Q&amp;A at the Young Presidents Organization of Michigan - West Chapter in which he discusses how the Stoics battled plagues that can destroy one's character, and the traits of ego-driven leaders.</p><p>🎓 Sign up for the Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge to create better habits in 2023:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjZHbnM4TWpreUNyN3l4dVFFVVVJWDhJemZsZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsbWZicEdQSl9xMndXSGNCNU01SndIRl8xV2tadC02bHc2RDRVS19YM181YUVKSU95c05QMERZNjJOUHpYRmZySHRlbUlwZnA2eG9JdE5la3k0QmdYZWtLeXBZNmRWdThxdU8xdkFUaG9PM19rZ1NKSQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fdailystoic.com%2Fchallenge&amp;v=THCpkFIA3E0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://dailystoic.com/challenge</a></p><p>✉️&nbsp;Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer"