You Must Make This Shift | How Stoicism Helps You Deal With Big Challenges

<p>Marcus Aurelius ruled over millions of people, and he didn't care what any of them thought about him. Well at least, he worked hard to not care about what any of them thought of him. We see that throughout <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Meditations</em></a> where we see him repeatedly talk about focusing more on his own actions than other people's opinions.</p><p><a href="https://dailystoic.com/the-best-stuff-is-an-accidental-byproduct/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The accidental byproduct of this focus</a> was that those millions of people loved Marcus.</p><p>This is usually how it goes.</p><p>---</p><p>And today, Ryan puts his Stoicism to the test by taking on the challenge of running up the treacherous 8 mile road to the Cerro Gordo Ghost Town (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEjBDKfrqQI4TgzT9YLNT8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GhostTownLiving</a>) in California. Watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mazaNDxHls8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">full video here</a>.</p><p>🎧 Listen to the full <a href="https://dailystoic.com/mlb-all-star-ian-happ-on-the-power-of-discipline/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ian Happ interview here</a>.</p><p>✉️ 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" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer"