Published in Stoic Coffee·5 days agoHow to Become Another Person242 - How to Become Another Person Listen to this episode from Stoic Coffee Break on Spotify. If you really want to escape the things that harass you…open.spotify.com Growing up, many of us feel like we only have a few options in how to live our lives. Like, there is a list of things we need to check off to be happy. Certain careers that are acceptable. Certain kinds of people we should date and marry. Goals we…Stoicism10 min readStoicism10 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Jan 21240 — Interview with Trever YarrishTrever Yarrish is the owner and founder of Zeal Software and The Hiive co-working space. He is also a good friend and one of my favorite people to chat with about stoicism. He’s an avid student of stoicism and brings many of the stoic principles and ideas into his…Philosophy1 min readPhilosophy1 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Jan 20239 — Lessons LearnedHey everyone, this year has been an especially rough year for many of us. I can honestly say it has been for me. I had another episode mostly written but I decided that I wanted to change things up and talk about what I have learned over the past…Stoicism9 min readStoicism9 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Jan 19241 — Mind Over Mood: The Stoic Art of ReframingOne of the things we talk about a lot in stoicism is that it’s our perspective on something that causes our distress. So how do we change our perspective on things? Are there tools that we can use to help us view things differently? Today I want to talk…Perspective8 min readPerspective8 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Jan 19238 — Show UpHow do you show up in the world? Are you acting the way you want to? Are you being the person you want to be? If not, why not? In todays episode, I want to talk about how to live with integrity and be the person you want to…7 min read7 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Jan 17237 — Self ConfidenceAre you confident person? Do you have faith in yourself as person? Are you comfortable with who you are? Today I want to talk about how we often will self sabotage ourselves not because we don’t have the skill or capacity to do something, but because we let self…Stoicism6 min readStoicism6 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Jan 16236 — Nice vs. KindAre you a nice person or are you a kind person? Do you know the difference? Today I want to talk about whether it’s better to be nice or kind. Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness. — Seneca I few weeks ago…Kind5 min readKind5 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Jan 12234 — Easy LifeDo you want your life to be easy? Do you complain, get stressed out, or upset when challenges come up in your life? Today I want to talk about why we should not only accept adversity in our lives, but learn to embrace it. The path of least resistance…Miyamoto Musashi7 min readMiyamoto Musashi7 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Jan 12232 — QTIPHow often do you take what other people say and do personally? How often do you feel like you have to “fix” someone else’s mood? Today I want to talk about emotional responsibility, and how it can lead a stronger sense of self and keep you from getting pulled…6 min read6 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Jan 11233 — Anxious FutureDo you feel like the world is in chaos right now? I know that many of us feel like that. Spend a day on social media and easy to find all kinds of things wrong with the world. Is it that the world is truly more chaotic? Are things…Fear5 min readFear5 min read