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🎧 Episode Summary

Quote: Difficulties show men what they are. — Epictetus

Adversity doesn’t create weakness—it reveals strength. In this episode, Scott explains how difficult seasons shape and sharpen leaders, and why hardship is the ultimate training ground for resilience and identity.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• How adversity reveals—not breaks—character
• Why struggle is essential for leadership development
• How to transform hardship into fuel for growth

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• Moves fast but wants to go deeper
• Feels the weight of decision fatigue
• Is building something meaningful and needs inner clarity to keep going

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🔑 Keywords:

Stoicism, Leadership, Stillness, Self-Mastery, Business Growth, Daily Reflection, Modern Stoic, Entrepreneur Mindset, Inner Strength, The Inner Strategy, Bold Leadership

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The Inner Strategy is your daily shortform podcast—your blueprint for modern leadership rooted in timeless truths.

Hosted by Scott Smith, founder of Akhada Consulting, co-founder of ChatWorx, and host of The Outsourcing Blueprint podcast, this series blends ancient Stoic wisdom with real-world business strategy to help you lead with clarity, manage both your teams and yourself effectively, and move with purpose.

No fluff. Just focused, grounded insight you can apply right now.

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Memento Mori — so live today to your fullest!