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Most of what weighs you down isn’t yours. Scott Smith breaks down Epictetus’s reminder to stop carrying other people’s opinions, emotions, and expectations—and reclaim your mental freedom.
🎙️ Episode Summary
“Other people’s views and troubles can be left to them.” — Epictetus
Most leaders don’t struggle with their own burdens. They struggle with borrowed ones.
Epictetus teaches us the power of emotional boundaries—caring without carrying, listening without absorbing, supporting without losing ourselves in someone else’s storm.
Inner freedom begins when you stop picking up what was never yours.
🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:
• Why emotional boundaries create clarity
• How to stop carrying stress that doesn’t belong to you
• How Stoic detachment increases presence
• A simple filter to protect your mental space
💬 Share This With a Leader Who:
• Feels drained by other people’s issues
• Struggles with emotional overload
• Wants more clarity and mental peace
🔁 Stay Connected:
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Keywords/Tags:
stoicism, Epictetus, emotional boundaries, clarity, leadership, overwhelm, detachment, mindset, Scott Smith, The Stoic Inner Strategy
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The Stoic 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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