The Inner Strategy: A Stoic Blueprint Behind Bold Leadership

Episode 135 – The Price of Comfort – A Daily Insight for Modern Leaders

• The One and Only Scott Smith • Season 2 • Episode 135

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🎧 Episode Summary
Seneca wrote: “It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.” Comfort can come at the cost of strength. Leaders who chase ease over growth trade resilience for softness.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

  • Why craving more makes leaders poor, not rich
  • How comfort often weakens resilience
  • Why contentment and growth are not opposites

💬 Share This With a Leader Who:

  • Chases comfort instead of discipline
  • Wants to regain resilience in leadership
  • Needs a Stoic reminder that craving more weakens us

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🔑 Keywords: Stoicism, Leadership, Seneca Quote, Comfort in Leadership, Resilience Over Ease, Stoic Growth, The Inner Strategy

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