The Stoic Inner Strategy

Ep 186 – Calm Is Your Advantage

• The One and Only Scott Smith • Season 2 • Episode 186

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Seneca teaches that composure is a leader’s power. Scott Smith shows how a calm mind weakens misfortune and strengthens decision-making under pressure.

🎙️ Episode Summary

“To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength and burden.” — Seneca

Panic weakens you. Calm strengthens you. In this episode, Scott unpacks the Stoic discipline of composure and how staying centered in stressful moments gives you clarity, presence, and control.

Calm doesn’t eliminate the trial. It eliminates its leverage over you.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today
• Why calm is a leadership superpower
• How to stay centered under pressure
• The Stoic discipline of composure
• How a calm mind reduces stress and improves choices

🔍 Tags: Stoicism, Seneca, Calm, Leadership, Stress Management, Mindset, Resilience, Emotional Regulation

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