Stoicism is a philosophy that emphasizes self-control, virtue and rationality as the path to a good life. The Stoic philosophy can provide any of us—and certainly business leaders—with a resilient ...

Stoic Lesson of the Day by Epictetus offers a practical way to think about control, choice and uncertainty. His philosophy draws a clear line between what we can change and what we cannot. That idea ...

The Stoic definition of success is fundamentally about understanding who you are as a person and the role you are called to play in society. As a Stoicism scholar and Stoic self-help author, I won’t ...

Stress has become part of everyday life. Whether it's a demanding job, financial worries or constant notifications, it can feel like there's always something competing for our attention. Long before ...

“Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day,” declared Ralph Waldo Emerson, anticipating James Joyce’s “Ulysses” by more than half a century. But what we’re thinking of oscillates and changes ...

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a timeless collection of philosophical reflections written during his reign as a Roman emperor. Rooted in stoic thought, the book offers practical wisdom for ...

Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy that was founded in Athens around 300 BC. It was the dominant philosophy in the Roman and Greek worlds until the Christian religion took over about 500 ...

The military has long found inspiration in ancient Stoicism. George Washington, encamped at Valley Forge, allegedly staged a play about the Stoic quasi-sage Cato. Defense Secretary James Mattis told ...

Given the innovations of notable startups today, it may seem odd to say that their ethos is tied not to some New Age guru, but rather syncs with that of an ancient Roman philosophy. Specifically, the ...