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Courage is not about fearlessness. It’s about acting rightly despite fear—whether that’s confronting a superior, holding someone accountable, or admiring you’re exhausted.

Developing courage is like any endeavor: you start small in innocuous situations, then build a reservoir you can draw on when it matters most.

We choose to be students of Stoic wisdom because of its lessons in how to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

It is having a growth mindset that encourages us to always learn and strive for excellence, while acknowledging that we may sometimes falter.

The lenses people use to judge are coloured by their experiences, insecurities, and fears.

The Stoic doesn’t presume to “know better,” only to discern carefully, act deliberately, and adjust when reason requires.

The Stoic walks the line: caring deeply about truth, but not about noise; open to feedback, but unmoved by flattery or scorn

Take what someone says, test it. If it’s true, course-correct. If not, forge ahead with integrity. Inner peace is worth more than anyone’s approval or criticism.

We choose to be students of Stoic wisdom because of its lessons in how to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

It is having a growth mindset that encourages us to always learn and strive for excellence, while acknowledging that we may sometimes falter.

The Stoics believed joy was possible—even reliable—when it was anchored to virtue rather than circumstance.

We do not ask what tomorrow holds. We meet each day as it arrives, armed with the tools handed down by those who learned how to live well under pressure.

“I do what I think is right, and that’s enough.” That’s Stoicism in its purest form.