I enjoyed all of your essay on how stoics lead. The line about leaders not being perfect, but committed, resonated. Your writing has helped me see that ‘getting things wrong’ is a natural part of growing, trying and learning. Many thanks for sharing.
Keep going. Keep failing and learning and seeking the truth. Get out of bed. Rise to the challenge as that is the point of life. Do not do what you do for praise. Do what you do because it’s the right thing to do. The right thing for humanity. If not you, then who?
This is the kind of sermon that makes you want to put down your phone and pick up your spine.
Stoic leadership isn’t about barking orders from a mountaintop. It’s about descending into the mess with open eyes and a steady heart. It's the quiet defiance of becoming what the world forgot it needed—someone trustworthy. Someone principled. Someone who doesn’t flinch when it’s time to carry the weight.
The line about being the purple thread that makes the garment beautiful? That’s it. That’s the calling. Not flashy. Just essential.
We aren’t here to rule. We’re here to serve with style.
Real leadership doesn’t need a spotlight — it needs a conscience.
The strongest people in the room are usually the ones quietly cleaning up the mess, raising the standard, and carrying the weight no one else will touch.
📌 Leadership is just adulthood with better PR.
⬖ Saluting quiet greatness at Frequency of Reason: bit.ly/4jTVv69
I enjoyed all of your essay on how stoics lead. The line about leaders not being perfect, but committed, resonated. Your writing has helped me see that ‘getting things wrong’ is a natural part of growing, trying and learning. Many thanks for sharing.
Keep going. Keep failing and learning and seeking the truth. Get out of bed. Rise to the challenge as that is the point of life. Do not do what you do for praise. Do what you do because it’s the right thing to do. The right thing for humanity. If not you, then who?
The essence of commitment in a Stoic. A piece written with remarkable strength and character.
Nice post
New subscriber and I’ve enjoyed reading your past posts but this one speaks in almost a different language. Brilliant.
I’m happy to have you onboard David 🥂
Wonderful. Virtue. Thank you
This is one of your most stellar post…beautifully rendered ( and sending it along to my Classics major in college) clap-clap
This is the kind of sermon that makes you want to put down your phone and pick up your spine.
Stoic leadership isn’t about barking orders from a mountaintop. It’s about descending into the mess with open eyes and a steady heart. It's the quiet defiance of becoming what the world forgot it needed—someone trustworthy. Someone principled. Someone who doesn’t flinch when it’s time to carry the weight.
The line about being the purple thread that makes the garment beautiful? That’s it. That’s the calling. Not flashy. Just essential.
We aren’t here to rule. We’re here to serve with style.
Real leadership doesn’t need a spotlight — it needs a conscience.
The strongest people in the room are usually the ones quietly cleaning up the mess, raising the standard, and carrying the weight no one else will touch.
📌 Leadership is just adulthood with better PR.
⬖ Saluting quiet greatness at Frequency of Reason: bit.ly/4jTVv69