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The Power Of Courage | Ryan Holiday Speaks To The US Naval Academy

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Education, Daily Stoic, Society & Culture, Stoic, Stoicism, Self-improvement, Business, Stoic Philosophy, Philosophy, Ryan Holiday

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🗓️ 14 August 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In April of 2022 Ryan Holiday traveled to Annapolis, Maryland to speak to the US Naval Academy about courage.

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Usually on Sundays we bring you excerpts from the Stokes but I am on my way to the naval academy of all the academic institutions in the United States.

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You might not think of the US naval academy as being on the forefront or the leading institution in the study of Stoicism but they are the stockdale centre for ethical leadership at the naval academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

2:48.0

The world's great institutions studying about talking about and putting into practice the ideals of the Stoics.

3:05.0

Now I'm going there now in August to give what I think will be my fourth talk there. I think I've done three other ones. Today I'm bringing you a talk I gave earlier this year, February, March. I can't even remember anymore but I gave a talk about courage to I believe a class of sophomores.

3:25.0

I'm giving another talk there which I will also bring you but for now I'm bringing you a talk as part of the series of books I'm writing on the Stoke Virtues.

3:36.0

Discipline is destiny you can preorder now at theelistoke.com slash prayer but the first book in that four book series this Cardinal Virtues series is about courage and I wrote this book about courage in the naval academy asked me to come give a talk about courage and I went and I think you're really going to like this talk.

3:52.0

It was it's always a joy and an honor to be there to walk the history of this institution I went and I saw John McCain's grave stood there for a minute I went for a beautiful run there along the water and I got to see these young midshipmen and midship women and we had a wonderful talk I even went in later and gave a talk to an English class that was reading some of Santa Claus letters but for now here is my talk on applying courage.

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I'm going to give a talk to your life whether you are a cadet at the naval academy or an ordinary person just trying to make sense of a crazy world I think you'll like this enjoy.

4:39.0

Good evening, Commodon, distinguished guests class of 2024. I'm excited to introduce your speaker for this evening's stunt lecture.

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