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The Importance of Role Models

The Importance of Role Models

Wednesday Wisdom #73

Stoic Reflections
Aug 16, 2023
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Happy Wednesday, friends!

Last week, we wrote about the Stoic perspective on beauty.
 

This week: The Importance of Role Models

Let's get to it 👇


Find a good role model and be one

With Father's Day being this past Sunday, I was reflecting on the many great lessons I’ve learned from my father, and the positive influence he’s had on my life.

Marcus Aurelius surely would have celebrated with us, since he revered his stepfather, Antoninus Pius. In fact, there is no one else he mentions more frequently in his Meditations. 

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