“You can discard most of the junk that clutters your mind…and clear out space for yourself… by comprehending the scale of the world… by contemplating infinite time… by thinking of the speed with which things change — each part of every thing; the narrow space between our birth and death; the infinite time before; the equally unbounded time that follows.” - Marcus Aurelius

In This Episode, We Get Stoic About:

There are two dates on your tombstone - the day you are born and the day you die. In between is a narrow dash that marks the time.

We talk about Stoic tips for maximizing the dash on today’s podcast.

Resources + Links:

Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey

Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on Substack | https://thestoicresponder.substack.com

Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on YouTube | The Stoic Responder

Buy your copy of In Valor: 365 Stoic Meditations for First Responders, here!

Book Kristofor for a speaking event, here!

Sponsor Discounts:

Friend of the show Dan Hickman (@danieljasonhickman on Instagram) hosts the Competitive Edge Podcast and is a father, entrepreneur and hybrid athlete. As a MyZone Ambassador, Dan is offering The Stoic Responder Podcast listeners $60 off of a MyZone heart rate monitor using discount code TMZUS001-51445-60.

If you aren’t using a heart rate monitor to train, you’re missing out on critical data. Through accurate heart rate tracking and real-time feedback, all effort counts.

Until Next Time…out of role!

“This is our big mistake: to think we look forward to death. Most of death is already gone. Whatever time has passed is owned by death.” – Seneca

In This Episode, We Get Stoic About:

We are all born with a terminal condition called life. When we live in fear of our natural and unavoidable death, we are paralyzed and prevented from living what remains of our life to its fullest potential.

We talk about reframing our perspective on death on today’s podcast.

Resources + Links:

Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey

Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on Substack | https://thestoicresponder.substack.com

Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on YouTube | The Stoic Responder

Buy your copy of In Valor: 365 Stoic Meditations for First Responders, here!

Book Kristofor for a speaking event, here!

Sponsor Discounts:

Friend of the show Dan Hickman (@danieljasonhickman on Instagram) hosts the Competitive Edge Podcast and is a father, entrepreneur and hybrid athlete. As a MyZone Ambassador, Dan is offering The Stoic Responder Podcast listeners $60 off of a MyZone heart rate monitor using discount code TMZUS001-51445-60.

If you aren’t using a heart rate monitor to train, you’re missing out on critical data. Through accurate heart rate tracking and real-time feedback, all effort counts.

Until Next Time…out of role!

“For the only safe harbor in this life’s tossing, troubled sea is to refuse to be bothered about what the future will bring and to stand ready and confident, squaring the breast to take without skulking or flinching whatever fortune hurls at us.” – Seneca

In This Episode, We Get Stoic About:

Life’s events are beyond our control. And when the storm rages in our daily lives, there is no Coast Guard cutter coming to save us. So, it is on us to develop the mental fortitude to confront whatever challenges arise from the deep with resilience and courage, accepting the twists and turns of fortune without complaint or bitterness.

We talk about the only safe harbor on today’s podcast.

Resources + Links:

Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey

Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on Substack | https://thestoicresponder.substack.com

Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on YouTube | The Stoic Responder

Buy your copy of In Valor: 365 Stoic Meditations for First Responders, here!

Book Kristofor for a speaking event, here!

Sponsor Discounts:

Friend of the show Dan Hickman (@danieljasonhickman on Instagram) hosts the Competitive Edge Podcast and is a father, entrepreneur and hybrid athlete. As a MyZone Ambassador, Dan is offering The Stoic Responder Podcast listeners $60 off of a MyZone heart rate monitor using discount code TMZUS001-51445-60.

If you aren’t using a heart rate monitor to train, you’re missing out on critical data. Through accurate heart rate tracking and real-time feedback, all effort counts.

Until Next Time…out of role!

"Hold fast, then, to this sound and wholesome rule of life-- that you indulge the body only so far as is needful for good health." – Seneca

In This Episode, We Get Stoic About:

The Stoics also warned about the corrupting effect of excessive indulgence or attachment to bodily pleasures, noting that gluttony was a distraction from man’s pursuit of wisdom and moral virtue.

We talk about avoiding the temptation to overindulge on today’s podcast.

Resources + Links:

Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey

Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on Substack | https://thestoicresponder.substack.com

Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on YouTube | The Stoic Responder

Buy your copy of In Valor: 365 Stoic Meditations for First Responders, here!

Book Kristofor for a speaking event, here!

Sponsor Discounts:

Friend of the show Dan Hickman (@danieljasonhickman on Instagram) hosts the Competitive Edge Podcast and is a father, entrepreneur and hybrid athlete. As a MyZone Ambassador, Dan is offering The Stoic Responder Podcast listeners $60 off of a MyZone heart rate monitor using discount code TMZUS001-51445-60.

If you aren’t using a heart rate monitor to train, you’re missing out on critical data. Through accurate heart rate tracking and real-time feedback, all effort counts.

Until Next Time…out of role!

“Pride is a master of deception: when you think you're occupied in the weightiest business, that's when he has you in his spell.” – Marcus Aurelius

In This Episode, We Get Stoic About:

The promotion. The title. The attaboy. The certificate of appreciation. The time off award. None of it truly matters. As long as you are measuring your value with someone else’s metrics, what have you actually gained?

We talk about the deceptive allure of pride on today’s podcast.

Resources + Links:

Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey

Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on Substack | https://thestoicresponder.substack.com

Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on YouTube | The Stoic Responder

Buy your copy of In Valor: 365 Stoic Meditations for First Responders, here!

Book Kristofor for a speaking event, here!

Sponsor Discounts:

Friend of the show Dan Hickman (@danieljasonhickman on Instagram) hosts the Competitive Edge Podcast and is a father, entrepreneur and hybrid athlete. As a MyZone Ambassador, Dan is offering The Stoic Responder Podcast listeners $60 off of a MyZone heart rate monitor using discount code TMZUS001-51445-60.

If you aren’t using a heart rate monitor to train, you’re missing out on critical data. Through accurate heart rate tracking and real-time feedback, all effort counts.

Until Next Time…out of role!

“Constantly and, if it be possible, on the occasion of every impression on the soul, apply to it the principles of physics, ethics, and dialectics.” – Marcus Aurelius

In This Episode, We Get Stoic About:

To be true students of Stoicism we must apply it continuously. We must reflect and analyze our actions, drawing upon the insights of physics, ethics, and dialectics to navigate life's challenges and experiences.

We talk about living our philosophy on today’s podcast.

Resources + Links:

Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey

Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on Substack | https://thestoicresponder.substack.com

Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on YouTube | The Stoic Responder

Buy your copy of In Valor: 365 Stoic Meditations for First Responders, here!

Book Kristofor for a speaking event, here!

Sponsor Discounts:

Friend of the show Dan Hickman (@danieljasonhickman on Instagram) hosts the Competitive Edge Podcast and is a father, entrepreneur and hybrid athlete. As a MyZone Ambassador, Dan is offering The Stoic Responder Podcast listeners $60 off of a MyZone heart rate monitor using discount code TMZUS001-51445-60.

If you aren’t using a heart rate monitor to train, you’re missing out on critical data. Through accurate heart rate tracking and real-time feedback, all effort counts.

Until Next Time…out of role!

“Every habit and capability is confirmed and grows in its corresponding actions, walking by walking, and running by running . . . therefore, if you want to do something make a habit of it, if you don’t want to do that, don’t, but make a habit of something else instead.” – Epictetus

In This Episode, We Get Stoic About:

Stoicism places great importance on self-discipline, self-improvement, and character development. By being mindful of our actions and intentionally cultivating positive habits, we can gradually transform ourselves into better individuals, aligned with our values and aspirations. Habits can create the conditions for success or the conditions for chaos. Which habits are you cultivating?

We talk about habits on today’s podcast.

Resources + Links:

Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey

Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on Substack | https://thestoicresponder.substack.com

Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on YouTube | The Stoic Responder

Buy your copy of In Valor: 365 Stoic Meditations for First Responders, here!

Book Kristofor for a speaking event, here!

Sponsor Discounts:

Friend of the show Dan Hickman (@danieljasonhickman on Instagram) hosts the Competitive Edge Podcast and is a father, entrepreneur and hybrid athlete. As a MyZone Ambassador, Dan is offering The Stoic Responder Podcast listeners $60 off of a MyZone heart rate monitor using discount code TMZUS001-51445-60.

If you aren’t using a heart rate monitor to train, you’re missing out on critical data. Through accurate heart rate tracking and real-time feedback, all effort counts.

Until Next Time…out of role!

“They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.” – Seneca

In This Episode, We Get Stoic About:

When you spend your days anticipating the arrival of the night, longing for the end of your current circumstances or seeking relief from your challenges, you lose both the present moment and your peace of mind by constantly introducing anxiety about what lies ahead.

We talk about focussing on the seven seconds in front of you on today’s podcast.

Resources + Links:

Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey

Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on Substack | https://thestoicresponder.substack.com

Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on YouTube | The Stoic Responder

Buy your copy of In Valor: 365 Stoic Meditations for First Responders, here!

Book Kristofor for a speaking event, here!

Sponsor Discounts:

Friend of the show Dan Hickman (@danieljasonhickman on Instagram) hosts the Competitive Edge Podcast and is a father, entrepreneur and hybrid athlete. As a MyZone Ambassador, Dan is offering The Stoic Responder Podcast listeners $60 off of a MyZone heart rate monitor using discount code TMZUS001-51445-60.

If you aren’t using a heart rate monitor to train, you’re missing out on critical data. Through accurate heart rate tracking and real-time feedback, all effort counts.

Until Next Time…out of role!