Stoic Coffee Break
239 - Lessons Learned
Jan 3, 2023
Reflecting on the challenging year, the speaker discusses the impact of COVID-19 on remote work and personal struggles. They share their decision to restart the podcast for therapy and talk about lessons from personal growth, accepting failure, self-esteem, overcoming fear, and the power of self-acceptance.
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- Failure is simply missed expectations, and by letting go of expectations, we can learn to deal with reality without getting upset when things don't go as planned.
- We don't have to be perfect to be worthy of love and self-acceptance, and setting our own standards and being kind to ourselves is essential for accepting and loving who we are.
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Lessons Learned: Failure is just missed expectations
One of the key lessons learned in this episode is that failure is simply missed expectations. The speaker reflects on the popular idea of embracing failure and recognizes that even though we may say it's okay to fail, deep down, we still struggle to fully accept it. However, the speaker shares a quote from Epictetus that helped them understand the concept of failure better. They explain that when we have expectations around something and it doesn't meet those expectations, we consider it a failure. But if we can let go of those expectations and simply accept things as they are, we can learn to deal with reality and not get upset when things don't go as planned.
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