You Must Give Them This Gift

Dec 22, 2023

Discover the incredible life of Theodore Roosevelt, from his adventurous spirit to his many roles as an author, soldier, and president. The discussion emphasizes the importance of sharing inspiring stories with children to ignite their ambition. It also introduces a practical challenge that encourages listeners to embrace Stoic philosophy with daily actionable tasks. These exercises aim to help individuals overcome procrastination, build positive habits, and strengthen their character, making personal reinvention accessible and achievable.

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ANECDOTE

Roosevelt's Inspirational Life

Theodore Roosevelt lived a multifaceted life full of adventure and accomplishment.
He was inspired by stories of great men from history.

ANECDOTE

Engle's Inspiration

Margarita Engle's poem illustrates how books can inspire greatness, like they did for Roosevelt.
Unlike Roosevelt, Engle faced discouragement but still rose to the occasion.

ADVICE

Give Children Inspiring and Challenging Books

Give children books to inspire them and challenge them.
Have great expectations for them and watch them rise.

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Theodore Roosevelt lived an incredible life. He was an author. A naturalist. A rancher. A police chief. A cowboy. A hunter. A governor. A soldier. A president. An explorer. A philanthropist. And that’s probably not even close to an exhaustive list. His life was full of activity. It was full of adventure. It was marked by triumph and adversity to overcome.

It’s worth telling your kids the story of Theodore Roosevelt to inspire them for the same reason that Theodore Roosevelt’s parents made sure he knew about the fascinating and inspiring lives of history. As one biographer observed, “the story of Theodore Roosevelt is the story of a small boy who read about great men and decided he wanted to be like them.”

So we’ll leave you today by putting a challenge in front of you. For the last four years, we have been doing what we call the Daily Stoic New Year New You Challenge—a set of 21 actionable challenges, presented one per day, built around the best, most timeless wisdom in Stoic philosophy. These aren’t pie-in-the-sky, theoretical discussions but clear, immediate exercises and methods you can begin right now to spark the reinvention you’ve been trying for. We’ll tell you what to do, how to do it, and why it works.

From these challenges, you will:

✓ Learn to stop procrastinating and avoiding the change you truly desire

✓ Build new habits that form a strong foundation for change

✓ Abandon the harmful habits that are dragging you down

✓ Strengthen your character, becoming a more virtuous version of yourself

And above all: You will find out just how much you are capable of.

Every morning, the email arrives in your inbox, and it presents you with a choice. You can do the harder thing, you can do the challenge. Or you can follow the drift of least resistance—you can open the email and leave it at that. Or worse…you can ignore this call right now and not sign up at all. Which way will you go?

The 2024 New Year New You Challenge officially begins on Monday, January 1st. Stop delaying. Head over to dailystoic.com/challenge and sign up NOW! Let’s go.

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