Do Business. Do Life. — The Financial Advisor Podcast — DBDL 115: Solo - This Stoic Lesson Made Me a Better Leader with Brad Johnson
Setbacks aren’t a possibility, they’re a promise. Things will break. People will disappoint. Plans will unravel.
Yet we act surprised, as if hardship wasn’t part of the deal.
But what if the real problem isn’t the setback itself, it’s believing it wasn’t coming?
In this solo episode, I share the single most important mindset shift I’ve made since becoming an entrepreneur—one that’s helped me lead through sleepless nights, personnel challenges, and the unpredictable highs and lows of building a business from the ground up.
It all started with a passage from Ryan Holiday’s The Daily Stoic: “The glass is already broken.”
That simple idea changed how I view problems. And more importantly, how I prepare for them.
I’ll unpack what it means, how I’ve applied it in business and life, and how you can use it to build systems that keep you calm, clear, and confident—especially when things don’t go according to plan.
3 of the biggest insights from Brad…
1.) Setbacks aren’t optional, they’re inevitable. When things break, most leaders react with stress, blame, or panic. But those emotions disappear when you start planning for problems instead of wishing they won’t happen.
2.) “The glass is already broken.” It’s a simple, powerful mindset shift. Accept the fall before it happens, and you won’t be rattled when it does.
3.) Great leaders don’t avoid problems. They build systems to face them with calm, clarity, and confidence.
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