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Epictetus taught that freedom begins with control. Scott Smith explains how focusing only on what’s truly yours to govern creates discipline and direction for the new year.

🎙️ Episode Summary

“Some things are in our control and others not…” — Epictetus

If the new year is going to be different, it won’t be because of better goals. It will be because of better control.

In this episode, Scott Smith reflects on Epictetus’ foundational Stoic principle: freedom comes from focusing only on what’s truly yours to govern—your judgments, effort, and discipline.

Commitment doesn’t mean doing more.
It means protecting what matters from everything that doesn’t.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today
• Epictetus on control and freedom
• Why goals fail without discipline
• What commitment really requires
• Letting go of what you can’t govern
• Starting the year with precision

🔍 Tags:
Stoicism, Epictetus, Discipline, Control, Commitment, New Year, Inner Strategy

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Hosted by Scott Smith, founder of Akhada Consulting, co-founder of ChatWorx, and host of The Outsourcing Blueprint podcast, this series blends ancient Stoic wisdom with real-world business strategy to help you lead with clarity, manage both your teams and yourself effectively, and move with purpose.

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