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Epictetus challenges us to live with urgency and intention. Scott Smith explains how remembering your mortality sharpens focus and strips away distractions that steal your time and energy.

🎙️ Episode Summary

“Remember that you are mortal, and act accordingly.” — Epictetus

Mortality isn’t meant to frighten you. It’s meant to focus you. In this episode, Scott explores how understanding the limits of time transforms your priorities, reduces distractions, and strengthens your decisions.

When you remember you’re mortal, today starts to matter again.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today
• Why mortality clarifies your priorities
• How urgency sharpens decision-making
• The Stoic practice of memento mori
• How to cut distractions and live intentionally

🔍 Tags: Stoicism, Epictetus, Leadership, Mortality, Focus, Life Purpose, Memento Mori, Productivity, Mindset

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The Stoic Inner Strategy is your daily shortform podcast—your blueprint for modern leadership rooted in timeless truths.

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.

No fluff. Just focused, grounded insight you can apply right now.

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Memento Mori — so live today to your fullest!