Ep 247 – Negative Visualization for Founders

The Stoic Inner Strategy – A Leadership & Strategy Podcast · Mar 9, 2026 · 5m

Meta Description: Stoic leadership trains founders to prepare for adversity. Scott Smith explains how negative visualization strengthens decision making and builds business resilience.🎙️ Episode Summary“Let us prepare our minds as if we’d come to the very end of life.” — SenecaStoicism teaches leaders to expect difficulty rather than avoid thinking about it. For founders and executives, this mindset strengthens decision making and builds business resilience.In this episode, Scott Smith explores the Stoic practice of negative visualization and how it applies to modern leadership. Many founders…