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Ep 242 – Amor Fati: Stop Surviving Bad Business Days
Meta Description: Bad business days aren’t interruptions. They’re training. Scott Smith breaks down the Stoic principle of Amor Fati and shows founders how to turn setbacks into strategic leverage.Episode Summary“Love your fate.”Amor Fati is the Stoic discipline of embracing reality — not passively, but strategically.Most founders try to survive bad news. The elite ones use it.When a deal collapses, revenue dips, or a key team member exits, the instinct is frustration or panic. But Stoic philosophy teaches a different posture: absorb the event, extract the lesson, and convert it into…
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