Winning While Losing

Otherwise known as mastering the art of reframing

If you’ve read my book or followed me for any length of time, you know that I strive to practice stoicism. I’m a huge fan of Ryan Holiday and his Daily Stoic newsletter, which appears…you guessed it…every morning. It’s a good way to start the day.

So it felt fortuitous that, as I was working on my emotions around a disappointment, I was gifted with the reminder that we don’t control what’s happened, we only control our response to it. Marcus Aurelius said: we can turn everything that happens into fuel, and a perceived impediment to action can actually advance action.

But first, let me tell you about the disappointment…