| Right Thing, Right Now is just $2.99 as an ebook right now! Get it now for yourself or gift it to a friend. We also have signed copies available at the Daily Stoic Store—grab yours here today! The experience. The relationships. The money. The credentials. The accolades. The influence. We spend a lifetime accumulating these things. Painstakingly, we acquired them—in the name of security, in the name of independence, in the name of freedom. And what do we do with this power, this capital, once we have it? With this freedom and independence? Sadly, too little! Seneca had it. Did he use it to stop Nero? No, he did not. Cicero watched Rome tear itself into civil war while he sat on the mostly sidelines, waiting to see how it would play out. Columbia University has an $14 billion dollar endowment, a safety net and war chest it was given by its donors and alumni to protect its future and its academic independence. But when a hostile administration threatened to cancel a $400 million dollar federal contract—a fraction of its budget—the school immediately folded. This is all sad. But before we judge too harshly, we should ask: are we really that much better? We're afraid to take career risks…as if we haven't been saving for precisely this kind of situation. We got a degree so we'd have something to fall back on…but we don't want to risk falling! We're afraid to speak out. We're afraid to cross this person or that one. We're waiting until we're more secure…even though that's what we told ourselves the last time and the time before that. There is never a 'right' time to be courageous (except, you know, all the time). You will never be secure enough, powerful enough that you won't be afraid—that's the whole point of courage, by the way, triumphing over the fear, doing the scary and hard thing anyway. If you're not going to be brave now…when? What was the money for? The reputation? The position? If not to stand for something—if not to use it—then what was the point of earning it at all? P.S. In Right Thing, Right Now, Ryan Holiday offers a practical guide to navigating tough decisions and ethical challenges with moral conviction during our complex, modern times. You can grab the ebook for just $2.99 right now! This is probably the cheapest it will ever be so now is the perfect time to check it out or gift it to a friend. Or if you prefer reading hardcover books like us, we have signed copies available over at the Daily Stoic Store, too! Head here to get yours today. *** | 
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