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Quote:
"Death is not an evil. What is it then? The one law mankind has that is free of all discrimination." — Seneca

🎧 Episode Summary:
Scott invites us to stop avoiding the topic of death and instead see it as the teacher Seneca described. He unpacks the Stoic idea of memento mori—remembering we will die not to scare us, but to wake us up. This episode challenges us to live with urgency, to value what really matters, and to show up intentionally for the people who count on us.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• How embracing mortality brings clarity and purpose
• Why remembering death is a call to love, lead, and live fully now
• How memento mori creates urgency for meaningful action in business and life

💬 Share This With a Leader Who:

• Struggles with procrastination or losing sight of what matters
• Wants to build urgency and intention into their leadership
• Needs a reminder to connect, appreciate, and act while there’s time

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🔑 Keywords:

Memento Mori, Seneca, Stoicism, Mortality, Leadership Purpose, Urgency, Emotional Intelligence, The Inner Strategy

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The 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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Quotes:
"The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject." — Marcus Aurelius
"Don’t allow yourself to be carried away by the noise of the world." — Epictetus

🎧 Episode Summary:
Scott calls out the loud, opinion-heavy world we all navigate—and challenges us to reclaim our focus by refusing to be swept away by the noise. Drawing on Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus, he explores how stillness isn’t passive, but a powerful practice for clarity, peace, and purposeful leadership. Scott also shares a personal recommendation: Donia Becker’s Present Pause—a short, guided meditation program he’s found helpful for tuning out the noise and tuning in to presence.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• How to filter out unhelpful opinions and reclaim mental space
• Why quiet and stillness are necessary for clear thinking and strong leadership
• How to establish personal practices to resist the world’s constant noise

💬 Share This With a Leader Who:

• Feels overwhelmed by constant opinions and social noise
• Wants to build a practice of mental stillness and clarity
• Needs to protect their energy and focus for what matters most

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Present Pause with Donia Becker
✅ You Deserve a 10 Minute Break.
✅ 11:30 AM PDT, 2:30 PM EDT, Tuesdays to Fridays (Add to your calendar)
✅ Guided meditation on Zoom
✅ Learn more about Donia: www.doniabecker.com

🔑 Keywords:

Noise, Stillness, Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Leadership Clarity, Focus, Mental Health, Present Pause, Donia Becker, The Inner Strategy

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The 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.

🔹 Subscribe to the show and leave a review if today’s insight helped you lead with more clarity and strength.
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Quotes:
"Concentrate every minute like a Roman—on doing what’s in front of you with precise and genuine seriousness." — Marcus Aurelius
"If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable." — Seneca

🎧 Episode Summary:
Scott explores the lost art of focus in a world addicted to multitasking and hustle. He unpacks Marcus Aurelius’ call for disciplined, serious attention to the task at hand, and Seneca’s reminder that direction matters more than speed. With modern reflections—from rowing your own boat to learning from Alex Hormozi—this episode challenges you to slow down, choose your target, and give it everything.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• Why focus is about doing the right thing, not everything
• How clarity of direction turns hustle into meaningful progress
• Practical strategies to commit fully to your goals, one block of time at a time

💬 Share This With a Leader Who:

• Is overwhelmed by too many projects or priorities
• Needs to clarify their vision and focus their energy
• Wants to trade scattered hustle for deep, effective work

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New episodes drop daily—short, strong, and grounded in timeless truths.

🔑 Keywords:

Focus, Discipline, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Alex Hormozi, Hormozi, Strategic Planning, Goal Setting, Deep Work, Leadership, The Inner Strategy

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The 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.

🔹 Subscribe to the show and leave a review if today’s insight helped you lead with more clarity and strength.
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Quotes:
"To be calm is the highest achievement of the self." — Zen proverb
"Tranquility comes when you stop caring what they say. Or think. Or do. Only what you do matters." — Marcus Aurelius

🎧 Episode Summary:
Scott challenges us to redefine peace—not as the absence of conflict, but as the absence of internal chaos. Drawing on Stoic wisdom, he unpacks the work of staying steady when the world feels loud and out of control. Leadership starts with owning your thoughts, words, and actions—even when everyone else is shouting.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• Why calm is the true measure of self-mastery
• How to focus on what you can control in a noisy world
• How owning your reactions creates personal and professional leadership

💬 Share This With a Leader Who:

• Feels constantly pulled into other people’s drama or opinions
• Wants to build unshakeable calm in high-pressure moments
• Needs to reclaim personal agency and power in decision-making

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🔑 Keywords:

Peace, Calm Leadership, Stoicism, Self-Mastery, Marcus Aurelius, Zen Wisdom, Emotional Control, The Inner Strategy

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The 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.

🔹 Subscribe to the show and leave a review if today’s insight helped you lead with more clarity and strength.
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Quote:
"The means of defense against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home." — James Madison

🎧 Episode Summary:
Scott offers a reflective, personal meditation on freedom for Independence Day. Drawing on Madison’s warning about the fragility of liberty, he brings the conversation down to earth—acknowledging personal losses, embracing memento mori, and reminding us that freedom is both responsibility and gift. It’s about how we choose to live, love, and lead while we’re here.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• Why freedom is precious precisely because it’s fragile
• How memento mori (remembering death) can inspire gratitude and purpose
• Why freedom is a responsibility we carry for ourselves—and for those who no longer can

💬 Share This With a Leader Who:

• Needs to slow down and reflect on what freedom truly means
• Has experienced loss and wants to honor those memories through how they live
• Wants to lead with humility, gratitude, and integrity

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🔑 Keywords:

Independence Day, James Madison, Freedom, Responsibility, Memento Mori, Stoicism, Leadership, Integrity, Legacy, The Inner Strategy

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The 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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Quotes:
"Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected." — George Washington
"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who have a right and a desire to know." — John Adams

🎧 Episode Summary:
Scott connects the Founding Fathers’ vision of freedom to personal and civic responsibility. Drawing on Washington’s belief that happiness and duty are inseparable, and Adams’ insistence on an informed, engaged citizenry, this episode challenges leaders to see duty not as a burden but as the bedrock of true freedom.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• Why real freedom requires embracing responsibility
• How duty to self and society builds lasting freedom
• Why knowledge, self-mastery, and integrity are essential leadership practices

💬 Share This With a Leader Who:

• Feels tempted to avoid difficult responsibilities
• Wants to lead with greater integrity and purpose
• Needs a reminder that freedom is built on daily choices and service

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🔑 Keywords:

George Washington, John Adams, Duty, Responsibility, Leadership Integrity, Civic Virtue, Personal Responsibility, Self-Mastery, Freedom, The Inner Strategy

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The 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.

🔹 Subscribe to the show and leave a review if today’s insight helped you lead with more clarity and strength.
🔹 Connect with Scott at akhadaconsulting.com or on LinkedIn.

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Memento Mori — so live today to your fullest!

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Quote:
“Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.” — Benjamin Franklin

🎧 Episode Summary:
Scott breaks down Benjamin Franklin’s practice of tracking his virtues daily—a method rooted in Stoic self-examination. This episode challenges leaders to treat virtue as deliberate work, recognizing that freedom isn’t about doing whatever you want, but having the strength to do what’s right.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• Why virtue is discipline, not comfort
• How daily self-examination builds true freedom
• How to identify and track your own guiding principles

💬 Share This With a Leader Who:

• Is committed to personal and professional growth
• Wants to move beyond intention to real practice
• Needs a framework for living with integrity

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🔑 Keywords:

Benjamin Franklin, Virtue, Self-Discipline, Stoic Practice, Leadership Development, Moral Integrity, The Inner Strategy

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The 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.

🔹 Subscribe to the show and leave a review if today’s insight helped you lead with more clarity and strength.
🔹 Connect with Scott at akhadaconsulting.com or on LinkedIn.

Follow for daily episodes. New drops every weekday morning.

Memento Mori — so live today to your fullest!