We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: As a citizen, I serve my city and country. But as a human being, I belong to the world. So my responsibility is to both. — Paraphrased from Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.44 In this milestone 60th episode, Scott shares how Marcus Aurelius balanced civic duty with a deeper, global sense of purpose…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself? — Epictetus This episode is a personal challenge. Scott uses Epictetus’ direct language to stir action, asking what it really means to stop settling and raise your personal standards now—not someday. 🧠 What You’ll Learn Today…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: It’s not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about? — Henry David Thoreau In this episode, Scott calls out the glorification of busyness. With help from Thoreau, he draws a sharp distinction between motion and meaning—and why alignment always beats activity. 🧠 Wh…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. — Marcus Aurelius Scott explores one of Marcus Aurelius’ most quoted ideas—how your inner dialogue becomes your outer reality. This episode is a quick reset on the stories you tell yourself and the habits of thought you tolerat…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: More is lost by indecision than wrong decision. — Marcus Tullius Cicero In this episode, Scott challenges the paralysis of indecision. Using a timeless insight from Cicero, he reframes wrong decisions not as failure—but as forward motion. 📚 Historical Context Note: While Cicero was not a Stoic—he…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary In this special Father's Day reflection, Scott pays tribute to all fathers—past and present—while honoring his own father’s remarkable legacy. A decorated World War II and Korean War veteran, Scott’s father embodied the quiet strength and unwavering service that define true leadership. This episode is a…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts. — Marcus Aurelius Scott brings clarity to one of Marcus Aurelius’ most visual ideas—how your inner dialogue shapes your outer presence. This episode is a gut-check on the stories you tell…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: As long as you live, keep learning how to live. — Seneca There’s no finish line to self-leadership. Scott shares how Seneca’s quote reframes growth not as a goal, but as a practice—daily, humble, and open to learning, even when you're supposed to have it all figured out. 🧠 What You’ll Learn Today…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. — Paraphrased from Epictetus Who you surround yourself with shapes your leadership more than you think. Scott shares Epictetus' wisdom on influence and identity, and why the right circle is a strateg…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: I begin to speak only when I’m certain what I’ll say isn’t better left unsaid. — Cato In this short but sharp reflection, Scott explores the power of restraint. Drawing from the quiet strength of Cato, he shows how intentional speech can turn average leaders into powerful ones. 🧠 What You’ll Lear…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: Each of us lives only now, this brief instant. The rest has been lived already, or is impossible to see. — Marcus Aurelius This episode is a wake-up call to stop time-traveling in your head and start showing up in the moment. Scott breaks down the idea that all you truly have is this instant—and …

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: Legacy is not leaving something for people. It’s leaving something in people. — Peter Strople Scott wraps the 50th episode of The Inner Strategy with a reflection on legacy—what we build into others. Leadership isn’t about status or stuff—it’s about stewardship. And the kind of legacy that lasts …

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. — Zeno of Citium Leadership often starts with listening—but in a world of constant noise, few people do it well. In this episode, Scott breaks down how to lead with your ears first, and why restraint in speech builds …

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. — Seneca Most leaders aren’t just busy—they’re mentally time-traveling. Worrying about what’s next. Replaying what went wrong. Scott challenges us to stop outsourcing joy to the future and start practicing presenc…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: No man is free who is not master of himself. — Epictetus What’s running your day—your calendar, your cravings, or your character? In this episode, Scott calls out the myth of external freedom, and brings it home to the inner battlefield. Freedom begins with discipline. Self-mastery isn’t control—…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid. — Epictetus In this episode, Scott reminds leaders that growth isn’t always understood—or applauded. Real leadership often means being misread, doubted, or misunderstood. But that discomfort is the price of improvement. This is …

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind. — Seneca In this episode, Scott breaks down the leadership trap of over-tracking. Trust isn’t built in dashboards—it’s built in presence. When leaders lean too hard on systems, they often lose connection with the pe…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water. — Marcus Aurelius In this episode, Scott speaks directly to the weight leaders carry. The stress, the decisions, the pressure—it piles up fast. But real strength isn’t found in doing m…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished? — Rumi In this episode, Scott shares a raw moment with a client—and how it became a masterclass in composure. When the pressure’s on and your ego is tempted to react, this is where real leadership shows up. You’ll learn how to r…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: Don’t demand that things happen as you wish, but wish that they happen as they do, and you will go on well. — Epictetus In this episode, Scott recounts a moment from his corporate past where a battle over a spreadsheet revealed a bigger truth: too many systems are built for leadership’s preferenc…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: “What would have become of Hercules, do you think, if there had been no lion, hydra, stag or boar—and no savage criminals to rid the world of? What would he have done in the absence of such challenges? Obviously he would have just rolled over in bed and gone back to sleep… So by snoring his life …

We'd love to hear from you! ⚠️ Trigger Warning ⚠️ *Trigger Warning: This episode contains descriptions of wartime injury and combat trauma, which may be distressing to some listeners. Please take care when listening or sharing.* 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: What we do now echoes in eternity. — Marcus Aurelius In this deeply personal Memorial Day episod…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: The greatest thing by far is to be a master of yourself. — Cleanthes Saying no isn’t selfish—it’s strategic. Scott explains why boundaries are a leadership essential and how self-mastery starts by protecting your time, energy, and attention. 🧠 What You’ll Learn Today: Why ‘no’ is the most powerfu…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. — Viktor Frankl True leadership requires mental strength. In this episode, Scott draws from Viktor Frankl to unpack how resilience is built—not when things go right, but when you learn to respond when they do…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: The greatest wealth is to live content with little. — Seneca In this episode, Scott explores how great strategy doesn’t come from adding more—it comes from stripping away what isn’t essential. Simplicity is the ultimate form of clarity, and it drives better execution, team alignment, and peace of…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. — Marcus Aurelius Being wrong isn’t failure—it’s feedback. In this episode, Scott reframes the fear of being wrong and shows how leaders who embrace failure are the ones who grow the fastest and last the longest. …

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: All philosophy lies in two words: sustain and abstain. — Epictetus In this episode, Scott breaks down one of Epictetus’ most timeless teachings: leadership is about knowing what to carry, and what to cut. True clarity comes from learning how to sustain what matters and abstain from what doesn’t. …

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: The task of a philosopher is to be every day training himself to be free. — Cleanthes Scott discusses the daily discipline required to forge an authentic identity, highlighting the importance of consistent, mindful choices. 🧠 What You’ll Learn Today: Identity as a daily choice Building freedom th…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows. — Epictetus Scott emphasizes humility as key to genuine leadership growth, contrasting it with ego-driven stagnation. 🧠 What You’ll Learn Today: The dangers of ego in leadership Embracing humility for continuous growth How curio…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. — Marcus Aurelius Scott explores why true leadership confidence comes from conviction, not certainty. Leaders act with integrity, even in uncertainty. 🧠 What You’ll Learn Today: Distinguishing true confidence from false certainty…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: Those who have a ‘why’ to live can bear almost any ‘how’. — Viktor Frankl Scott reflects on the necessity of purpose in leadership. Comfort doesn’t create meaning—clarity of purpose does, enabling leaders to endure discomfort and grow stronger. 🧠 What You’ll Learn Today: Why clear purpose sustain…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: What ought one to say then as each hardship comes? I was practicing for this, I was training for this. — Epictetus Today’s episode celebrates mothers not just for their love, but for their quiet and powerful leadership. Scott highlights how mothers embody Epictetus’ wisdom—facing daily challenges…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary TRIGGER WARNING: Scott is a widower and has remarried. He talks about both of his wives in this episode, including the one who has passed away. Quote: All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. — Abraham Lincoln In this special Mother's Day episode, Scott honors the unique and powerful…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: Well-being is realized by small steps, but is truly no small thing. — Zeno of Citium Legacy isn’t built in grand moments — it’s built in ordinary days. Scott explains how small, consistent actions compound into extraordinary leadership and enduring impact. 🧠 What You’ll Learn Today: Why small act…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: It is not things that disturb us, but our opinions about them. — Epictetus Joy isn’t an accident—it’s an act of leadership. Scott teaches how daily mindset choices create emotional resilience and shape stronger leaders who uplift others. 🧠 What You’ll Learn Today: How daily mindset choices shape …

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: Delay not. The present moment is all thou hast. — Og Mandino ‘Someday’ is a dangerous myth. Scott explores why postponing dreams and decisions slowly erodes leadership and how taking decisive action today is a core part of building a meaningful legacy. 🧠 What You’ll Learn Today: How 'someday' thi…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. — Epictetus Gratitude isn’t passive — it’s powerful. Scott shares how practicing gratitude fortifies leaders against setbacks, creates resilience, and builds cultures of strength rather than…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: Do not act as if you had a thousand years to live. Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good. — Marcus Aurelius Today’s episode focuses on living with urgency and intention. Scott reminds leaders that life isn’t a rehearsal. Every action today matters — leadership, …

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think. — Marcus Aurelius Today’s episode centers on urgency and clarity. If today were your last chance to lead, to love, to build—how would you show up? Scott invites leaders to embrace a sense of finality to focus their …

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: Difficulties show men what they are. — Epictetus Adversity doesn’t create weakness—it reveals strength. In this episode, Scott explains how difficult seasons shape and sharpen leaders, and why hardship is the ultimate training ground for resilience and identity. 🧠 What You’ll Learn Today: How adv…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: Don't seek for everything to happen as you wish it would, but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will—and your life will flow well. — Epictetus Applause is temporary. True strength is built quietly, when no one is watching. Today’s reflection focuses on why resilience, persistence…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one. — Marcus Aurelius Leadership isn’t about carrying all the weight—it’s about living the virtues you believe in and allowing others to thrive. Scott challenges the traditional view of leadership as burden-bearing, offering a differ…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Quote: First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. — Epictetus Today’s episode is personal. Scott reflects on the journey of graduating from BYU—a milestone that became less about earning a degree and more about building an identity of perseverance, discipline, and follow-t…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Today’s episode is rooted in a timeless reminder: “The goal of life is living in agreement with nature.” This podcast is your daily space for reflection, clarity, and powerful insight—designed for leaders who want more than growth. They want alignment. Stillness. Strength. And strategy that starts withi…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Today’s episode is rooted in a timeless reminder: “Man is disturbed not by things, but by the views he takes of them.” This podcast is your daily space for reflection, clarity, and powerful insight—designed for leaders who want more than growth. They want alignment. Stillness. Strength. And strategy tha…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Today’s episode is rooted in a timeless reminder: “Man is disturbed not by things, but by the views he takes of them.” This podcast is your daily space for reflection, clarity, and powerful insight—designed for leaders who want more than growth. They want alignment. Stillness. Strength. And strategy tha…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Today’s episode is rooted in a timeless reminder: "Custom reflection on corporate loss and identity rebuilding.” This podcast is your daily space for reflection, clarity, and powerful insight—designed for leaders who want more than growth. They want alignment. Stillness. Strength. And strategy that star…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Today’s episode is rooted in a timeless reminder: “You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” This podcast is your daily space for reflection, clarity, and powerful insight—designed for leaders who want more than growth. They want alignment. Stillness. S…

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Today’s episode is rooted in a timeless reminder: “Nowhere you can go is more peaceful… more free… than within yourself.” This podcast is your daily space for reflection, clarity, and powerful insight—designed for leaders who want more than growth. They want alignment. Stillness. Strength. And strategy …

We'd love to hear from you! 🎧 Episode Summary Today’s episode is rooted in a timeless reminder: “To help others is noble. To seek praise is vain.” This podcast is your daily space for reflection, clarity, and powerful insight—designed for leaders who want more than growth. They want alignment. Stillness. Strength. And strategy that starts within. E…