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🎧 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 a call to drop the performance… and embrace the progress.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• Why criticism is often confirmation of growth
• How to stop outsourcing your identity to others' opinions
• What it means to choose truth over image

💬 Share This With a Leader Who:

• Feels stuck trying to please everyone
• Is holding back for fear of judgment
• Needs permission to be misunderstood while they grow

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Epictetus, Leadership Growth, Identity, Inner Strength, Self-Awareness, Courage, Feedback, The Inner Strategy

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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.

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