1 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: Yes, Yes, I am Dramas And this is the Street 2 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 1: Stoic Podcast, bringing you your daily dose of timeless stoic 3 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:26,600 Speaker 1: philosophy remix for the hip hop generation. We are combining 4 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: ancient philosophy with lyrics and quotes from somebod the greatest 5 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 1: who ever grace a microphone. Now, with that in mind, 6 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: let's get things started with your daily shot of inspiration. 7 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,879 Speaker 1: Now today, we're gonna be talking about a topic that's 8 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: very near and dear to my heart. It's something I 9 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: try and preach all the time to anybody that will listen. 10 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: It's not exactly a stoic ideal or principle, but they 11 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 1: definitely definitely I think share in the importance that I 12 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: place on this topic, and it is step being into 13 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: your authenticity and having self awareness. And a song that 14 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 1: came to mind as I was kind of researching for 15 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: the show. It's from NAS and it's called no Ideas Original, right, 16 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 1: And NAA says, no ideas original, there's nothing new under 17 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:21,919 Speaker 1: the sun. It's never what you do, but how it's done. 18 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: And I love this concept from NAS about no idea 19 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: is original. If you've ever read the book Steal Like 20 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: an Artist, if you haven't. I highly recommend it. But 21 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: they talk about this concept as well, that we're all 22 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: just kind of borrowing from all of our different influences, 23 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: and just by the way our mind uniquely works, the 24 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: things that we create are uniquely ours, right, just by 25 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: simply being authentic to ourselves and listening to that inner voice. 26 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: Whatever we create, even if we are trying to in 27 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: some way kind of bite off something else, some other 28 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: piece of art that somebody created, inevitably, it becomes uniquely 29 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: us if we are listening to that voice inside of us, right. 30 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: And I wanted to kind of bring this up because 31 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: I think so many of us we get in our 32 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: own way, because you know, we see somebody do something 33 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: and then we're like, oh, I can't do it anymore. 34 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: That person did it right. And and also, you know, 35 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: we live in a culture even in music, where it's 36 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: like everybody sounds the same, because you know, people are 37 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: trying to copy, you know, to try to recreate success 38 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: rather than doing what comes naturally to them, right. And 39 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: those that are bold enough to do that, those that 40 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,119 Speaker 1: are bold enough to be vulnerable and to step into 41 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: their authenticity, you know, those are the ones who who 42 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: end up having an actual career have have long term 43 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: success at what they do. I mean, somebody like Jake 44 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: Cole is a great example of that. You know, Jacole 45 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: makes conscious rap in an era that that really you know, 46 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: didn't call for that, right, He's an anomaly. You know. 47 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: He wasn't making club records, you know, like a lot 48 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 1: of his peers during that time, the Drakes of the world. 49 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: You know, he wanted to make music that actually meant something, 50 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: that that spoke about real life. And he found success 51 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: because he was just doing what came naturally to him, right. 52 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: He wasn't chasing the trends, He wasn't trying to you know, 53 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,399 Speaker 1: sit there and make a club record for the most part, 54 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: like he was genuinely just doing what he felt in 55 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 1: his heart. And that is him walking in his authenticity 56 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 1: and that led to him finding the ultimate success that 57 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: he has thus far. Right. And this reminds me of 58 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: an Epictetius quote where he says, find significance within yourself, 59 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: within your own sphere of power, that is where you 60 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: have the greatest consequence. Right. And when he says consequence, 61 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 1: he's talking about having the greatest impact, right, And he's 62 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:33,679 Speaker 1: also talking about learning to appreciate your uniqueness. Right, that's 63 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: where the power lies. And so many of us get 64 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: caught up in different things. You know, we'll keep it 65 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: to music, where if you're a musician, you listen to 66 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: your favorite musician, you're like, man, I can't sound like that. 67 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: I don't know how to write songs like that. That's 68 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: a good thing, right, you should be writing songs and 69 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: sounding how you sound. That is what makes you unique. Now, 70 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that it's going to make you a 71 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: famous musician or whatever it might be, but it is 72 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: going to allow you to create something that is actually 73 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: really different. And more often than not, if you're walking 74 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: in your purpose, if you are being authentic, if you're 75 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: being self aware and truly just gravitating towards whatever comes 76 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: naturally to you, you're going to find some sort of success. Right. 77 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,039 Speaker 1: That's kind of the key and all this, you know, 78 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: And for me, I say that as someone who relates 79 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: with this very podcast that you're listening to. You know, 80 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 1: there are so many people who talk about stoicism and 81 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 1: are far more well read on it than I am. Right, 82 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: Ryan Holliday is one of those people. He's an author, 83 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 1: he's just like you, know, world recognized expert on stoicism. 84 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: He's I don't know, fucking ten books on it or 85 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 1: whatever it is, New York Times best selling author, right, Like, 86 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: he's way more credible on the topic of stoicism than 87 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: I am. Right, But I am now with this podcast, 88 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: and why we've had any sort of success is because 89 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: I'm looking at stoicism through a different lens. Right, I'm 90 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,719 Speaker 1: making it my own. I'm uniquely discussing it in a 91 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: way that comes naturally to me. You know, I'm blending 92 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: the world of music and stoicism together because that's what 93 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 1: comes nat to me. I love music, I'm a music head, 94 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:05,039 Speaker 1: I'm a DJ, and I also love philosophy. Right, and 95 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: if I tried to be too much of an expert 96 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: on stoicism and recreate, you know, something that Ryan Holliday did, 97 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: people should just go listen to Ryan Holliday at that point, right, 98 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: because he's going to be that expert. But for me, 99 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: I can uniquely have a new point of view and 100 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: one that provides me with, you know, the opportunity to 101 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: host a show because I'm being authentic. I'm giving you 102 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 1: this information through my own unique lens, and that is 103 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: why people have gravitated towards it, and that is why 104 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 1: I've been given the opportunity to do this for a 105 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 1: living right. But again, it is not trying to to 106 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: doubt myself because I'm not as credible as this person 107 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 1: on a certain topic. No, I'm going to discuss it 108 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: through through the lens that that I know how in 109 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:47,359 Speaker 1: the way that comes naturally to me, right, And I 110 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:49,359 Speaker 1: think that I could still have the same sort of 111 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: positive effect by doing it my own way, and I 112 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: think being given the opportunity to do this podcast is 113 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 1: proof of that. So now we've heard from nas we 114 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: have heard from Epictetus. I've given you a bit of 115 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: insight into how I view man this idea of stepping 116 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 1: into your authenticity and having self awareness. Now let's talk 117 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: about how you can make it your monstra for today. 118 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: But first let's take a quick break and then we'll 119 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: be right back. All right, So we've heard the words 120 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: of nas et Pictidas. I've given you a little you know, 121 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: inside baseball on this podcast, all discussing this idea of 122 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: stepping into your authenticity and having self awareness. Now let's 123 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: talk about how you can make it your manstra for 124 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: today and I think if first and foremost starts by 125 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: recognizing what you are naturally drawn to, right, and not judging, 126 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: not judging that you are not as good as somebody 127 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: that you are a fan of in that space, but 128 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:53,279 Speaker 1: just simply observing what am I naturally drawn to? What thing, 129 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: what idea, what project, what type of work just comes 130 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: naturally to me? Right, I don't have to try that 131 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,720 Speaker 1: hard to exist in this space. Right and right, there 132 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: is your authenticity speaking right, that is your unique self 133 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: telling you this special thing that is yours. Right, and 134 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: then you have to have the self awareness to figure out, 135 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: how can I do this thing in a way that 136 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: speaks to my best assets, right, that speaks to my strengths. Again, 137 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: for me, I speak about stoicism by implementing you know, 138 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: music into it, right, because that is how I can 139 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: be a voice in this space. Right, I can correlate 140 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: it to real and current life, and that's how it 141 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: makes sense to me, and that is something that makes 142 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: me uniquely me. So you have to find that right Again, 143 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: it's not about trying to do it as well as 144 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: the people that inspire you. And it's damn well not 145 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: the idea that just because somebody else did it means 146 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: you can't do it right. It's just trying to find 147 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: a way to do it as your authentic self, doing 148 00:07:56,760 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: it in the way that authentically and unique and naturally 149 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: comes to you. Like, again, it doesn't matter what's been done, 150 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: what's been said, you interpreting it and then regurgitating it 151 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: in whatever way it might be, whatever form of expression 152 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: it is, it will inevitably come out differently just because 153 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: of who you are, your experiences, and how you express yourself. Right. 154 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: And the last thing I'll kind of leave it that 155 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: is like it's the same idea with like a joke, 156 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: ten people can tell the same joke, but one person 157 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 1: is going to stand out from all of them as 158 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: the person that really drove it home, that really made 159 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 1: you laugh, that really connected the dots for you, right, 160 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:38,719 Speaker 1: And that's because they have a unique talent of expression 161 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: and storytelling. Right. Not everybody has that. So that same 162 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: joke could be told by again, ten different people, but 163 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: that one person is going to kill it every single 164 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: time because that is there god giving gift and they 165 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: are stepping into it and honing that gift. And that's 166 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: what you have to recognize for yourself, just because there's 167 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: been one successful comedian doesn't mean there can't be another. 168 00:08:58,320 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: You just have to figure out how to do it 169 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: is your unique self. So to recap, we've heard the 170 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: words of nas talking about that no idea is original 171 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 1: and that it's not actually about what you do, but 172 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: it's how it's done right, because how it's done is 173 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: what makes it unique. How you do it will be 174 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: different from how anyone else does it right. And then 175 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: talking about Epictetus, find significance within your own self, like 176 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: that's where your power comes from. That is where you 177 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: make the most impact, is in recognizing the uniqueness and 178 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: how special certain parts of yourself are and how much 179 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: power you have when you're walking authentically. Again, nobody can 180 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 1: recreate what you do when you are doing it authentically, 181 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: And for me, the biggest takeaway is have no fear 182 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: in lunging towards the things that interest you. Again, I'm 183 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: not an expert on stoicism. There's so many people who 184 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 1: can do it better. But I found a way to 185 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 1: make it uniquely mine, to get my point across, to 186 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: hopefully inspire people, and to do it as my authentic 187 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: self in a way that may sense for me and 188 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 1: as a result a way that makes sense for the 189 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 1: people that listen. So take all that into consideration and 190 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: step into your power and step into whatever comes to 191 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 1: you naturally, your authenticity, that is where the magic lies. Now, 192 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: with that said, thank you so much for checking me 193 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: out the Street Stoke Podcast. Do your best to apply 194 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: these concepts that we discuss into your everyday life and 195 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: I'll catch you next time. The Street Stoke Podcast is 196 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: a production of Ihearts Michael Tura Podcast Network.