Ep 179 – Calm Is a Leadership Advantage

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Scott Smith shares a Stoic-adjacent insight from Quintus Curtius Rufus on staying grounded under stress — and why emotional steadiness is a leader’s hidden leverage.

🎙️ Episode Summary

“He is a great man who is calm in the midst of storms.” — Quintus Curtius Rufus

Anyone can be composed when life is easy. Real leadership shows when the pressure hits. This episode explores how calm becomes influence, why steadiness earns trust, and how composure clarifies decision-making.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:
• How composure strengthens leadership
• Why stillness improves clarity under pressure
• The Stoic posture of emotional steadiness
• How calm increases influence without saying a word

🔖 Tags:
Stoicism, Leadership, Calm Under Pressure, Emotional Stability, Tranquility, Modern Stoic Leadership, Quintus Curtius Rufus, Scott Smith, The Stoic Inner Strategy

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