Episode notes
Some things are up to you, and some things are not. A Roman slave named Epictetus built his freedom on those nine words, while the emperors who owned him stayed prisoners. This episode is about the addiction almost every successful man carries: control.
In this episode of Being a Man, we go straight at why the most controlling men feel the most out of control. Through the Stoic philosopher Epictetus, born a slave and later the teacher of emperors, we unpack the single distinction that separates exhausted men from free ones: misery is not caused by the things you cannot control, but by trying to control them. The suffering is not in the traffic. It is in the demand that the traffic obey you.
In this episode:
- Why gripping tighter makes your life leak through your fingers
- The two piles: what is actually yours, and what never was
- How the need for control costs you your team, your kids, and your sleep
- Why letting go gives a man more influence, not less
- The one question that dissolves most daily anger: "Is this mine?"
This is for the leader who rewrites every email, the father at war with his teenager's choices, and the man lying awake fighting battles that were never his. If anxiety, micromanagement, and quiet exhaustion sound familiar, start here.
Being a Man is a weekly podcast on modern manhood, ancient wisdom, and purpose, hosted by Maurizio Rosini, founder of MyMasterMan, a global brotherhood and coaching movement for men who are done carrying it alone.
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