logo
episode-header-image
Jan 2025
1h 8m

How to Handle Difficult People: Stoic St...

JON BROOKS
About this episode
tail spinning
Up next
Yesterday
Discipline Is a Skill, Not a Trait (5 Stoic Moves)
Start here: If you want to build a consistent Stoic practice — not just listen to one — I made a free 7-day challenge. One short audio lesson per day, one practice to try. No fluff. stoicchallenge.co---I used to think discipline was a character trait — like height or eye colour. ... Show More
13m 55s
Mar 16
91% of Goals Fail — A Stoic Philosopher Explained Why 2,000 Years Ago
Start here: If you want to build a consistent Stoic practice — not just listen to one — I made a free 7-day challenge. One short audio lesson per day, one practice to try. No fluff. stoicchallenge.co---Most resolutions fail because they're built wrong — not because you lack willp ... Show More
18m 17s
Mar 14
Stoic Morning Energy Boost: 5 Minutes To Wake Up Ready
Some mornings you don't need calm — you need to wake up. This 5-minute Stoic practice is built for the mornings when your body is out of bed but your mind hasn't followed.You'll move through five rounds of power breathing to flood your system with energy, then a short visualisati ... Show More
3m 51s
Recommended Episodes
May 2025
How Empathic People Get Stuck in Toxic Relationship Dynamics
tail spinning
25m 57s
Jun 2025
Highly Sensitive People Are Gifted & Challenged With Empathy and Overthinking
tail spinning
20m 8s
Aug 2025
Make Difficult Conversations Easier With A Therapy Based Method for Empathic, Conflict Avoidant People
tail spinning
12m 41s
Jun 2025
The Empath's Guide to Family Drama
tail spinning
14m 19s
Aug 2025
Why Focusing On Other People Leads to Burnout & A Therapy Method To Self Reflect, Improve Mental Health
tail spinning
20m 45s
Dec 2024
Setting Boundaries for Empathic People: Reduce Your Stress With Practical Therapy Skills
Fill Out a 2 Minute Listener Survey for Access to My Secret Podcast and a Chance to Win a Free Coaching Session! Are you constantly overcommitted, juggling everyone’s needs but your own? It’s time to reclaim your energy and set boundaries that stick.This episode reveals why high ... Show More
19m 57s
Jan 2025
Understand Relationship Conflict: Build Empathy, Emotional Intelligence & Reduces Stress Through Curiosity
Fill Out a 2 Minute Listener Survey for Access to My Secret Podcast and a Chance to Win a Free Coaching Session! Ever had a stupid argument that spiraled out of control? Same. Enter: The Cheeseburger Incident. This episode is all about why we get stuck in pointless fights, how o ... Show More
17m 10s
Jan 2025
How to Practice Empathy
Do you struggle to truly connect with others and feel misunderstood in your relationships? Empathy might be the missing link. In this episode, Brendon Burchard dives deep into the art of practicing empathy—a skill that not only strengthens your relationships but also transforms h ... Show More
16m 20s
Sep 2024
How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence | Dr. Marc Brackett
In this episode, my guest is Dr. Marc Brackett, Ph.D., a professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University, director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and a world expert on what emotions are, how to interpret them, and how to work with emotions to yield a more i ... Show More
2h 34m
Sep 2024
The Dark Triad: Dealing with Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other Toxic People
Dr. Rick and Forrest unpack the "Dark Triad" of personality traits - narcissism, Machiavellianism, and sociopathy - and explore how these traits can manifest in everyday relationships. They talk about how individuals with these tendencies use charm and manipulation to control sit ... Show More
1h 14m