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🎧 Episode Summary

Quote: The greatest wealth is to live content with little. — Seneca

In this episode, Scott explores how great strategy doesn’t come from adding more—it comes from stripping away what isn’t essential. Simplicity is the ultimate form of clarity, and it drives better execution, team alignment, and peace of mind.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• Why simplicity drives results in leadership
• How to clear mental and operational clutter
• How to anchor your work to what actually matters

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• Moves fast but wants to go deeper
• Feels the weight of decision fatigue
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🔑 Keywords:

Stoicism, Leadership, Stillness, Inner Strength, Daily Reflection, Business Growth, Entrepreneurship, Mindful Leadership, Simplicity, Mental Resilience, The Inner Strategy, Bold Leadership

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The Inner Strategy is your daily shortform podcast—your blueprint for modern leadership rooted in timeless truths.

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.

No fluff. Just focused, grounded insight you can apply right now.

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🎧 Episode Summary

Quote: It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. — Marcus Aurelius

Being wrong isn’t failure—it’s feedback. In this episode, Scott reframes the fear of being wrong and shows how leaders who embrace failure are the ones who grow the fastest and last the longest.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• Why avoiding mistakes limits your growth
• How to build a culture where failure becomes feedback
• Why courage and humility must work together

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• Moves fast but wants to go deeper
• Feels the weight of decision fatigue
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🔑 Keywords:

Stoicism, Leadership, Stillness, Inner Strength, Daily Reflection, Business Growth, Entrepreneurship, Mindful Leadership, Simplicity, Mental Resilience, The Inner Strategy, Bold Leadership

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The Inner Strategy is your daily shortform podcast—your blueprint for modern leadership rooted in timeless truths.

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.

No fluff. Just focused, grounded insight you can apply right now.

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🎧 Episode Summary

Quote: All philosophy lies in two words: sustain and abstain. — Epictetus

In this episode, Scott breaks down one of Epictetus’ most timeless teachings: leadership is about knowing what to carry, and what to cut. True clarity comes from learning how to sustain what matters and abstain from what doesn’t. In a world of noise and overload, this simple mindset shift builds powerful momentum.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• How to lead with clarity, not convenience
• The power of restraint and focus in leadership
• How to stop doing what’s holding you back

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• Moves fast but wants to go deeper
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🔑 Keywords:

Stoicism, Leadership, Stillness, Inner Strength, Daily Reflection, Business Growth, Entrepreneurship, Mindful Leadership, Simplicity, Mental Resilience, The Inner Strategy, Bold Leadership

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The Inner Strategy is your daily shortform podcast—your blueprint for modern leadership rooted in timeless truths.

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.

No fluff. Just focused, grounded insight you can apply right now.

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🔹 Connect with Scott at akhadaconsulting.com or on LinkedIn.

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🎧 Episode Summary

Quote: The task of a philosopher is to be every day training himself to be free. — Cleanthes

Scott discusses the daily discipline required to forge an authentic identity, highlighting the importance of consistent, mindful choices.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• Identity as a daily choice
• Building freedom through disciplined habits
• How daily actions shape long-term leadership legacy

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🔑 Keywords:

Stoicism, Leadership, Stillness, Inner Strength, Daily Reflection, Business Growth, Entrepreneurship, Mindful Leadership, Resilience, Modern Stoic, The Inner Strategy, Bold Leadership

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The Inner Strategy is your daily shortform podcast—your blueprint for modern leadership rooted in timeless truths.

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.

No fluff. Just focused, grounded insight you can apply right now.

🔹 Subscribe to the show and leave a review if today’s insight helped you lead with more clarity and strength.
🔹 Connect with Scott at akhadaconsulting.com or on LinkedIn.

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Memento Mori — so live today to your fullest!

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🎧 Episode Summary

Quote: It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows. — Epictetus

Scott emphasizes humility as key to genuine leadership growth, contrasting it with ego-driven stagnation.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• The dangers of ego in leadership
• Embracing humility for continuous growth
• How curiosity strengthens leadership effectiveness

💬 Share This With a Leader Who:

• Moves fast but wants to go deeper
• Feels the weight of decision fatigue
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🔑 Keywords:

Stoicism, Leadership, Stillness, Inner Strength, Daily Reflection, Business Growth, Entrepreneurship, Mindful Leadership, Resilience, Modern Stoic, The Inner Strategy, Bold Leadership

—

The Inner Strategy is your daily shortform podcast—your blueprint for modern leadership rooted in timeless truths.

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.

No fluff. Just focused, grounded insight you can apply right now.

🔹 Subscribe to the show and leave a review if today’s insight helped you lead with more clarity and strength.
🔹 Connect with Scott at akhadaconsulting.com or on LinkedIn.

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Memento Mori — so live today to your fullest!

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🎧 Episode Summary

Quote: If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. — Marcus Aurelius

Scott explores why true leadership confidence comes from conviction, not certainty. Leaders act with integrity, even in uncertainty.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• Distinguishing true confidence from false certainty
• Acting decisively with integrity
• Navigating leadership decisions without guarantees

💬 Share This With a Leader Who:

• Moves fast but wants to go deeper
• Feels the weight of decision fatigue
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🔑 Keywords:

Stoicism, Leadership, Stillness, Inner Strength, Daily Reflection, Business Growth, Entrepreneurship, Mindful Leadership, Resilience, Modern Stoic, The Inner Strategy, Bold Leadership

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The Inner Strategy is your daily shortform podcast—your blueprint for modern leadership rooted in timeless truths.

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.

No fluff. Just focused, grounded insight you can apply right now.

🔹 Subscribe to the show and leave a review if today’s insight helped you lead with more clarity and strength.
🔹 Connect with Scott at akhadaconsulting.com or on LinkedIn.

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Memento Mori — so live today to your fullest!

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🎧 Episode Summary

Quote: Those who have a ‘why’ to live can bear almost any ‘how’. — Viktor Frankl

Scott reflects on the necessity of purpose in leadership. Comfort doesn’t create meaning—clarity of purpose does, enabling leaders to endure discomfort and grow stronger.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• Why clear purpose sustains through challenges
• How comfort-seeking limits leadership potential
• Ways to reconnect with your deeper 'why'

💬 Share This With a Leader Who:

• Moves fast but wants to go deeper
• Feels the weight of decision fatigue
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New episodes drop daily—short, strong, and grounded in timeless truths.

🔑 Keywords:

Stoicism, Leadership, Stillness, Inner Strength, Daily Reflection, Business Growth, Entrepreneurship, Mindful Leadership, Viktor Frankl, Resilience, Modern Stoic, The Inner Strategy, Bold Leadership

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The Inner Strategy is your daily shortform podcast—your blueprint for modern leadership rooted in timeless truths.

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.

No fluff. Just focused, grounded insight you can apply right now.

🔹 Subscribe to the show and leave a review if today’s insight helped you lead with more clarity and strength.
🔹 Connect with Scott at akhadaconsulting.com or on LinkedIn.

Follow for daily episodes. New drops every weekday morning.

Memento Mori — so live today to your fullest!

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🎧 Episode Summary

Quote: What ought one to say then as each hardship comes? I was practicing for this, I was training for this. — Epictetus

Today’s episode celebrates mothers not just for their love, but for their quiet and powerful leadership. Scott highlights how mothers embody Epictetus’ wisdom—facing daily challenges with readiness, patience, and quiet resilience, demonstrating a disciplined form of leadership we can all learn from.

🧠 What You’ll Learn Today:

• How maternal leadership models quiet resilience
• Why discipline and readiness shape effective leadership
• The power of quiet, persistent action in leadership

💬 Share This With a Leader Who:

• Moves fast but wants to go deeper
• Feels the weight of decision fatigue
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New episodes drop daily—short, strong, and grounded in timeless truths.

🔑 Keywords:

Stoicism, Leadership, Stillness, Inner Strength, Daily Reflection, Business Growth, Entrepreneurship, Mindful Leadership, Viktor Frankl, Resilience, Modern Stoic, The Inner Strategy, Bold Leadership

—

The Inner Strategy is your daily shortform podcast—your blueprint for modern leadership rooted in timeless truths.

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.

No fluff. Just focused, grounded insight you can apply right now.

🔹 Subscribe to the show and leave a review if today’s insight helped you lead with more clarity and strength.
🔹 Connect with Scott at akhadaconsulting.com or on LinkedIn.

Follow for daily episodes. New drops every weekday morning.

Memento Mori — so live today to your fullest!