Rob explores the work of philosopher Epictetus, a former slave who was freed, and who went on to study great wisdom, teaching others about the best way to live. KEY TAKEAWAYS In his teachings Epictetus followed the early rather than the late Stoics, reverting to Socrates and to Diogenes, the philosopher of Cynicism, as historical models of the sage. Each human being is primarily a citizen of his own commonwealth, but he is also a member of the great city of gods and men. It matters not what endeavour we're engaged in, small or large, people face the same issues that they face now - hunger, fear, trepidation, worry, war, agony, death, arguments, criticisms, treachery, criminality, being let down. These human conditions are timeless. We build our characters upon truth, which in itself requires thought. We also must build upon virtue, whatever we consider that to be. BEST MOMENTS 'Epictetus is one of the key philosophers' 'In reality, human life has changed very little' 'One thing can be the key piece in the jigsaw puzzle for you' 'You should build character on truth' VALUABLE RESOURCES Leader Manager Coach Podcast      ABOUT THE HOST Rob Ryles is a UEFA A licensed coach with a League Managers Association qualification and a science and medicine background. He has worked in the football industry in Europe, USA and Africa; at International, Premiership, League, Non-League and grassroots levels with both World Cup and European Championship experience Rob Ryles prides himself on having a forward thinking and progressive approach to the game built through his own experience as well as lessons learned from a number of highly successful managers and coaches. The Leader Manager Coach Podcast is where we take a deep dive examining knowledge, philosophies, wisdom and insight to help you lead, manage and coach in football, sport and life. CONTACT METHOD https://www.robryles.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMPYDVzZVnA https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertryles/?originalSubdomain=uk LEARN MORE HERE Football, coach: https://www.patreon.com/robryles This show was brought to you by Progressive Media