When most people hear the word “Stoic,” they picture a stiff upper lip: bottling up emotions, keeping silent about suffering, and pretending not to care. Psychology — and clients I see showing up in ...

Douglas J. Witten is a mediator, arbitrator, negotiation coach and founder of Innovative ADR International LLC. After becoming a mediator in 2003, Witten has dedicated his career to helping ...

A wave of gurus has mined the philosophy’s humble precepts for generic motivational material In the mid-’90s, not long after I graduated from college, a friend insisted I read “The Manual,” by the ...

Nancy Sherman is University Professor and a professor of philosophy at Georgetown University. She is the author of “Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience.” Stoicism is an ancient Greek ...

Mark Tuitert won the gold medal in speed skating in the 1500-meter event at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. He is also a bestselling author, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and the host of the ...

Stoicism was an ancient school of philosophy that taught a particular way of living. Yet, for many, Stoicism remains misunderstood. Most think of a stoic person as someone who can endure pain or ...

Robertson, a founding member of the organization Modern Stoicism and the president and founder of the Plato’s Academy Centre nonprofit, is the author of Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor In the ...

Some people obsessively monitor presidential election polls. Others ignore any political news like an overdue bill. And a few probably wish they could just press a button and fast-forward past this ...