The Daily Stoic - How To Be A Winner and a Loser

Episode Date: October 19, 2018

Michael Lombardi is a former NFL coach, GM and front office strategist who is largely responsible for introducing Stoic philosophy to professional sports. In 2014, he read The Obstacle is the Way and spread it around the locker room of the New England Patriots. They went on to win the Super Bowl that year and Stoicism became a favorite of teams not just in football but in the NBA, MLB, the NHL and many other sports. Lombardi spent the last few years writing his own book, and it’s brilliant--a lifetime of wisdom on sports, leadership and life. The book is called Gridiron Genius: A Master Class in Winning Championships and Building Dynasties in the NFL and we were lucky enough to interview him for Daily Stoic about two important Stoic concepts--how to do with winning and losing. As he told us about heartbreaking defeats,"In the NFL most teams exaggerate the wins and forget about the losses. Belichick is the same with both.  He does an autopsy after each game and understands there is a fine line between winning and losing. The outcome is significant, but the process has to be the same after each game. Mentally, physically, and emotionally. Chess champions keep their emotions in check because they are in deep thought. The same deep thinking should happen after a win or loss."And what about when you win?"The best way to win is first not to lose.  How to avoid losing, is the first step to having any success. Great coaches must have a system of checks and balances to assist them in assessing their team. Working in football is much like being in the veterinarian business. The patient cannot speak. Therefore a coach must establish a set of checks and maintain discipline after the good and the bad."That sounds a lot like Stoicism. Absorb the losses--but learn from them. Accept the winning--but don’t let ego creep in. Maintain excellence, always. Mike’s book is great. Check it out: Gridiron Genius: A Master Class in Winning Championships and Building Dynasties in the NFLSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hey, prime members, you can listen to the Daily Stoke Podcast early and add free on Amazon Music. Download the app today. Welcome to the Daily Stoke. For each day, we read a short passage designed to help you cultivate the strength, insight, wisdom necessary for living the good life. insight, wisdom necessary for living good life. Each one of these passages is based on the 2000-year-old philosophy that has guided some of history's greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at dailystoic.com. How to Be a Winner and a Loser Michael Embardi is a former NFL coach, general manager, and front office strategist, who is largely responsible for introducing Stoic philosophy to professional sports.

In 2014, he read the obstacle as the way and spread it around the locker room of the New England Patriots. They went on to win the Super Bowl that year, and Stoicism became a favorite of teams, not just in football, but in the NBA, Major League Baseball, the NHL, and many other sports. Lombardi spent the last few years riding his own book, and it's brilliant, a lifetime of wisdom on sports, leadership, and life. The book is called Gridiron Genius, a master class in winning championships, and building dynasties in the NFL. And we were lucky enough to interview him for Daily Stoic about two important Stoic concepts, how to deal with winning

and losing. As Mike told us about heartbreaking defeats, in the NFL, most teams exaggerate the wins and forget about the losses, he said. Bella check is the same with both. He does an autopsy after each game and understands there's a fine line between winning and losing.

The outcome is significant, but the process has to be the same after each game, mentally, physically, and emotionally. Chess champions keep their emotions in check because they are in deep thought. The same deep thinking should happen after a win or a loss. And what about when you win, we asked him. He said,

the best way to win is first not to lose. How to avoid losing is the first step to having any success. Great coaches must have a system of checks and balances to assist them in assessing their team. Working in football is much like being in the veterinarian business. The patient cannot speak. Therefore, a coach must establish a set of checks and maintain discipline after the good and the bad. That sounds a lot like Stoicism, doesn't it?

Absorbed the losses but learn from them. Accept the winning, but don't let ego creep in. Maintain excellence always. Mike's book is great, you should read it. Check it out, it's called Grid Iron Genius, a masterclass in winning championships, in building dynasties in the NFL. You can get it on Amazon or anywhere books are sold,

and make sure to check out his interview with us. Actually, he's done two and Both are up on our website daily stoke.com. Enjoy Hey, prime members. You can listen to the daily stokeic early and ad-free on Amazon Music, download the Amazon Music app today, or you can listen early and ad-free with Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts.