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Hi Playmakers,
It was difficult to write today’s newsletter.
It feels like everywhere you look right now, the world is in turmoil. Politics, violence, markets, wars, climate — the list never ends. The tragedies continue, the noise is constant, and if you’re anything like me, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.
But here’s the truth: this isn’t new.
Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was leading through plagues, invasions, and political collapse. And yet, instead of breaking under the pressure, he wrote a journal that still guides leaders today: Meditations.
In it, he came back to one simple principle again and again: