According To Wes

A single quote from Marcus Aurelius can reset how you see your day, your people, and your purpose. We unpack “be your own master” by rotating through four practical lenses—person, human being, citizen, and mortal creature—and show how each one shifts the choices you make under pressure.

A simple question with a heavy cost: if you loan your partner $10,000 for a car, do you expect it back?

Ever wake up to a wave of pressure before your feet hit the floor? We offer a Stoic counter move: start the day by naming four privileges—being alive, to think, to enjoy, to love—and watch how anxiety softens while purpose sharpens

What if the pain you’re avoiding is the very thing that could set you free? We take a hard look at a Stoic claim—“the truth never harmed anyone; what harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance”—and test it against real life. From medical diagnoses and failed business bets to the slow leak o...

A wise man once said, "You only really need what you need - all the other stuff is stuff you want." This deceptively simple wisdom sets the stage for our most candid conversation yet about money, marriage, and the uncomfortable truths we rarely discuss.

What if the most powerful tool for transforming your life has been misunderstood all along? Optimism—not the superficial, smile-through-everything kind—but the gritty, realistic force that acknowledges difficulties while refusing to be defined by them.