The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (898 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00G3L1B8K |
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| Number of Pages | : | 225 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Hill, Los Angeles Daily News. Koehn, historian and leadership expert, Harvard Business School“My life has been beset with obstacles. Ryan’s book is a how-to guide for just that.”—James Altucher, investor and author of Choose Yourself “Ryan Holiday has written a brilliant and engaging book, well beyond his years. District Court“Even though I was familiar with the basis for this book — the ancient philosophy of stoicism: overcoming obstacles through the practice of wisdom, courage, self-control, and mindfulness — it felt like a revelation when I read it.”—Allison K. This surprising boo
Outstanding. I used to have a practice. Each Amazon Customer Outstanding. I used to have a practice. Each year, at the end of the year, I would take about 20 minutes to write a list of all of the "bad" things that happened that year. Then, I would take the list outside, burn it and bury the ashes. Kind of a release from the burdens or pain that came from the tough times. They were over. I could move on. Now, I make the same list, but instead of burning it, I go back over the list and beside each "bad" thing, I write a positive development that came from it. I think about what I learned or how I worked through the challenge. This empowers me to actually appreciate and sho. This book is a *really* smart, lucid, compelling, inspiring manual on the art of living invincibly. Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:97e775bc1f55aedfedc746290ac63417]] "Whatever we face, we have a choice: Will we be blocked by obstacles, or will we advance through and over them?We might not be emperors, but the world is still constantly testing us. It asks: Are you worthy? Can you get past the things that inevitably fall in your way? Will you stand up and show us what you're made of?Plenty of people have answered this question in the affirmative. And a rarer breed still has shown that they not only have what it takes, but they thrive and rally at every such challenge. That the challenge makes them better than if they'd never faced . Awesome Book. Probably my best read of the year Awesome Book. Probably my best read of the year. Highly recommend. i am on my second reading lots of great inspiration.
He lives in Austin, Texas, and writes for Thought Catalog and the New York Observer. Visit RyanHoliday. After dropping out of college at nineteen to apprentice under Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power, he went on to advise many bestselling authors and multiplatinum musicians. He is also the author of Growth Hacker Marketing, Ego is the Enemy and The Daily Stoic. . RYAN HOLIDAY is a bestselling author and med
And along the way it will inspire you with dozens of true stories of the greats from every age and era.From the Hardcover edition.. Stoics focus on the things they can control, let go of everything else, and turn every new obstacle into an opportunity to get better, stronger, tougher. Their embrace of these principles ultimately mattered more than their natural intelligence, talents, or luck.If you’re feeling frustrated, demoralized, or stuck in a rut, this book can help you turn your problems into your biggest advantages. Grant to Steve Jobs—have applied stoicism to overcome difficult or even impossible situations. The Obstacle is the Way has become a cult classic, beloved by men and women around the world who apply its wisd