The Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage (Paperback)
Ryan Holiday (author)Published: 04/06/2015
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781781251492
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 220 g
Dimensions: 192 x 126 x 18 mm
Edition: Main
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A book for the bedside of every future - and current - leader in the world. -- Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power and Mastery
An absolute must-read. A kind of user's manual for life, you will turn to it time and time again and learn to tear through any obstacle and resolve any conflict. -- Jimmy Soni, managing editor of Huffington Post, author of Rome's Last Citizen
A very, very good book with lots of examples about people who had to overcome great obstacles to have success. -- Nick Saban, head football coach at the University of Alabama
The best one I've read. Ryan Holiday is brilliant. If I had read The Obstacle Is the Way sooner, a few things might have been different. -- Rory McIlroy, 2x PGA Champion
Follow these precepts and you will revolutionize your life. Read this book! -- Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art and Gates of Fire
My life has been beset with obstacles. It takes practice (and pain) to surmount them and achieve success. Ryan's book is a how-to guide for just that. -- James Altucher, investor and author of Choose Yourself
The book on stoicism that's taking the NFL by storm. * Sports Illustrated *
Ryan Holiday has written a brilliant and engaging book, well beyond his years. . . . It is invaluable. -- Honorable Frederic Block, Judge, U.S. 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. Hill * Los Angeles Daily News *
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“Pure gold”
~A lot of very valuable information that can be applicable in real life. I wish the author would have gone deeper in some of the topics but then it would have been an encyclopaedia...
“Very beneficial book”
This book gives many advice that are applicable to everyday life, fantastic read and recommend to anyone to read this.
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