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The Obstacle Is the Way
- Stoicism
- adversity
- resilience
- sports
- leadership
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Why I'd hand it to you
Ryan Holiday takes a Stoic idea from Marcus Aurelius, that what stands in the way can become the way, and shows how people have turned setbacks into opportunities, with stories from history, business and sports. Each chapter is short and motivating, a good fit for someone facing a hard season. It has been popular with athletes and coaches. A couple of notes. Some of the historical stories are simplified, and the book overlaps a lot with Holiday's other titles, so you don't need all of them. If you only read one of his books on adversity, make it this one.
— Matt Jordan
Quick summary
- Book
- The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday
- Who it's for
- Someone in a hard season, plus athletes and coaches, who wants one short, motivating book on adversity.
- Key topics
- Turning obstacles into opportunity
- Stoicism
- Resilience
- Examples from sports, business and history
- Shelves
- Philosophy, Business, Psychology
Details
- Author
- Ryan Holiday
- ASIN
- 1591846358
- On these shelves
- Philosophy Business Psychology
- Short link
mattsbooks.org/r/oway
