The Obstacle is the Way - Ryan Holiday

We give up too easily. With a simple change of attitude what seem like insurmountable obstacles become once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Ryan Holiday who dropped out of college at nineteen to serve as an apprentice to bestselling 'modern Machiavelli' Robert Greene and is now a media consultant for billion-dollar brands draws on the philosophy of the Stoics to guide you in every situation showing that what blocks our path actually opens one that is new and better. If the competition threatens you it's time to be fearless to display your courage. An impossible deadline becomes a chance to show how dedicated you are. And as Ryan discovered as Director of Marketing for American Apparel if your brand is generating controversy - it's also potentially generating publicity. The Stoic philosophy - that what is in the way is the way - can be applied to any problem: it's a formula invented more than 2000 years ago whose effectiveness has been proven in battles and board rooms ever since. From Barack Obama's ability to overcome obstacles in his election races to the design of the iPhone the stoic philosophy has helped its users become world-beaters.

TITLE: The Obstacle is the Way

AUTHOR: Ryan Holiday

SKU: 9781781251492

PUBLISHER: Profile Books Ltd

DATE PUBLISHED: 27/05/2015

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 224

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm

WEIGHT: 221 gr