The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday
This week, Misty & Lisa review the Wall Street Journal bestseller The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday.
Ryan Holiday is a writer and media strategist. When he was 19 years old, he dropped out of college to apprentice under Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power. He had a successful marketing career at American Apparel and went on to found a creative agency called Brass Check, which has advised clients like Google, TASER, and Complex, as well as many prominent bestselling authors, including Neil Strauss, Tony Robbins and Tim Ferriss. He is the author of ten books, including The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic, Conspiracy, and Stillness is the Key, which have sold more than two million copies in thirty languages.
We cover every part of the book in this Obstacle Is the Way Book Review, including:
Part 1: PERCEPTION
Part 2: ACTION
Part 3: WILL
If you like what you're hearing, and want to know more, you can learn more about the author at his website here.
If you'd like to purchase the book, you can do so here.
If you'd like to listen to the other episodes of Go Help Yourself that Lisa and Misty mention, check out their reviews of How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens (all about the Zettelkasten method) and The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck by Mark Manson.
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