![]() ![]() Holiday focuses on three ideas central to his and to the Stoics’ philosophy: perception, action, will. I have touched on this topic a couple of times already both in my article on stress and also on the Obstacles to Implementation. We should embrace, not fear or ignore, difficulty and challenges and we should change our mindset to see problems not as failures but as moments in which to prove our excellence. Holiday’s approach to this philosophy updates it for the twenty-first century business world. The book derives many of its core messages from the philosophy of Stoicism, the school of thought that emerged in Athens in the third century BC. A mantra by which I have lived throughout my professional life. The book’s subtitle tells you a little more about what is going on here – The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumphs – and, for business leaders, it’s a text rich with tips, examples, and wisdom about how to be better at turning challenge to your own advantage. Ryan Holiday’s book, The Obstacle is the Way, takes its name from a famous line from Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher: “The impediment to action advances action. ![]() ![]() Don’t See Obstruction as a Sign to Give Up. ![]()
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