**#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller **
The Obstacle is the Way has become a cult classic, beloved by men and
women around the world who apply its wisdom to become more successful at
whatever they do.
Its many fans include a former governor and movie star (Arnold
Schwarzenegger), a hip hop icon (LL Cool J), an Irish tennis pro (James
McGee), an NBC sportscaster (Michele Tafoya), and the coaches and
players of winning teams like the New England Patriots, Seattle
Seahawks, Chicago Cubs, and University of Texas men's basketball team.
The book draws its inspiration from stoicism, the ancient Greek
philosophy of enduring pain or adversity with perseverance and
resilience. Stoics focus on the things they can control, let go of
everything else, and turn every new obstacle into an opportunity to get
better, stronger, tougher. As Marcus Aurelius put it nearly 2000 years
ago: "The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way
becomes the way."
Ryan Holiday shows us how some of the most successful people in
history--from John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S. Grant
to Steve Jobs--have applied stoicism to overcome difficult or even
impossible situations. Their embrace of these principles ultimately
mattered more than their natural intelligence, talents, or luck.
If you're feeling frustrated, demoralized, or stuck in a rut, this book
can help you turn your problems into your biggest advantages. And along
the way it will inspire you with dozens of true stories of the greats
from every age and era.
