The Obstacle Is the Way

By Ryan Holiday

Categories: Business & Money, Self-Help

"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way." Ryan Holiday builds a whole book on that line from Marcus Aurelius. Using Stoic philosophy, he shows how to focus on what you can control, let go of the rest, and turn every obstacle into a chance to grow. His examples range from John D. Rockefeller and Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S. Grant and Steve Jobs, people who turned hard or even impossible situations to their advantage.

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