Discipline Is Destiny (timeless Stoic Values From The Multimillion-selling Author Of The Daily Stoic)

By (author) Holiday Ryan
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A New York Times bestseller from the unstoppable Stoic sensation Ryan Holiday
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Cultivate willpower, self-respect and focus in an age of distraction: book 2 in the New York Times-bestselling Stoic Virtues series ''Ryan Holiday is among the most psychologically wise writers I know'' ANGELA DUCKWORTH, bestselling author of Grit To master anything, we must first master ourselves: our emotions, thoughts and actions. Without self-discipline, we risk not only failing to meet our full potential or jeopardising what we have already achieved - we may end up in a lifetime of mediocrity and regret. With discipline, we hold the key to greatness. From elite athletes to heads of state and thought leaders, from Marcus Aurelius to Toni Morrison, Queen Elizabeth II to Martin Luther King Jr, history''s greats have all understoodthe power of directing your own habits and setting your limits. In this second volume of the bestselling Stoic Virtues series, Ryan Holiday shows how the most important battle is always with the self. What can you do? Who will you be? Discipline is destiny. Do you have it? ''Holiday is a self-help sage'' The New York Times
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All his books are gold, absolute gold, and this is just another golden brick in his literary wall.
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A powerful case for the virtues and values that leaders must live by in the modern world.
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Ryan Holiday has helped bring the ancient teaching of Stoicism to millions of readers - from athletes and politicians to CEOs.
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A brisk and absorbing read.
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Translates Stoicism ... into pithy catchphrases and digestible anecdotes for ambitious, twenty-first-century life hackers
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Ryan Holiday is a genius. ... All of his books are amazing - you have got to get into Ryan Holiday, it''s as simple as that. If you don''t, you''re doing yourself a disfavour.
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Ryan Holiday is among the most psychologically wise writers I know.
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Ryan Holiday is one of his generation''s finest thinkers
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[Ryan Holiday is a] self-help sage, who is now a sought-after guru to NFL coaches, Olympians, hip-hop stars, and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs . . . [he] translates Stoicism, which had counted emperors and states­men among its adherents during antiquity, into pithy catchphrases and digestible anecdotes for ambitious, twenty-first-century life hackers.
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I don''t have many rules in life, but one I never break is: If Ryan Holiday writes a book, I read it as soon as I can get my hands on it.
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Ryan Holiday is one of my favourite authors ever. His books touch on tangible things that humans can correct about themselves immediately, because it''s really about being the best version of yourself
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The modern godfather of Stoicism ... Ryan Holiday writes about ways that Stoicism can help us deal with life''s trials [by] distilling the philosophies of figures such as Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus for people in need of guidance in the 2020s
Biographical note:
Ryan Holiday is one of the world''s bestselling living philosophers. His books include The Daily Stoic, The Obstacle Is the Way, Stillness Is the Keyand the New York Times bestselling Stoic Virtues series. Together, they''ve been translated into over 40 languages, sold over 10 million copies and spent over 300 weeks on the bestseller lists. He lives outside Austin with his wife and two boys ... and a small herd of cows and donkeys and goats. His bookstore, The Painted Porch, sits on historic Main St in Bastrop, Texas.
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A New York Times bestseller from the unstoppable Stoic sensatio