Ryan Holiday

Failure shows us the way - by showing us what isn't the way.

— Ryan Holiday

“Not: This is not so bad. But: I can make this good.”

— Ryan Holiday

“we don’t need to constantly compare ourselves with other people”

— Ryan Holiday

Take pride in your work. But it is not all there is.

— Ryan Holiday

“Blessings and burdens are not mutually exclusive.”

— Ryan Holiday

Don't move to New York. Find your own city and your way.

— Ryan Holiday

“There must be a reason to share it and the means to do so.”

— Ryan Holiday

Every job carries occupational hazards.

— Ryan Holiday

The best kind of marketing messages are the ones that don't seem like marketing messages. Because it means that the viewers' defenses…

— Ryan Holiday

“Knowing what your goal is—having that crystal clear—allows you to know when to follow conventional wisdom and when to say “Screw it.”

— Ryan Holiday

“The reason the knives are so sharp online is because the pie is so small.”

— Ryan Holiday

“Our own path, whatever we aspire to, will in some ways be defined by the amount of nonsense we are willing to…

— Ryan Holiday

“We decide what story to tell ourselves. Or whether we will tell one at all.”

— Ryan Holiday

“the strategic goal was the same: to reach people in an effective, scalable, and data-driven way.”

— Ryan Holiday

“Advertising can add fuel to a fire, but rarely is it sufficient to start one.”

— Ryan Holiday

Am I saying this because I want to prove how smart I am or am I saying this because it needs to…

— Ryan Holiday

“Networking is not going to networking events and handing out business cards—that’s flyering. It is instead about forming, developing, and maintaining real…

— Ryan Holiday

“The Way Through Them Objective judgment, now at this very moment. Unselfish action, now at this very moment. Willing acceptance—now at this…

— Ryan Holiday

“Ignore what other people are doing. Ignore what’s going on around you. There is no competition. There is no objective benchmark to…

— Ryan Holiday

“the best way to get to Product Market Fit is by starting with an “MVP” and improving it based on feedback—as opposed…

— Ryan Holiday

Brands are essentially forbidden from saying or associating themselves with the Olympics - something that has been commonly owned by Western Civilization…

— Ryan Holiday

Our facts aren't fact; they are opinions dressed up like facts. Our opinions aren't opinions; they are emotions that feel like opinions.…

— Ryan Holiday

“CLARIFY YOUR INTENTIONS “Let all your efforts be directed to something, let it keep that end in view. It’s not activity that…

— Ryan Holiday

“Marcus Aurelius had a version of this exercise where he’d describe glamorous or expensive things without their euphemisms—roasted meat is a dead…

— Ryan Holiday

“Just as we commonly hear people say the doctor prescribed someone particular riding exercises, or ice baths, or walking without shoes, we…

— Ryan Holiday

“Saban’s process is exclusively this—existing in the present, taking it one step at a time, not getting distracted by anything else. Not…

— Ryan Holiday

“The question to ask, when you feel pride, then, is this: What am I missing right now that a more humble person…

— Ryan Holiday

“It is said of the Jews, deprived of a stable homeland for so long, their temples destroyed, and their communities in the…

— Ryan Holiday

“The Discipline of Perception (how we see and perceive the world around us) The Discipline of Action (the decisions and actions we…

— Ryan Holiday

“Every time you sit down to work, remind yourself: I am delaying gratification by doing this. I am passing the marshmallow test.…

— Ryan Holiday

“Knowing that life is a marathon and not a sprint is important. Conserve your energy. Understand that each battle is only one…

— Ryan Holiday

“Every project needs to go through this process. Whether it’s with an editor or a producer or a partner or a group…

— Ryan Holiday

Here's the thing I've learned about ideas: It's your job to have them.

— Ryan Holiday

Growth hackers don't tolerate waste.

— Ryan Holiday

“Stoicism as the ideal “personal operating system”

— Ryan Holiday

Focus on the moment, not the monsters that may or may not be up ahead.

— Ryan Holiday

“No one said life was easy. No one said it would be fair.”

— Ryan Holiday

“Fac, si facis. (Do it if you’re going to do it.)”

— Ryan Holiday

“Is there a chance? Do I have a shot? Is there something I can do?”

— Ryan Holiday

“going in opposite direction. When United”

— Ryan Holiday