“Our perceptions determine, to an incredibly large degree, what we are and are not capable of. In many ways, they determine reality… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“The struggle against an obstacle inevitably propels the fighter to a new level of functioning. The extent of the struggle determines the… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“All great victories, be they in politics, business, art, or seduction, involved resolving vexing problems with a potent cocktail of creativity, focus,… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“What matters most is not what these obstacles are but how we see them, how we react to them, and whether we… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
ADVERSITY CAN HARDEN YOU. OR IT CAN LOOSEN YOU UP AND MAKE YOU BETTER —IF YOU LET IT. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“the strength to endure, contextualize, and derive meaning from the obstacles we cannot simply overcome (which, as it happens, is the way… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“You will come across obstacles in life—fair and unfair. And you will discover, time and time again, that what matters most is… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Failure and adversity are relative and unique to each of us. Almost without exception, this is what life does: it takes our… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“There are a few things to keep in mind when faced with a seemingly insurmountable obstacle. We must try: To be objective… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
The obstacle in the path becomes the path. Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“To see an obstacle as a challenge, to make the best of it anyway, that is also a choice—a choice that is… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“When you have a goal, obstacles are actually teaching you how to get where you want to go—carving you a path.” Excerpt… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“To see an obstacle as a challenge, to make the best of it anyway, that is also a choice—a choice that is… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“See things for what they are. Do what we can. Endure and bear what we must. What blocked the path now is… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“You will come across obstacles in life -- fair and unfair. And you will discover, time and time again, that what matters… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Knowing that life is a marathon and not a sprint is important. Conserve your energy. Understand that each battle is only one… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“If we can focus on making clear what parts of our day are within our control and what parts are not, we will not… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“The areas of great interest to the Stoics all make an appearance here: virtue, mortality, emotions, self-awareness, fortitude, right action, problem solving, acceptance, mental… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“With a business, we take most failures less personally and understand they’re part of the process.” — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Many creatives want to be just the creator, or only “the idea guy.” They like that because it’s sexy and because that’s what comes… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
Pretty much everyone's career starts the same way: with grunt work. Not just the cliched fetching of coffee, but other lowly tasks: taking notes… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
The greats - they protect their sleep because it's where the best work comes from. They say no to things. They turn in when… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Where little danger is apprehended, the more the enemy will be unprepared and consequently there is the fairest prospect of success.” — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
We often learn the hard way that our world is ruled by external factors. We don't always get what is rightfully ours, even if… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“From Rusticus … I learned to read carefully and not be satisfied with a rough understanding of the whole, and not to agree too… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
I wholeheartedly agree that many media 'standards' can feel disingenuous or, in fact, be a cover for less-than-honest behavior. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Remember: even what we get for free has a cost, if only in what we pay to store it—in our garages and in our… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
It's your job to find a release and an outlet for the stress and the feelings. Never forget: the crazy stays at home. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
