Goals Quotes by Ryan Holiday

8 Goals quotes by Ryan Holiday

Holiday’s stoic approach to ambition appears in eight succinct reflections. This brief collection provides a clear window into his practical philosophy on setting and achieving objectives.

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“All great victories, be they in politics, business, art, or seduction, involved resolving vexing problems with a potent cocktail of creativity, focus,…

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“Research shows that while goal visualization is important, after a certain point our mind begins to confuse it with actual progress. The…

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“We blame our bosses, the economy, our politicians, other people, or we write ourselves off as failures or our goals as impossible.…

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“Here, we are setting out to do something. We have a goal, a calling, a new beginning. Every great journey begins here—yet…

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We all have goals: We want to matter. We want to be important. We want to have freedom and power to pursue…

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“When you have a goal, obstacles are actually teaching you how to get where you want to go—carving you a path.” Excerpt…

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

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

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“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…

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“With a business, we take most failures less personally and understand they’re part of the process.”

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“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…

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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…

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The greats - they protect their sleep because it's where the best work comes from. They say no to things. They turn in when…

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“Where little danger is apprehended, the more the enemy will be unprepared and consequently there is the fairest prospect of success.”

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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…

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“From Rusticus … I learned to read carefully and not be satisfied with a rough understanding of the whole, and not to agree too…

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I wholeheartedly agree that many media 'standards' can feel disingenuous or, in fact, be a cover for less-than-honest behavior.

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“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…

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It's your job to find a release and an outlet for the stress and the feelings. Never forget: the crazy stays at home.

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Where the head goes, the body follows. Perception precedes action. Right action follows the right perspective.

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The risks of speaking extemporaneously are apparent the first time you wing it and promptly put your foot in your mouth.

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“The tools of the Internet and social media have made it possible to track, test, iterate, and improve marketing to the point where these…

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