The idea that only the swaggering, all-knowing, and ruthlessly ambitious succeed is a lie. One that has discouraged so many people with… — 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
Ego is certainly there in many of the greatest and most dizzying tales of success - but it's there in some of… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“With accomplishment comes a growing pressure to pretend that we know more than we do. To pretend we already know everything.” — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“The Blitzkrieg strategy was designed to exploit the flinch of the enemy—he must collapse at the sight of what appears to be… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Where one person sees a crisis, another can see opportunity. Where one is blinded by success, another sees reality with ruthless objectivity.… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
We all have goals: We want to matter. We want to be important. We want to have freedom and power to pursue… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“To be great, one must make great work, and making great work is incredibly hard. It must be our primary focus. We… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“We have only minimal control over the rewards for our work and effort - other people’s validation, recognition, rewards. It’s far better… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“As we first succeed, we will find ourselves in new situations, facing new problems.” — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“no one is truly successful because they are delusional, self-absorbed,” — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“The more things we desire and the more we have to do to earn or attain those achievements, the less we actually… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Sometimes ego is suppressed on the ascent. Sometimes an idea is so powerful or timing is so perfect (or one is born… — 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
“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
