Ryan Holiday

“If we can focus on making clear what parts of our day are within our control and what parts are not, we…

— Ryan Holiday

“The areas of great interest to the Stoics all make an appearance here: virtue, mortality, emotions, self-awareness, fortitude, right action, problem solving,…

— Ryan Holiday

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

— Ryan Holiday

“Many creatives want to be just the creator, or only “the idea guy.” They like that because it’s sexy and because that’s…

— Ryan Holiday

Pretty much everyone's career starts the same way: with grunt work. Not just the cliched fetching of coffee, but other lowly tasks:…

— Ryan Holiday

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

— Ryan Holiday

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

— Ryan Holiday

We often learn the hard way that our world is ruled by external factors. We don't always get what is rightfully ours,…

— Ryan Holiday

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

— Ryan Holiday

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

— Ryan Holiday

“Remember: even what we get for free has a cost, if only in what we pay to store it—in our garages and…

— Ryan Holiday

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

— Ryan Holiday

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

— Ryan Holiday

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

— Ryan Holiday

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

— Ryan Holiday

“don’t just want fuel. You need it. You can’t go”

— Ryan Holiday

The problem with a lot of marketing advice is that the examples they use are not exactly typical. It's hard for businesses,…

— Ryan Holiday

“The goodness inside you is like a small flame, and you are its keeper. It's your job, today and every day, to…

— Ryan Holiday

“A CEO calls her staff into the conference room on the eve of the launch of a major new initiative. They file…

— Ryan Holiday

“Stoicism as the ideal “personal operating system”

— Ryan Holiday

“Let the others slap each other on the back while you’re back in the lab or the gym or pounding the pavement.…

— Ryan Holiday

Growth-hacking is about scalability - ideally, you want your marketing efforts to bring in users, which then bring in more users.

— Ryan Holiday

“10. What books would you recommend to an aspiring entrepreneur? Some quick favorites: The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at…

— Ryan Holiday

“why should customers do that? Have you actually made it easy for them to spread your product? Is the product even worth…

— Ryan Holiday

“Have you taken the time to get clarity about who you are and what you stand for? Or are you too busy…

— Ryan Holiday