THE OBSTACLE IS THE WAY
OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD
1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller
'Follow these precepts and you will revolutionize your life.' Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art
'A book for the bedside of every future - and current - leader in the world.' - Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power
The Obstacle is the Way has become a cult classic, beloved by men and women around the world who apply its wisdom to become more successful at whatever they do.
The book's many fans include a former governor and movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger , a hip hop icon LL Cool J , an Irish tennis pro James McGee , the World Number 1 golfer Rory McIlroy and the coaches and players of winning teams like English Rugby National Team, the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks and Chicago Cubs.
The book draws its inspiration from stoicism, the ancient Greek philosophy of enduring pain or adversity with perseverance and resilience. Stoics focus on the things they can control, let go of everything else, and turn every new obstacle into an opportunity to get better, stronger, tougher. As Marcus Aurelius put it nearly 2000 years ago: 'The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.'
Ryan Holiday shows us how some of the most successful people in history-from John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S. Grant to Steve Jobs-have applied stoicism to overcome difficult or even impossible situations. Their embrace of these principles ultimately mattered more than their natural intelligence, talents, or luck.
If you're feeling frustrated, demoralized, or stuck in a rut, this book can help you turn your problems into your biggest advantages. And along the way it will inspire you with dozens of true stories of the greats from every age and era.
RYAN HOLIDAY
Ryan Holiday is one of the world's bestselling living philosophers. His books like The Obstacle Is the Way,Ego Is the Enemy,The Daily Stoic, and the 1 New York Times bestseller Stillness Is the Key appear in more than 40 languages and have sold more than 5 million copies. Together, they've spent over 300 weeks on the bestseller lists. He lives outside Austin with his wife and two boys...and a small herd of cows and donkeys and goats. His bookstore, The Painted Porch, sits on historic Main St in Bastrop, Texas.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
HOLIDAY RYAN
Ryan Holiday nacido el 16 de junio de 1987 en Sacramento, California es un autor, estratega de medios y empresario estadounidense, conocido por popularizar el estoicismo moderno a través de sus libros y pódcast. Abandonó la Universidad de California, Riverside a los 19 años para trabajar con el autor Robert Greene, y más tarde se convirtió en director de marketing de American Apparel. Fundó su propia empresa, Brass Check, que ha asesorado a compañías como Google y Complex. Holiday alcanzó notoriedad con su primer libro Confía en mí, estoy mintiendo, una crítica al sistema de medios digitales. Luego publicó títulos como El obstáculo es el camino, El ego es el enemigo, La quietud es la clave y La llamada del coraje, todos best sellers traducidos a más de 40 idiomas. Vive en un rancho en las afueras de Austin, Texas, y continúa escribiendo y compartiendo enseñanzas estoicas con millones de lectores, incluyendo atletas, líderes empresariales y figuras públicas.