The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph Hardcover - 2014 - 1st Edition
by Holiday, Ryan
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- Title The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
- Author Holiday, Ryan
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Portfolio, New York, NY
- Date 2014-05-01
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # J11D-01992
- ISBN 9781591846352 / 1591846358
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 7.1 x 5.3 x 1 in (18.03 x 13.46 x 2.54 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Motivation (Psychology), Self-realization
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013039949
- Dewey Decimal Code 158
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Summary
The great Athenian orator Demosthenes was born with a crippling speech impediment and was robbed of his inheritance by cruel guardians. Samuel Zemurray was a poor roadside fruit peddler pitted against the behemoth United Fruit Company. Ulysses S. Grant found himself stuck across the Mississippi river, desperately trying to break into the impenetrable fortress of Vicksburg.
These icons and many others throughout history—from John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Richard Wright to Steve Jobs—were often placed in nearly impossible situations that turned out to be the platforms for astounding triumphs. They were not exceptionally brilliant, lucky, or gifted. Their success in overcoming extreme obstacles was the result of a timeless set of philosophical principles that great men and women have always followed.
Now Ryan Holiday unpacks those lessons and reframes them for today's world, building on the wisdom of the ancient Stoics and a rich trove of examples. He shows us how to turn obstacles into advantages, through controlling our perceptions, swift and energetic action, and true force of will.
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- Publishers Weekly, 02/03/2014, Page 44
