Holiday, Ryan

Obstacle is the way : the ancient art of turning adversity to advantage - London: Profile Books, 2015 - xvi, 201p. ; hb. ; 18cm.

We give up too easily. With a simple change of attitude, what seem like insurmountable obstacles become once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Ryan Holiday, who dropped out of college at nineteen to serve as an apprentice to bestselling 'modern Machiavelli' Robert Greene and is now a media consultant for billion-dollar brands, draws on the philosophy of the Stoics to guide you in every situation, showing that what blocks our path actually opens one that is new and better. If the competition threatens you, it's time to be fearless, to display your courage. An impossible deadline becomes a chance to show how dedicated you are

9781781251485


Success in business
Self-realization
Motivation (Psychology)
Conduct of life
Life skills
Marketing - Management

650.1 / HOL