The Obstacle Is The Way

The Obstacle is the Way has become a cult classic, beloved by people worldwide who apply its wisdom to become more successful at whatever they do.

The Obstacle is the Way has many fans, including a former governor and movie star (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a hip hop icon (LL Cool J), an Irish tennis pro (James McGee), an NBC sportscaster (Michele Tafoya), and the coaches and players of winning teams like the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Cubs, and University of Texas men’s basketball team.

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, more robust, more challenging. 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, The Obstacle is the Way can help you turn your problems into your most significant advantages. Along the way, it will inspire you with dozens of true stories of the greats from every age and era.

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