26 : Ryan Holiday – Turning life’s challenges into the way forward

This book offers a pragmatic look at turning our daily trials into opportunities and then triumphs. It draws on stoic wisdom which has tested across millenia and reframes it for our current world. We both share examples of where we have applied the concepts in this book to turn around our own challenges.

Today’s episode is inspired by book The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday.

• [00:00] Introduction |
• [01:36] Catching Up: Overview of Ryan Holiday   |
• [04:50] Early life of the Author: Ryan Holiday |
• [11:24] Opinions about Ryan Holiday by Ryan & Lach |
• [13:20] The Book: The Obstacle is the Way |
• [23:05] Domesticating your emotions |
• [30:20] How to take action when dealing obstacles |
• [35:35] Opinions on How to Approach Problems |
• [42:55] Perspective: See your problems as a   painter sees a landscape |
• [50:10] The Story of Huricane Carter’s fight for justice & freedom |
• [52:31] Make the World a Better Place |
• [58:05] Closing Quote

As with each episode, we pluck out what most resonated from the book and how we would like to bring it into our lives.

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