Ryan Holiday 's newest book is, The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage . Deeply influenced by the Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius , and ancient Stoic principles , Holiday shows leaders how to turn setbacks or problems into a platform for achieving goals by controlling perceptions through swift and energetic action and true force of will. "Great individuals, like great companies, find a way to transform weakness into strength," explains Holiday. Recently, Holiday shared insights into his book with me. But first some background. Holiday is a prominent writer on strategy and business, and author of, Trust Me, I'm Lying . After dropping out of college at 19, he apprenticed under Robert Green e, author of, The 48 Laws of Power . In The Obstacle is the Way , Holiday pulls from stories throughout history, illustrating how icons such as John D. Rockefeller, Amelia Earhart, Abraham Lincoln and Steve Jobs took what ap...
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