Discipline Is Destiny

A New York Times bestseller from the unstoppable Stoic sensation Ryan Holiday

All his books are gold, absolute gold, and this is just another golden brick in his literary wall.

A powerful case for the virtues and values that leaders must live by in the modern world.

Ryan Holiday has helped bring the ancient teaching of Stoicism to millions of readers - from athletes and politicians to CEOs.

A brisk and absorbing read.

Translates Stoicism ... into pithy catchphrases and digestible anecdotes for ambitious, twenty-first-century life hackers

Ryan Holiday is a genius. ... All of his books are amazing - you have got to get into Ryan Holiday, it's as simple as that. If you don't, you're doing yourself a disfavour.

Ryan Holiday is among the most psychologically wise writers I know.

Ryan Holiday is one of his generation's finest thinkers

[Ryan Holiday is a] self-help sage, who is now a sought-after guru to NFL coaches, Olympians, hip-hop stars, and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs . . . [he] translates Stoicism, which had counted emperors and states men among its adherents during antiquity, into pithy catchphrases and digestible anecdotes for ambitious, twenty-first-century life hackers.

I don't have many rules in life, but one I never break is: If Ryan Holiday writes a book, I read it as soon as I can get my hands on it.

Ryan Holiday is one of my favourite authors ever. His books touch on tangible things that humans can correct about themselves immediately, because it's really about being the best version of yourself

The modern godfather of Stoicism ... Ryan Holiday writes about ways that Stoicism can help us deal with life's trials [by] distilling the philosophies of figures such as Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus for people in need of guidance in the 2020s

Ryan Holiday is one of the world's bestselling living philosophers. His books include The Daily Stoic, The Obstacle Is the Way, Stillness Is the Keyand the New York Times bestselling Stoic Virtues series. Together, they've been translated into over 40 languages, sold over 10 million copies and spent over 300 weeks on the bestseller lists. He lives outside Austin with his wife and two boys ... and a small herd of cows and donkeys and goats. His bookstore, The Painted Porch, sits on historic Main St in Bastrop, Texas.