Episode · On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2022-01-24
Books mentioned on Ryan Holiday ON: Eliminating Fear From Your Life & Push Past Them This Year
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Courage Is Calling
Courage Is Calling by Ryan Holiday is a notable book in the author's Stoic virtue series that examines the nature of fear and the necessity of acting bravely in spite of it.
Recommended“And his new book, The Courage Is Calling, already a New York Times bestseller. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend that you go and grab it.”
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a timeless collection of personal journals and philosophical reflections by the Roman Emperor, offering enduring insights into Stoicism, leadership, and human nature.
Discussed“This is my now 15-year-old copy of Meditations. I've had to re-tape the cover on because I I've read it so many times. But But, you know, you read Meditations and it just it it hit me it hit me like a million bricks.”
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The Obstacle Is the Way
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday is a popular self-improvement book that draws on ancient Stoic philosophy to teach readers how to turn everyday trials, hardships, and setbacks into triumphs.
Recommended“I highly recommend everyone, if you haven't read Ryan's work, I mean, I would go and buy every single book, and I'm not kidding. They they not only look beautiful, but they are beautiful, and you know, Obstacle Is the Way is is just fantastic.”
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Stillness Is the Key
Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday is a popular book exploring the ancient philosophical concept of stoicism and how achieving inner stillness can lead to a more balanced and successful life.
Recommended“Ego Is the Enemy, Stillness Is the Key we we talked about last time.”
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Ego Is the Enemy
Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday is a philosophical guide that examines how unchecked ambition and self-importance obstruct success, urging humility instead.
Recommended“Ego Is the Enemy, Stillness Is the Key we we talked about last time. I mean and this one, Courage Is Calling is what we've been talking about today.”
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The choice
The Choice by Edith Eger and Jorge Paredes is a powerful memoir by a Holocaust survivor that examines resilience, forgiveness, and the human capacity to choose one's emotional response to trauma.
Recommended“Dr. Edith Eger wrote this book called The Choice. She's a Holocaust survivor. I loved that book.”
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Yes to Life
Yes to Life by Viktor E.
Recommended“then there's this other little book by Victor Frankl that they that they found recently called Yes to Life um in spite of everything. It's like a collection of some of his lost lectures that I really really enjoyed.”
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Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“His books like The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic have all reached number one New York Times best-seller status, and Stillness Is the Key appears in more than 40 languages, and all of his books have sold more than 4 million copies.”
“His books like The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic have all reached number one New York Times best-seller status, and Stillness Is the Key appears in more than 40 languages, and all of his books have sold more than 4 million copies.”
“His books like The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic have all reached number one New York Times best-seller status, and Stillness Is the Key appears in more than 40 languages, and all of his books have sold more than 4 million copies.”
“His books like The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic have all reached number one New York Times best-seller status, and Stillness Is the Key appears in more than 40 languages, and all of his books have sold more than 4 million copies.”
“like when when The Obstacle Is the Way came out, just just to just to sort of illustrate this idea that nobody knows anything. Um, the publisher offered me half what they'd offered me for my first book for what was my second book.”
“and this one, Courage Is Calling is what we've been talking about today. Ryan, we end every interview with a final five.”
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