Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2022-04-23
Ryan Holiday & Stacey Abrams: books mentioned on The Daily Stoic (Apr 2022)
Stacey Abrams on Leveling up and Serving the Common Good
Ryan talks to Stacey Abrams about the true meaning of the word Stoic, the notion of scaling and leveling up in business, the importance of serving the common good, and more.
Ryan Holiday discussed Level Up by Stacey Abrams and others, Meditations by Aurelius Marcus, and Why not the best? by Jimmy Carter. Stacey Abrams discussed The Night of the Were-Boy by Enid Richemont and The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel by Christie Craig and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Level Up
Discussed“I would imagine that most people are uh either not familiar or not very familiar with Stacy Abrams the businesswoman and entrepreneur which I was fascinated to read about in the book uh which was published by my my uh friends at my publisher uh portfolio”
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The Night of the Were-Boy
Discussed“I've probably written three or four books before it really occurred to me that like it was called intellectual property. Yes, and that you’ve created a thing.”
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The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel
Discussed“The same thing is true with a romance novel I wrote in 2004; those are opportunities that can proliferate, and I don't have to write another word for it to be true, and someone else can pick up the ball and run with it. That still exists and operates without me having to be involved day to day, just like”
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Meditations
Discussed“Marcus realis refers to the common good like 40 times in his meditations and is my favorite line says what's bad for the hive is bad for the bee”
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Why not the best?
Discussed“I read a book by another entrepreneur who became a politician in your state I don't know if you've read Jimmy Carter's campaign book it's fascinating”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Our Time Is Now
“Among her many accolades, Stacey is also an author. She has written three books: Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change, and Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America, and her most recent: Level Up: Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back.”
Passing Minority leader
“Among her many accolades, Stacey is also an author. She has written three books: Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change, and Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America, and her most recent: Level Up: Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back.”
Passing Level Up
“Among her many accolades, Stacey is also an author. She has written three books: Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change, and Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America, and her most recent: Level Up: Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back.”