Discipline Is Destiny: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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To master anything, we must first master ourselves: our emotions, thoughts and actions. This ancient virtue of self-control is more essential than ever.

In this bestselling book, Ryan Holiday makes the case for this essential virtue, and shows how to cultivate willpower, self-respect and focus. From Marcus Aurelius to Toni Morrison, Queen Elizabeth II to Martin Luther King Jr, history's greats have all understood the power of directing your habits and setting your limits. History's cautionary tales prove the same point, from catastrophic military overreaches to career-destroying habits: without self-discipline, we are lost before we can even begin.

Self-discipline is the key to our greatest ambitions and simplest joys: this book will show you how to find it, apply it and reap the rewards.

Reviews

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

'A powerful case for the virtues and values that leaders must live by in the modern world.' - Admiral James Stavridis, former NATO 16th Supreme Allied Commander

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

'A brisk and absorbing read.' - Annie Duke, bestselling author

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

Author Bio

Ryan Holiday is one of the world's bestselling living philosophers. His books, including The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic and the #1 New York Times bestseller Stillness Is the Key, appear in more than forty languages and have sold more than 5 million copies. Together, they've spent over 300 weeks on the bestseller lists. He lives outside Austin, Texas, with his wife and two boys ... and a small herd of cows, donkeys and goats. His bookshop, The Painted Porch, sits on historic Main Street in Bastrop, Texas.