In The Obstacle is the Way Ryan Holiday shows readers why they need to seek out hard things and how they can turn them into opportunities.

In this select collection of letters, Seneca wrestles with aging, death, and life’s steady stream of turbulence, unknowns, and obstacles. At the heart of each letter is a clear portrait of what it is to be a human being who is flawed and doesn’t always get things right the first time.

In On the Shortness of Life, we see an imperfect man who's wrestling with how to live a full and satisfying life in the face of a multitude of challenges.

In Discipline is Destiny, Ryan Holiday wrestles with what it means to be disciplined, what it takes to be in control of ourselves, and how in a present-day world of excess it’s critical to practice this cardinal virtue.

In his latest work, Ryan Holiday discusses ancient philosophy and historical examples that span from ancient Greece to the Civil Rights Movement to show us how to live bravely.