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Ryan Holiday
Bio
Ryan Holiday is the author of The Obstacle Is the Way, Trust Me, I’m Lying as well as Growth Hacker Marketing. He's an editor at large for the New York Observer. He runs Brass Check Marketing and is the former director of marketing at American Apparel.
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Latest
No, Books Are NOT 'the New Business Card'
Any entrepreneur who sets out to write a book as a lead-gen device for marketing clients is by definition a lousy marketer.
5 Truths of Ancient Wisdom That Will Make You a Better Entrepreneur
Take pride in your work. But it is not all there is.
4 Ways To Push Through Adversity and Failure Without Ego
There is no escaping loss and hardship, but whether it makes us or breaks us is a choice we can make. There are no victims, only volunteers.
5 Deadly Kinds of Ego That Prey Upon Your Success
Because we prize victory so, we are often blind to the fact -- well known to the ancients -- that it can be harder to bear than hardship itself.
The 3 Ways Ego Will Derail Your Career Before It Really Begins
Passion, pride and too much talk can get in the way of accomplishing your dreams.
A Leadership Lesson From Eisenhower's Stoic Reversal at D-Day
Remember the obstacle or the rival is only as strong as your perception lets it be.
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