How to See Problems as Opportunities (The Obstacle is the Way)

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In this episode of book club we're looking at the best selling book The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday which looks at how we use the ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism to help us turn adversity to our advantage. In the video, we look at the three key areas that Ryan identifies as key to this process - Perception, Action and Will - and discuss some examples of people who have successfully overcome adversity by leveraging the hidden benefits of obstacles to their advantage.

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📕Book Club Episode 1 What Makes People Successful?

📚The Unfair Advantage by Ash Ali and Hasan Kubba

📘Book Club Episode 2 Tiny Changes Remarkable Results

📚Atomic Habits by James Clear

📙Book Club Episode 3 My Favourite Productivity Book

📚Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky

📗 Book Club Episode 4 Why Motivation is a Myth

📚 The Motivation Myth by Jeff Haden

📘Book Club Episode 5 Grit

📚 Grit by Angela Duckworth

📕Book Club Episode 6 The Happiness Advantage

📚 The Happiness Advantage

Book Club Episode 7 The Elephant in the Brain

📚 The Elephant in the Brain

Book Club Episode 8 Your Money or Your Life

📚 Your Money or Your Life

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