Disciplína je osud - Umění a síla sebekontroly – Holiday Ryan (2023)

Enjoy a great adventure unfolding on the pages of this book, which has become an instant bestseller according to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and also USA Today! ***** Author Ryan Holliday, with his book Courage is Calling, established the first pillar of the four virtues on which the art of stoic living stands. In this second book of the four-part series, Holliday celebrates the amazing power of self-discipline through examples of personalities who fully demonstrated it. ***** To face any challenge, one must first master oneself - one's emotions, thoughts, and actions. As Eisenhower aptly said, freedom is our opportunity to show self-discipline. Cicero called the virtue of moderation the brilliance of life. Without discipline and self-control, we risk not only failing to fulfill our potential but also jeopardizing what we have already achieved. In today's world full of temptation and excess, this thesis is more important than ever. ***** In the book Discipline is Destiny, Holiday draws from the fates of historical figures we can be inspired by, including baseball player Lou Gehrig, Queen Elizabeth II, boxer Floyd Patterson, Marcus Aurelius, and writer Toni Morrison. As a warning, he includes the stories of Napoleon, who was insatiably craving power, F. Scott...