by Ryan Holiday | Jun 15, 2016 | Self-Improvement, Skill Development, Spirituality
On my first day of my first job as a lowly assistant in Hollywood, someone gave me some advice that would shape the course of my entire career. They said: “Just make your boss look good.” Now in Hollywood, a world of big egos obsessed with getting credit, there is...
by Ryan Holiday | Apr 6, 2016 | Motivation, Self-Improvement
When you read a lot of books people inevitably assume you speed read. In fact, that’s probably the most common email I get. They want to know my trick for reading so fast. They see all the books I recommend every month in my reading newsletter and assume I must have...
by Ryan Holiday | Feb 18, 2016 | Self-Improvement, Skill Development
It’s totally messed up if you think about it. There are millions of people out there dying to be writers. Yet when a good writer puts together a book proposal (that is, a potential book), publishers actually bid against each other for the privilege of publishing it....
by Ryan Holiday | Feb 9, 2016 | Self-Improvement, Skill Development
Dr. Drew Pinsky changed my life. I asked him one simple question, and his answer put me on a path that saved me from a very dark place. But more than that, it ultimately helped me achieve success, made me a published author, saved my relationships, and made me happy....
by Ryan Holiday | Jan 27, 2016 | Self-Improvement, Skill Development
At 19 years old, a young French nobleman and army officer arrived in America and was given a military commission. As Marquis de Lafayette reviewed the troops for the first time — hardly a pretty sight — an embarrassed George Washington made some remark of deference to...