{"product_id":"discipline-is-destiny-used","title":"Discipline is Destiny","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe instant\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times, Wall Street Journal,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eUSA Today\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBestseller!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCourage is Calling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, author Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a bold and brave life. In this much-anticipated second book of his Stoic Virtue series, Holiday celebrates the awesome power of self-discipline and those who have seized it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo master anything, one must first master themselves–one’s emotions, one’s thoughts, one’s actions. Eisenhower famously said that freedom is really the opportunity to practice self-discipline. Cicero called the virtue of temperance the polish of life. Without boundaries and restraint, we risk not only failing to meet our full potential and jeopardizing what we have achieved, but we ensure misery and shame. In a world of temptation and excess, this ancient idea is more urgent than ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDiscipline is Destiny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Holiday draws on the stories of historical figures we can emulate as pillars of self-discipline, including Lou Gehrig, Queen Elizabeth II, boxer Floyd Patterson, Marcus Aurelius and writer Toni Morrison, as well as the cautionary tales of Napoleon, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Babe Ruth. Through these engaging examples, Holiday teaches readers the power of self-discipline and balance, and cautions against the perils of extravagance and hedonism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the heart of Stoicism are four simple virtues: courage, temperance, justice, and wisdom. Everything else, the Stoics believed, flows from them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDiscipline is Destiny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will guide readers down the path to self-mastery, upon which all the other virtues depend. Discipline is predictive. You cannot succeed without it. And if you lose it, you cannot help but bring yourself failure and unhappiness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"slot-header subtitle\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"seemoreenable\" id=\"seemore-0\" height-fold=\"280\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyan Holiday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis one of the world’s bestselling living philosophers. His books like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the #1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestseller\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStillness Is the Key\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eappear in more than 40 languages and have sold more than 5 million copies. Together, they’ve spent over 300 weeks on the bestseller lists. He lives outside Austin with his wife and two boys…and a small herd of cows and donkeys and goats. His bookstore, The Painted Porch, sits on historic Main St in Bastrop, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Old County Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118929023055,"sku":"","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/6666\/8367\/files\/discipline_is_destiny.png?v=1724624827","url":"https:\/\/crazyfourbookscoffee.com\/products\/discipline-is-destiny-used","provider":"Crazy Four Books \u0026 Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}