Book notes: The obstacle is the way or what I learned about how to overcome obstacles

If you are reading this, I would like you to pause and think about an obstacle in your life that you are currently facing. Maybe it’s that unfinished book in front of you that you are writing. Maybe it’s a horrible boss at work. Or you are trying to breakthrough in your career but find that you have stagnated in both your direction and growth.

I’ve been there just like you. I have a book that I have been ‘writing’ for over a year now that I have not got around to completing. I have had long days, weeks, even weekends at work where I wondered why I was putting in so much time to do something where I was not sure what the reward or outcome would be. I am all talk about wanting to start a business but have never actually put in the work or taken that first step towards the life of an entrepreneur.

After one of my good friends snagged a copy of this book at a recent book sale and started gushing about the book, I thought that it was time to re-read this book and to learn some of the strategies and tactics to get through the obstacles in my life. Will it work? I’m not sure but I’m certainly going to try to use these strategies in my life.

First, a bit about this book. Ryan Holiday is a former apprentice to Robert Greene who wrote the 48 laws of power and…