Ryan Holiday Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. Our reasoned choice--our 'prohairesis,' as the stoics called it--is a kind of invincibility that we can cultivate. We can shrug off hostile attacks and breeze through pressure and problems. The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

2. There’s nothing shameful about sweeping. It’s just another opportunity to excel—and to learn. The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph

3. Build a life you don't need to escape from. Stillness Is the Key

4. But here's the thing: you already have a terminal diagnosis--we all do...every person is born with a death sentence; each second that passes by is one you'll never get back. The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

5. History is written with blood, sweat, and tears, and it is etched into eternity by the quiet endurance of courageous people. Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave

6. Only you know what it will look like to train in your art like a samurai, an Olympic athlete, a master in pursuit of excellence. Only you will know what you need to practice from morning until night, what to repeat ten thousand times. It won't be easy, but in that burden is also freedom and confidence. The pleasure of the flow state. The rhythm of second nature. The quiet calmness of knowing that, from the practice, you'll know exactly what to do when it counts .... the pride and the dependability of doing it too. Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control

7. Put yourself in tough situations. Accept challenges. Familiarize yourself with the unfamiliar. That's how you widen your perspective and your understanding. Stillness Is the Key

8. Show up and try. Get on the treadmill. Pick up the violin. Answer some emails. Script out some scenes. Reach out to some clients. Read some reports. Lift a couple weights. Jog one mile. Cross one thing off the to-do list. Chase down a lead. It doesn't matter what it is; all aspects of our life benefit from this circumscribed kind of discipline.

9. Start small...on something big. Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave

10. We must practice temperance now, in times of plenty, because none of us know what the future holds- only that plenty never lasts. Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control