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Ryan Holiday

American Author

Born: Jun 16, 1987

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We all have goals: We want to matter. We want to be important. We want to have freedom and power to pursue our creative work. We want respect from our peers and recognition for our accomplishments. Not out of vanity or selfishness, but of an earnest desire to fulfill our personal potential. Ryan Holiday

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If you're shameless enough, you can sell anything. Ryan Holiday

You Enough Shameless Sell Anything

Writing the perfect paper is a lot like a military operation. It takes discipline, foresight, research, strategy, and, if done right, ends in total victory. Ryan Holiday

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Perfectionism rarely begets perfection, or satisfaction - only disappointment. Ryan Holiday

Disappointment Rarely Only Perfection Perfectionism Begets Satisfaction

Life is hard, but we make it much harder. Ryan Holiday

Life Life Is Hard Make Much Hard Harder

In every job and position, there are valuable lessons to be learned. Even in a nasty, abusive, toxic workplace, you're being taught precisely how not to run an organization. Ryan Holiday

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If it comes as a constant surprise each and every time something unexpected occurs, you're not only going to be miserable whenever you attempt something big, you're going to have a much harder time accepting it and moving on to attempts two, three, and four. Ryan Holiday

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Philosophy is not just about talking or lecturing or even reading long, dense books. In fact, it is something men and women of action use - and have used throughout history - to solve their problems and achieve their greatest triumphs. Not in the classroom but on the battlefield, in the forum, and at court. Ryan Holiday

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If you ask most smart or successful people where they learned their craft, they will not talk to you about their time in school. It's always a mentor, a particularly transformative job, or a period of experimentation or trial and error. Ryan Holiday

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Growth hackers don't tolerate waste. Ryan Holiday

Hackers Tolerate Waste Growth

Growth hacking is a mindset, and those who have it will reap incredible gains. Ryan Holiday

Will Reap Incredible Mindset Those Hacking Gains Who Growth

Leveraging community intelligence and making connections is a key component to being a growth hacker. Ryan Holiday

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Growth hacking is the future of marketing. It has to be. Ryan Holiday

Future Marketing Hacking Growth

When work impedes on sleep, poor planning is to blame - not superior will power. Ryan Holiday

Work Blame Will Superior Power Poor Planning Sleep

Like pretty much every other ambitious person, I always figured I'd eventually move to New York. It is, at this point, half-dream and half-obligation for people trying to do big things. It's the American Dream inside the American Dream. Ryan Holiday

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Online journalism has always had a sourcing problem. From using unverified 'anonymous tips' to repeating whatever rumor or speculation people are chattering about, the general ethic is, 'We'll publish just about anything.' Ryan Holiday

The idea that only the swaggering, all-knowing, and ruthlessly ambitious succeed is a lie. One that has discouraged so many people with so much potential - and worse, encouraged many more to crash and burn. Ryan Holiday

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Because we make ourselves deaf to feedback, because we overestimate our abilities, because we become consumed with ourselves, we end up subjecting ourselves not just to the inevitable stumbles or difficulties of life but catastrophic, painful failures. Ryan Holiday

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You can't believe your own marketing. Ryan Holiday

You Own Believe Marketing Your

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