Author Ryan Holiday talks about latest book and his surprising NFL influence

Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

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Tom E. Curran, Mike Vrabel, Afc, 2024 Nfl Draft, Football, Afc East, New England Patriots, Nfl, News, Sports News, Jerod Mayo, Phil Perry, Sports, Drake Maye, Patriots Nation, Ja'lynn Polk

4.8 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Tom E. Curran talks with author Ryan Holiday. Ryan’s writing has gained major traction in the NFL, and his mind and motivational guidance has drawn the interest of Bill Belichick. They discuss his books, ‘The Obstacle Is The Way,' 'Ego Is The Enemy,’ and his latest book, ’Stillness Is The Key.' 2:00 -Tom E. Curran explains how Ryan Holiday’s writing has enmeshed himself into profession sports culture. 6:00 - Ryan Holiday explains his first book ‘The obstacle is the Way” was read by Mike Lombardi and how it led to his writings catching the eye of those around the NFL. 9:30 - Ryan Holiday explains why he modeled his book around Marcus Aurelius and the practices of stoicism. He also elaborates how stoicism r elates to the Patriots run they have had over this decade 12:00 - How does the ‘Patriot way’ and mindset of the Patriots leaders continue to elevate their success while staying modest? 20:00 - How can Ryan Holiday’s books help with your mental health? 27:00 - Can staying off your phone and social media for designated times help mental health?

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0:00.0	Hey, what's up, everybody.
0:15.1	Welcome into the Patriots Talk podcast, special edition, special Thanksgiving edition,
0:19.9	and we got a special guest for the holidays.
0:22.2	It's Ryan Holliday.
0:24.3	He's an author.
0:25.2	He's 32 years old.
0:26.6	And at the age of 27, he wrote his first book.
0:29.0	It was called The Obstacle is the Way.
0:31.2	That was followed by Ego is the Enemy.
0:32.9	And then his current book is called Stillness is the Key.
0:35.9	He's also written The Daily Stoic and Conspiracy.
0:41.0	He's a bit of Terry.
0:42.1	This is time.
0:45.5	World champion.
0:47.2	And there ain't nothing you can do about it. He's been incredibly valuable to me as an author
1:01.3	because his writing is so accessible,
1:04.8	so commonsensical,
1:07.3	so necessary for someone who is striving to get their life ordered, their mind settled, and a course charted,
1:17.7	that it's hard to imagine a simpler way of going about having a few different guidebooks to help you.
1:25.1	Now, you probably have many of your own, whether it be spiritual, religious, business-wise,
1:31.6	everybody's got their Bibles.
1:33.5	And if you don't, you need to get one.
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