This is episode number 1,171 with New York Times bestselling author Ryan Holiday.

Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Louis Howes, former pro athlete,

turned lifestyle entrepreneur. In each week we bring you an inspiring person or message

to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness. Thanks for spending some time with me today,

now let the class begin. Welcome back everyone. My guest today is Ryan Holiday. He is one of the

world's foremost writers on ancient philosophy and its place in every day life and his incredible

books, The Ops Tools the Way, Eagle is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic and Stillness is the key have sold

millions of copies and been translated into over 30 languages. And he's now written a new book

called Courage is Calling Fortune Favors the Brave. And in this episode we discuss how fear is

actually a good thing for us. Why people struggle to have courage and how to overcome that in your

life. How thinking about your own mortality can help us rather than hurting us. The biggest

lessons we can learn from stoicism when it comes to finding peace, wealth and developing discipline

and so much more. And if you're enjoying this make sure to share this and spread the message

of greatness to a friend that you think would be inspired by this as well. And if this is your

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inspired you the most. And a big shout out to the fan of the week this is from Susie who left a

review over on Apple Podcast that said this podcast continues to inspire and change my life,

it's educational, it's therapeutic. Thank you Lewis and team greatness. Every time I listen

there's always a takeaway definitely one of my favorite podcasts and to add I don't usually

leave reviews. So that's how much this show has helped me. So big thank you to Susie for being the

fan of the week we appreciate you in your constant support. Okay. In just a moment the one and only

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