How high performers train their mind using Stoicism ft. Ryan Holiday - Ep. 95

The Michael Caz Podcast

Michael Cazayoux

Health & Fitness, Business

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2017

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Ryan Holiday, author, marketer, and entrepreneur is interviewed on the show this week. After working as, the Director of Marketing for American Apparel, Ryan went on to publish several books including “The Obstacle Is The Way”, which was reportedly read by the New England Patriots during their 2014 Super Bowl Victory over the Seattle Seahawks. In this episode, we will be going into depth about some of the stoic practices highlighted in his books and how they can help you harness present moment awareness, improve your focus, and ultimately improve your athletic performance by teaching you how to reframe obstacles and turn them into opportunities. Ryan is incredibly smart and gifted in the way he presents age-old stoic philosophy. His teachings combined are a way of acting, thinking, and living that helps you overcome life’s adversities. If you haven’t done so already, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of his book. Enjoy the show.

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Topics of discussion:

[2:00] What is stoic philosophy?

[4:09] The Obstacle Is The Way

[12:00] Perception, Action, and Will

[16:30] Harnessing present moment awareness

[20:40] Ego Is The Enemy

[24:30] The canvas strategy; apprenticeship

[27:22] How Ryan handles his own ego & praise

[30:30] Stoicism & Sports

[39:37] Intense focus

[44:25] The study of history

Links:

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Official Website
Twitter
Instagram

Books:

The Obstacle Is The Way
Ego Is The Enemy
The Daily Stoic

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Transcript

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0:00.0	What's up everyone? This is Mike Kaju and you're listening to the Brue Strink Podcast.
0:04.0	This week's guest is Ryan Holiday, 29-year-old Phineum that has already written four books and been the
0:10.8	director of marketing at American apparel.
0:13.0	The reason that I reached out to Ryan in the first place was that his last few books have been getting a ton of popularity in the professional sport world.
0:24.0	Professional NFL and MLB players, their coaches,
0:28.0	and their entire organizations.
0:30.1	When I asked him about this on the show,
0:31.7	he said that it's probably because things like building
0:35.8	strength and speed and technique are things that everyone already knows how to do.
0:41.8	Everyone is doing them currently practicing them.
0:44.8	But what everyone is not yet doing is training their mind.
0:50.0	And the topic of his last few books is on stoic philosophy, which is basically the practice of changing your mind.
0:59.0	So I hope that you get as much out of this show as I have because it's completely his
1:05.8	writing as well as other stoic teachings has completely changed my life and the way that
1:12.2	I perform.
1:13.4	So without further to do, enjoy the show.
1:17.0	What's up everyone?
1:17.8	This is Mike Kaju and this is the Brute Strength Podcast.
1:20.8	I'm here with Ryan Holiday, author, entrepreneur, all around, great human being.
1:27.8	Ryan, I said it before, but I'll say it again.
1:30.4	I know you're an incredibly busy guy. You have a lot of irons in the fire so I really
1:35.3	appreciate you making time to do this with me.
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