u003cbu003eThe instant u003ciu003eNew York Times, Wall Street Journal, u003c/iu003eand u003ciu003eUSA Today u003c/iu003eBestseller!u003cbru003eu003cbru003eIn his u003ciu003eNew York Times u003c/iu003ebestselling book u003ciu003eCourage is Callingu003c/iu003e, author Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a bold and brave life. In this much-anticipated second book of his Stoic Virtue series, Holiday celebrates the awesome power of self-discipline and those who have seized it.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eTo master anything, one must first master themselves–one’s emotions, one’s thoughts, one’s actions. Eisenhower famously said that freedom is really the opportunity to practice self-discipline. Cicero called the virtue of temperance the polish of life. Without boundaries and restraint, we risk not only failing to meet our full potential and jeopardizing what we have achieved, but we ensure misery and shame. In a world of temptation and excess, this ancient idea is more urgent than ever.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eIn u003ciu003eDiscipline is Destinyu003c/iu003e, Holiday draws on the stories of historical figures we can emulate as pillars of self-discipline, including Lou Gehrig, Queen Elizabeth II, boxer Floyd Patterson, Marcus Aurelius and writer Toni Morrison, as well as the cautionary tales of Napoleon, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Babe Ruth. Through these engaging examples, Holiday teaches readers the power of self-discipline and balance, and cautions against the perils of extravagance and hedonism.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eAt the heart of Stoicism are four simple virtues: courage, temperance, justice, and wisdom. Everything else, the Stoics believed, flows from them. u003ciu003eDiscipline is Destinyu003c/iu003e will guide readers down the path to self-mastery, upon which all the other virtues depend. Discipline is predictive. You cannot succeed without it. And if you lose it, you cannot help but bring yourself failure and unhappiness.
