Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favours the Brave
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
'An urgent call to arms for each and all of us。' Matthew McConaughey
'Ryan Holiday is a genius。' Chris Evans
'A clear and inspiring guide for how to develop this highest of human virtues。' - Robert Greene
An inspiring anthem to the power， promise， and challenges of courage， the first in a series examining the timeless Stoic virtues from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ryan Holiday
Fortune favours the bold。 All great leaders of history have known this， and were successful because of the risks they dared to take。 But today so many of us are paralysed by fear。
Drawing on ancient Stoic wisdom and examples across history and around the world， Ryan Holiday shows why courage is so important， and how to cultivate it in our own lives。 Courage is not simply physical bravery but also doing the right thing and standing up for what you believe; it's creativity， generosity and perseverance。 And it is the only way to live an extraordinary， fulfilled and effective life。
Everything in life begins with courage。 This book will equip you with the bravery to begin。
'An urgent call to arms for each and all of us。' Matthew McConaughey
'Ryan Holiday is a genius。' Chris Evans
'A clear and inspiring guide for how to develop this highest of human virtues。' - Robert Greene
An inspiring anthem to the power， promise， and challenges of courage， the first in a series examining the timeless Stoic virtues from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ryan Holiday
Fortune favours the bold。 All great leaders of history have known this， and were successful because of the risks they dared to take。 But today so many of us are paralysed by fear。
Drawing on ancient Stoic wisdom and examples across history and around the world， Ryan Holiday shows why courage is so important， and how to cultivate it in our own lives。 Courage is not simply physical bravery but also doing the right thing and standing up for what you believe; it's creativity， generosity and perseverance。 And it is the only way to live an extraordinary， fulfilled and effective life。
Everything in life begins with courage。 This book will equip you with the bravery to begin。
Reviews
L Auger
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I’m sad to say I’m disappointed by this book。 I have followed Ryan Holiday on Youtube and his podcast for over a year now and I tend to enjoy most of his semntiments and he has sparked my interest in stoic philosophy。 At times I have found his writing to be written for not everyday groups of people like he always makes reference to professional athletes and senators…。which is interesting but over time it actually affects your reading experience。 The layout/content of this book surprised me。 It i I’m sad to say I’m disappointed by this book。 I have followed Ryan Holiday on Youtube and his podcast for over a year now and I tend to enjoy most of his semntiments and he has sparked my interest in stoic philosophy。 At times I have found his writing to be written for not everyday groups of people like he always makes reference to professional athletes and senators…。which is interesting but over time it actually affects your reading experience。 The layout/content of this book surprised me。 It is a bunch of stories from war heroes and heroes from the past and how they were brave…。。which to be honest after a while is overkill and unrelatable， and don’t get me wrong i take a lot from stories like this but why must bravery only be referenced in terms of the past， in terms of war…？ I don’t think he wants his audience to be everyday people but for the most part it likely is。 I also didn’t feel it was talking enough about philosophy or the stoics…which is what I expected…fairly？ Anyway I like Ryan Holidays other stuff enough that I will eventually given another one of his books a shot。 。。。more
Alex Agater
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Ryan Holiday gives with his book “Courage is Calling” an enduring reminder to believe in yourself and that anything in life is possible。 It helps you to fight inner doubts & fears and shows that it often needs just a little bit of courage to pursuit your dreams。 But not only that - also injustice， suppression or other problems in the world have to be fought with courage。 The book describes allots of characteristics of the term and uses historical examples of people that become heroic， just with Ryan Holiday gives with his book “Courage is Calling” an enduring reminder to believe in yourself and that anything in life is possible。 It helps you to fight inner doubts & fears and shows that it often needs just a little bit of courage to pursuit your dreams。 But not only that - also injustice， suppression or other problems in the world have to be fought with courage。 The book describes allots of characteristics of the term and uses historical examples of people that become heroic， just with a bit of courage。 If it is de Gaulle， Leonidas or Marcus Aurelius - “Courage is Calling” let you believe that you can become heroic yourself， just with a bit of courage。 。。。more
Nanette Beech
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Loved every bit of this book。 Planning to gift it to friends and family。
Erikton Konomi
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Overall a good read， but not as good as his last two books。 Some chapters are very focused and clear， with good story-telling but others bounce around from one person/figure to another making it hard to follow。I guess for someone thinking to pick up this book I would say to keep in mind the chapters are mainly centered on ideas， not people; so expect each chapter to include many references， and later on repetitions as well。
Alexandru
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This book is literally a collection of quotes and anecdotes about courage。 It feels quite disjointed and is not really inspirational at all。 Reading about various courageous people in history with very little context is not going to inspire you or make you have more courage。 Also， the audiobook is read by the author who is absolutely terrible at pronouncing many of the names。 Surely if you write a book about some people you should at least learn how to pronounce their names。 Hearing Petain prono This book is literally a collection of quotes and anecdotes about courage。 It feels quite disjointed and is not really inspirational at all。 Reading about various courageous people in history with very little context is not going to inspire you or make you have more courage。 Also， the audiobook is read by the author who is absolutely terrible at pronouncing many of the names。 Surely if you write a book about some people you should at least learn how to pronounce their names。 Hearing Petain pronounced like Pee-tain was so painful！ 。。。more
Pragya
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My rating: 3。7/5 Courage is calling by Ryan Holiday was an invoking entrance into my cowardly actions。 These actions being extremely subtle， caused a heavy amount of cognitive dissonance。 I am not a victim of cowardice but conditioning （like most of us）。 This thought makes dealing with the dissonance a little easier。 Holiday's writing is convincing， his doctrine simple。 Throughout the book， he urges readers to take action with courage instead of fear。 In the afterword， he engages readers with pe My rating: 3。7/5 Courage is calling by Ryan Holiday was an invoking entrance into my cowardly actions。 These actions being extremely subtle， caused a heavy amount of cognitive dissonance。 I am not a victim of cowardice but conditioning （like most of us）。 This thought makes dealing with the dissonance a little easier。 Holiday's writing is convincing， his doctrine simple。 Throughout the book， he urges readers to take action with courage instead of fear。 In the afterword， he engages readers with personal examples where he failed to be courageous。 He further explained how he tackled that lack of courage whilst taking action without fear。 My take: I believe in what he says because it's similar to my father's doctrine。 It's easy to believe in superstition when people around you tend to do so - especially regarding God。 However， my father always reminds me to be "God-loving" and not "God-fearing"， essentially saying: Lead with courage and love。 。。。more
Brett Chaffins
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Just like his previous books， this was a very easy， entertaining， and informative read。 I enjoyed the short and concise chapters。 Definitely worth the read。 I am certain that I will be re-reading parts of this book if not the whole thing。 Some of the historical character references are very informative。 The character references are tied to examples of courage that make you think and reflect on your own life。 I can't wait for the Discipline book of the series to come out。 I will definitely buy th Just like his previous books， this was a very easy， entertaining， and informative read。 I enjoyed the short and concise chapters。 Definitely worth the read。 I am certain that I will be re-reading parts of this book if not the whole thing。 Some of the historical character references are very informative。 The character references are tied to examples of courage that make you think and reflect on your own life。 I can't wait for the Discipline book of the series to come out。 I will definitely buy that book。 。。。more
Mohamed Mubarak
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Despite the boring repetition， I appreciated the examples the authors gave。 All and all， it was cranky at times but I left with a better mental image and approach to courage。
Brad Sukala
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Lots of bite-sized inspiring stories。 I would classify this as a "break glass in case of emergency" book。 If you're ever feeling unsure of yourself or know there's a thing you *ought* to do， but are scared to do it， read this。 Courage is something we have to build up over time， but that feels like something best suited to longer， more nuanced explorations of the topic。 This is just-in-time， emergency dosing。 Lots of bite-sized inspiring stories。 I would classify this as a "break glass in case of emergency" book。 If you're ever feeling unsure of yourself or know there's a thing you *ought* to do， but are scared to do it， read this。 Courage is something we have to build up over time， but that feels like something best suited to longer， more nuanced explorations of the topic。 This is just-in-time， emergency dosing。 。。。more
Peter Wolfley
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I love it when a book comes to you at just the right moment in your life。 Honestly with this one there probably isn’t a bad time for it to come into your life because all of us could benefit from a boost of courage。 Great stories and examples of people doing the right thing even when it cost them dearly。
Alex
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Ryan Holiday is one of my earliest professional influences， but I hate to say I really haven't enjoyed his last few books on the stoic virtues。 The best of them was "Stillness is the Key，" but the others （including and especially this one） felt like a loosely organized and morally virtuous sermon。 At points， I felt inspired。 But mostly， I just felt bored and had to work my way through a ton of trite quotes from our stoic ancestors。 Maybe read the audiobook for a quick hit of inspiration， but thi Ryan Holiday is one of my earliest professional influences， but I hate to say I really haven't enjoyed his last few books on the stoic virtues。 The best of them was "Stillness is the Key，" but the others （including and especially this one） felt like a loosely organized and morally virtuous sermon。 At points， I felt inspired。 But mostly， I just felt bored and had to work my way through a ton of trite quotes from our stoic ancestors。 Maybe read the audiobook for a quick hit of inspiration， but this book is anything but life changing。 。。。more
Sarah Dahl
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I like the thought behind this book and I like to be inspired by others' decisions。 There were some great stories in this book and the message was great。 I'm grateful for those who have stood up for truth， justice and righteousness。 I found it a little redundant and insignificant at times。One of my favorite excerpts: “People would rather be complicit in a crime than speak up。 People would rather die in a pandemic than be the only one in a mask。 People would rather stay in a job they hate than ex I like the thought behind this book and I like to be inspired by others' decisions。 There were some great stories in this book and the message was great。 I'm grateful for those who have stood up for truth， justice and righteousness。 I found it a little redundant and insignificant at times。One of my favorite excerpts: “People would rather be complicit in a crime than speak up。 People would rather die in a pandemic than be the only one in a mask。 People would rather stay in a job they hate than explain whey they quit to do something less certain。 They’d rather follow a silly trend than dare question it; losing their life savings to a burst bubble is somehow less painful than seeming stupid for sitting on the sidelines while the bubble grew。 They’d rather go along with something that will tarnish their legacy than raise their voice ever so slightly and risk standing alone or apart for even ten minutes。”Cicero “Let other people worry over what they will say about you，” he said。 “They will say it in any case。”“You can’t let fear rule。 Because there has never been a person who did something that mattered without pissing people off。 There has never been a change that was not met with doubts。 There has never been a movement that was not mocked。 There was never a groundbreaking business that wasn’t loudly predicted to fail。“And there has never， ever been a time when the average opinion of faceless， unaccountable strangers should be valued above our own considered judgement。”AND“What if everyone put their own interests above everything else？ What if everyone was afraid？ What kind of world would that be？” 。。。more
Joaquin Barjau Vallet
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Muy recomendable y fácil de leer。
Christopher
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Far more politically motivated than he’s other books。 His older books were much more focused on facts and details of the past。 Check those out！
Riddhi Kishnadwala
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The book follows the same format as that the author's other earlier books。 Short stories to drive home a point。 Overall， a good read with some lessons that should be implemented in life！ The book follows the same format as that the author's other earlier books。 Short stories to drive home a point。 Overall， a good read with some lessons that should be implemented in life！ 。。。more
Glen Leavens
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This was a stoic special。 It has taken a while to read， often in-between other books that I have picked up。 This book is a good reminder to keep up the courage needed to finish goals， such as even reading this book。 The author does a good job in extolling the stoic virtue of courage。 I need to find more courage in my life， take my stands on my principles and keep moving forward。
Karen
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Make courage a habit。 Amazing book to get started towards the path of being courageous。
Elisabeth
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This is the third book I read by Ryan Holiday and frankly the least insightful。 It’s simply an accumulation of chapters on the acts of courage performed by various historical figures and while it’s interesting， there is no concept or big idea that stays on your mind after you’ve finished reading it。 It’s also contradictory at times which I suppose is meant to emphasize the necessity to be neither reckless nor a coward， but it can leave you confused at times。 I found the chapters too short and th This is the third book I read by Ryan Holiday and frankly the least insightful。 It’s simply an accumulation of chapters on the acts of courage performed by various historical figures and while it’s interesting， there is no concept or big idea that stays on your mind after you’ve finished reading it。 It’s also contradictory at times which I suppose is meant to emphasize the necessity to be neither reckless nor a coward， but it can leave you confused at times。 I found the chapters too short and think that they would’ve worked better as part of a newsletter as they don’t really relate to one another except for the main theme。 Historically speaking it’s still a good book to read if you want to learn more about heroic figures， but again Holiday places too much focus on the American Civil War， something that is present in so many other self help books that it gets tiring。 。。。more
Jerome
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Not as good as his earlier ones。 The formula is starting to wear thin。 That said its a good formula & I will reread Obstacle etc。 But probably not this one。
Osh
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หนังสือของ Ryan Holiday นี่อ่านวันเดียวจบได้จริงด้วย เล่มนี้เพลินอยู่นะ （ซึ่งก็เพลินทุกเล่มอ่ะ）
Romon Thach
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Good snippets of stories， examples to explain current idea。 Hard for the quick and short chapters to tie together and understand the main underlying theme。
Inna
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More of a book-long preaching， where some statements are more inspiring than the others， but altogether not my cup of tea。 I prefer rational explanation or at least some smart observations， which this book does not really provide。
Ayesha Ratnayake
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This book is like a mish-mash of Malcolm Gladwell and Oprah - hyped-up stories of great people and inspirational platitudes。 In summation: Go and do the thing。
Nathan Pitney
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Another great book from the Author。 I enjoyed how he wove in modern day hero's and individuals into the story。 Another great book from the Author。 I enjoyed how he wove in modern day hero's and individuals into the story。 。。。more
Bree
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While this book has good foundations， it could have been a five page essay。 Holiday spends the majority of the book making grandiose statements repeating the same principle in an attempt to be quotable。 Overall， a short and easy read， in part because of its （slightly egotistical） repetition。
Its Leroy
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This is a note to my future self1。Title - Courage Is Calling - Fortune Favors The BraveI would recommend you read the bonus chapter “Afterward” first because its Ryan’s personal story and I feel like it sets the tone for the book。2。Genre - Self-Improvement3。 Summary - an inspiring Anthem to the power， promise， and challenges of courage。 Nothing is possible without the virtue of courage。 Nothing worthwhile is accomplished through cowardice。 Why， then is bravery and such short supply？Each person m This is a note to my future self1。Title - Courage Is Calling - Fortune Favors The BraveI would recommend you read the bonus chapter “Afterward” first because its Ryan’s personal story and I feel like it sets the tone for the book。2。Genre - Self-Improvement3。 Summary - an inspiring Anthem to the power， promise， and challenges of courage。 Nothing is possible without the virtue of courage。 Nothing worthwhile is accomplished through cowardice。 Why， then is bravery and such short supply？Each person must cultivate the ability to rise above fear， to tackle hard things， the sacrifice and face danger。4。Why Should I read it？If you want an easy to read book about Courage and facing your Fear’s， then yes。 You will feel like you're having a discussion and a conversation about fear and whether it's holding you back or propelling you forwardIf you never read Ryan holiday's books。 Then the only reason you should read it is if you feel like you lack the initiative to take action。 You feel constant hesitation。 You will learn that fear has one job。 To hold you back。5。What will I learn？ What's in it for me？How to have courage， learn that fear is part of us and will never disappear。 What can we do about it？ How to take action despite of fear？What's in it for you is that you will be on guard and be prepared to face that fear because you know what it's up to。6。How can I apply it？ or How will it help me？Showing me what fear is， when it shows up， how it likes to attack and what can I do about it。7。 How did I come across this book？ Jan 2022， read author previous books， borrowed from library， excited to read it because I enjoy books with less than 300 pages with short chapters。Part 1 Fear The call we fearFear will make itself felt， it always does。 Will we let it prevent us from answering the call？Actionable TakeawayOur fears Point us， like a self-indicting arrow， in the direction of the right thing to do。 One part of us knows what we ought to do， but the other part reminds us of the inevitable consequences。Part 2 Courage The call we answerCourage is the decision to step up and do it。 Not with words but with actions。How do you get over all that fear？ All those reasons not to do whatever you set out to do？In the words of Navy SEAL Jocko willink， to get over your fear just go。 You just do it。Part 3 HeroicGoing beyond the callHeroic， it is risking oneself or someone else。 It is putting it on the line not just for your own benefit but for the benefit of someone， or something。 Some larger cause**189pg grandeur - the road one takes to surpass oneself。 to get there we must triumph over fear， you must cultivate courage in Daily life， and we must be ready to seize the opportunities life presents us， However big or small。 。。。more
Bruin Mccon
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It is hard to fault a book that quotes John Wooden， which this book does。 Courage is Calling is all about taking the leap。 And not just to become a nurse like the lady with the light， but to risk almost certain death for a cause in some extreme examples。 3。5 ⭐️s。
Sarah
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If you’re looking for a ‘become courageous in a week。 Follow these 7 steps！’ book， this isn’t for you。 Better to read ‘feel the fear & do it anyway’。 But， if you want to learn about the cornerstone of stoicism that is the idea of courage: what it means， why is challenging & why it’s worth pursuing （today more than at any time in the last 100 years）…read this。 Ryan Holiday practices stoicism and his books are as much a study of this specific philosophy as anything else。 It’s a great read， would r If you’re looking for a ‘become courageous in a week。 Follow these 7 steps！’ book， this isn’t for you。 Better to read ‘feel the fear & do it anyway’。 But， if you want to learn about the cornerstone of stoicism that is the idea of courage: what it means， why is challenging & why it’s worth pursuing （today more than at any time in the last 100 years）…read this。 Ryan Holiday practices stoicism and his books are as much a study of this specific philosophy as anything else。 It’s a great read， would recommend to anyone wanting to explore this first book of Ryan’s 4 ‘pillars of stoicism’ series。 Great stuff！ 。。。more
Frida
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The author claims that fear of what others might think of us， of the unknown consequences of our actions is the enemy of courage。My fav highlight:"Stoicism， deep， deep courage， is there to help you recover when the world breaks you。 In the recovering， to make you stronger at a much more profound level。""You must care about the people in your care。 You must put them first。 You must show them with your actions。 Call them to something higher。""Hope against hope against hope。 That is the seed of all The author claims that fear of what others might think of us， of the unknown consequences of our actions is the enemy of courage。My fav highlight:"Stoicism， deep， deep courage， is there to help you recover when the world breaks you。 In the recovering， to make you stronger at a much more profound level。""You must care about the people in your care。 You must put them first。 You must show them with your actions。 Call them to something higher。""Hope against hope against hope。 That is the seed of all greatness。 It is the key to a better tomorrow。""The Stoic heals themselves by focusing on what they can control: Their response。 The repairing。 The learning of the lessons。 Preparing for the future。 Making a difference for others。 Requesting help。 Changing。 Sacrificing for a greater good。" 。。。more
Dhruv
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