Ep. 234: Ryan Holiday Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

My guest today is Ryan Holiday, director of marketing for American Apparel; media strategist for Tucker Max, Dov Charney, and others. The topic is his book The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Marcus Aurelius’ philosophy and stoicism, and why it has such a hold on Holiday Distraction Why the impediment to action actually advances action The unpredictability of the world, and how we react to the world George Clooney, and his start as an actor related to the obstacles we all face Steve Jobs’ reality distortion field What drives Holiday today How will is the ultimate trump card The two definitions of will Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban and his approach to the moment of now Feeling great about the fight, the adversity, and the challenge How the process is intrinsically valuable Jump in! --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give you a great piece of advice you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can’t get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!