1: The year was 1915. Deep in the jungles of Central America, two rival American fruit companies urgently wanted to acquire the same five thousand…
1: During the first part of World War II, the worst assignment for British troops was being sent to fight in North Africa. “Methodical and…
1: It was 1974. Major League pitcher Tommy John blew out his arm. He damaged the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow. Permanently. They…
“At 150 miles above Earth in a spaceship smaller than a VW,” writes Ryan Holiday in The Obstacle Is the Way, panic “is death. Panic…
“What such a man needs is not courage but nerve control, cool headedness. This he can get only by practice.” -Teddy Roosevelt 1: Ulysses S.…
The king believed his people had grown soft and entitled. He decided to teach them a lesson. 1: “His plan was simple: He would place…
1: The year was 170 A.D. Marcus Aurelius, the emperor of the Roman Empire, sat down to write. Perhaps it was “at night in his…
1: Earlier this week, we looked at how General Charles De Gaulle, one man with courage, made a majority. “It’s inspiring,” writes Ryan Holiday in…
“What keeps you up at night?” Marine Corps General James Mattis was once asked by a television reporter, Ryan Holiday recounts in Courage is Calling:…
In June 1944, more than two million Allied troops landed in France. By August, Paris was liberated. “It had been four long years in the…
1: On June 14th, Hitler’s Nazi troops marched into Paris. As France fell to Germany, “it was overrun not just by tanks but by the…
In many organizations, leaders are expected to motivate people. To keep associates happy and engaged. To improve the morale of their team. Our concept of…