Courage Is Calling
A Book About Bravery
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Ryan Holiday
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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.
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- Reading Addict
- 10-22-21
Simply amazing, great stoic philosophy
Great stoic principle, courage is vital to achieve greatness at any levels. Heroism (the 3rd part) is even more inspirational. Highly recommended if you’re into personal development (you are if you are reading this).
Thanks for another great book and the transparency (at the last chapter) 🔥🔥👍👍
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- Sarah Warugongo
- 01-12-22
Ryan Holiday is a real treat!
Courage is calling is a treat to the soul. Loved the narration, the context, references of great men & women in history & how he frames why we should all embody courage as a virtue. I’ll be listening to it again and again - thank you!!!
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- Anonymous User
- 01-21-23
Awesome, worthwhile and interesting
Perfect and concise. It connects little pieces of history within the chapters and a reflection
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- Michael van der Galien
- 10-01-21
A timely and necessary book: a new standard work
As a fan of Ryan's work, I was looking forward to this title. Ryan did not disappoint. Courage Is Calling is a fantastic work - a standard work, really, about what courage is, how it should be used, and why it is such an important virtue. Actually, why it's one of stoicism's four virtues.
Ryan uses historical example after historical example to explain, point by point, what courage is, what difference it makes, how it should be used. It is EXTREMELY inspiring - and more than that, there's a lot of wisdom in it too. It's not just a "pep talk." It's much more that. It really is a historical and philosophical explanation and collection of heroism. Profiles In Courage for the 21st century, and based on Stoicism as a philosophy.
This book will guide me for years to come. It is already guiding me now. As a business owner, there are hard decisions I have to make. Decisions I've been putting off. Courage Is Calling gives me the a) courage to make those decisions and b) the right approach to use that courage to make the right decisions.
That's such an important point Ryan makes here; it's not just courage for courage's sake. There's heroism. There's valor. There's thinking you're courageous, but actually you're being stupid.
I don't leave an Audible review very often, but I took the time to do so here, because it's truly freaking brilliant and because I am CONVINCED that it'll help many, many people.
Is there 'nothing' that can be improved? Yes, there is. Ryan's a good narrator, but I felt that in this audiobook, especially compared to some of his other narrating work, he doesn't perform as strongly as he can. It's still good - but not excellent. So that's a point of attention for next time.
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- Jeremy O'Connor
- 10-29-21
Great book
Not only are the stories great but every chapter makes you feel more courageous in your own life
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- minicoopers
- 10-10-21
The First Virtue
1st out of 4 virtue of the stoic. the virtue that is the fundamental that other virtue stands on. There is no progress without courage, taking risk and being bold
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- Anonymous User
- 10-22-21
Love you Ryan, but get a new narrator
Ryan Holiday's books are amazing and this is no exception. Do not be put of by my 3 stars for Performance, I think Ryan should not narrate himself and there surely is better talent out there.
This book gives you so much; info, history, mythology and literature about courage, being brave as one would expect. The shortness of the chapters lend themselves to using the book as a journal, to meditate on.
If you have read Ryan before, you'l encounter his favorite characters again, which only makes you understand them better.
Highly recommended for people who would speak truth to power against real injustices of the world.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-08-21
Great Book for Gain Courage
Best book I have read that talks about courage. A glad to hear the name of my country Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 in best selling book.
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