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“In his much-anticipated third installment in the Stoic Virtues series, Ryan argues for the necessity of doing what’s right – even when it isn’t easy
For the ancients, everything worth pursuing in life flowed from a strong sense of justice—or one’s commitment to doing the right thing, no matter how difficult. In order to be courageous, wise, and self-disciplined, one must begin with justice. The influence of the modern world often tells us that acting justly is optional. Holiday argues that that’s simply untrue—and the fact that so few people today have the strength to stand by their convictions explains much about why we’re so unhappy.
In Right Thing, Right Now, Holiday draws on fascinating stories of historical figures such as Marcus Aurelius, Florence Nightingale, Jimmy Carter, Gandhi, and Frederick Douglass, whose examples of kindness, honesty, integrity, and loyalty we can emulate as pillars of upright living. Through the lives of these role models, readers learn the transformational power of living by a moral code and, through the cautionary tales of unjust leaders, the consequences of an ill-formed conscience.
The Stoics never claimed that living justly was easy, only that it was necessary. And that the alternative—sacrificing our principles for something lesser—was considered only by cowards and fools. Right Thing, Right Now is a powerful antidote to the moral failures of our modern age, and a manual for living virtuously.”
– Amazon
Leadership & Inspiration
Books
Robert Sutton & Huggy Rao
Entrepreneurial Leadership: The Art of Launching New Ventures, Inspiring Others, and Running Stuff
Joel Peterson
The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King - the Five Stars Who Won the War at Sea
Walter E. Borneman
Podcasts
Our Future is Bright with Leaders like this. Why we "Gen Z" choose to serve and the People who influence them.
Mission Critical : Defense Recruiting
Leading with Action: Fostering Resilience from the Ground Up with Wahid Nawabi
Technology & Innovation
Books
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
Walter Isaacson
Podcasts
National Security Strategy & Threats
Books
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to KnowAbout Global Politics
Tim Marshall
The Map of Knowledge: How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found; A History of Seven Cities
Violet Moller
Podcasts
Intelligence Matters: The Relaunch
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