The Obstacle Is the Way

Originally self-published in November 2012,The Obstacle is the Wayhas sold 100,000 copies to date. Its many fans include a former governor and movie star (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a hip hop icon (LL Cool J), an Irish tennis pro (James McGee), an NBC sportscaster (Michele Tafoya), and the coaches and players of winning teams like the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Cubs, and University of Texas men’s basketball team. After The Obstacle is the Waywas published by Random House in 2014, it became a Wall Street Journalbestseller. In 2015 it was translated into six languages including French, Russian, Turkish and Chinese. The book draws its inspiration from stoicism (an ancient Greek philosophy of enduring pain or adversity with perseverance and resilience). As Marcus Aurelius put it nearly 2000 years ago: “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way. ”