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The Obstacle Is The Way (Audiobook) Ryan Holiday

Notus & Friends

CHAPTER

The Importance of Persistence

General Ulysses S. Grant tried to crack the defenses of Vicksburg, a city perched high in the cliffs of the Mississippi. John Avlon: In trying it all the wrong ways, Grant discovered a totally new way that would eventually win the war. Avlon: The thing standing in your way isn't going anywhere; you've got to look at it and say "I can see no way out but through"

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