For twenty years, Mark Tuitert has used the principles of Stoic philosophy to become a gold-medal winning Olympic champion athlete, successful entrepreneur, as well as to deal with the challenges in his professional and private life. In this book, Mark lays out the ten practical lessons through which everyone, in any situation, can develop a Stoic mindset.
Recently I’ve heard people mention Stoicism as it applied to their lives. Stoicism is a school of thought from ancient Greece and then adopted by the ancient Romans. As Tuitert explains in the book, “… Stoic philosophy focuses on a power hidden within every person. The external factors are not what’s important – it’s that you get the best out of yourself and do good by others.” Tuitert does a nice job of explaining the Stoic masters throughout history. He also does a good job writing about Stoicism as he applied it in his life, both as an Olympic-level athlete and as an entrepreneur.
Tuitert explains Stoicism in a way that is easy to understand and apply to your daily life. He simplifies the Stoic philosophy into ten actionable steps and ends each chapter with an exercise that the reader can use to apply the lesson from that chapter. I would highly recommend this book to anyone that is just starting to research Stoicism to determine if it is something they can apply in their own lives.
Thanks to Net Galley, Mike Tuitert, and St. Martin’s Essentials for providing a complimentary copy of this book in hopes that I will leave my unbiased review. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and the above review is simply my opinion of the book.
Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐