12 Lessons From 12 Months Owning A Bookstore

It's going to take longer than you thought, but it will be worth it in the end. By the first week of March 2020 the world was entrenched in a pandemic. What began with such excitement for Ryan Holiday and his wife Samantha ended up taking much longer and costing way more than they had expected. In this video Ryan breaks down the 12 most important lessons that he's taken away from the first year being in business. Sign up for Ryan Holiday's Reading List Newsletter: https://ryanholiday.net/reading-list/ Get the Ernest Hemingway "First Draft" Tee at the Painted Porch: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/produ... Come visit The Painted Porch on Main Street in Bastrop, TX or shop online at https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ 00:00 Intro 01:15 1. Have Patience 02:23 2. Get better as you go 03:28 3. It’s not all about money 4:38 4. Do it your own way 5:55 5. Think of it as an experiment 6:39 6. Confidence is earned 7:37 7. Helping Others Helps You 8:45 8. Contribute to the solution 9:52 9. Make it stand out 10:57 10. Competition is for losers 12:14 11. Have conversations with the dead 14:00 12. Behind mountains are more mountains ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🎓 FREE GUIDE to Stoic philosophy: https://dailystoic.com/freeguide 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ Instagram: ​  / dailystoic   Twitter:   / dailystoic   Facebook:   / dailystoic   TikTok:   / daily_stoic   #Stoicism​ #DailyStoic​ #RyanHoliday​