What It Means to Be on That Hill | Seth Wickersham

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<p>How do you keep climbing when there’s no guarantee your work will pay off? <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=seth+wickersham*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sportswriter Seth Wickersham</a> joins Ryan to talk about the Springsteen lyric that inspired his new book <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/826777/be-on-that-hill-by-seth-wickersham/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Be On That Hill</a>, the role luck plays in success, and what keeps ambitious people showing up when the work gets hard. </p><br><p>📚 Books Mentioned:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/826777/be-on-that-hill-by-seth-wickersham/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Be On That Hill by Seth Wickersham</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/its-better-to-be-feared-the-new-england-patriots-dynasty-and-the-pursuit-of-greatness?_pos=2&amp;_sid=d6829cf6f&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It’s Better To Be Feared by Seth Wickersham</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/american-kings-a-biography-of-the-quarterback?_pos=3&amp;_sid=cdd9e22c5&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback by Seth Wickersham </a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>🎶 Lyrics are from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LpdEyGhNxM&amp;list=RD0LpdEyGhNxM&amp;start_radio=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Darkness on the Edge of Town - Bruce Springsteen</a></p><br><p>Seth Wickersham is a senior writer at ESPN and the <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/826777/be-on-that-hill-by-seth-wickersham/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Be On That Hill</a>, <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/its-better-to-be-feared-the-new-england-patriots-dynasty-and-the-pursuit-of-greatness?_pos=2&amp;_sid=cd8734041&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>It’s Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness</em></a>, <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/american-kings-a-biography-of-the-quarterback?_pos=3&amp;_sid=cdd9e22c5&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback</a>. Focusing primarily on longform enterprise and investigative work on the National Football League, Wickersham has been a finalist for the National Magazine Award for Reporting, and his stories have been anthologized in the <em>Best American Magazine Writing,</em> the <em>Best American Sports Writing</em>, and<em> Next Wave: America’s New Generation of Great Literary Journalists, </em>among others. Released in 2021, <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/its-better-to-be-feared-the-new-england-patriots-dynasty-and-the-pursuit-of-greatness?_pos=2&amp;_sid=cd8734041&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>It’s Better to Be Feared</em></a> was named Nonfiction Book of the Year by <em>Sports Illustrated</em> and Best Sports Book by the National Sports Media Association.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Follow Seth: <a href="https://x.com/sethwickersham?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seth.wickersham/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram: @Seth.Wickersham</a></p><br><p>Grab copies of <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/its-better-to-be-feared-the-new-england-patriots-dynasty-and-the-pursuit-of-greatness?_pos=2&amp;_sid=0d5097eba&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>It’s Better to Be Feared, American Kings</em></a>, and <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/826777/be-on-that-hill-by-seth-wickersham/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Be On That Hill</em></a><em> </em>at The Painted Porch | <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/its-better-to-be-feared-the-new-england-patriots-dynasty-and-the-pursuit-of-greatness?_pos=2&amp;_sid=0d5097eba&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thepaintedporch.com</a></p><br><p>🎟️<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;<strong>DAILY STOIC LIVE&nbsp;</strong></a>| Ryan Holiday is coming to a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">city near you</a>!&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grab tickets here</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dailystoiclive.com/</a></p><br><p>🎙️<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>&nbsp;AD-FREE&nbsp;</strong></a><strong>|</strong>&nbsp;Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;The Daily Stoic Premium</a>&nbsp;- unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content:<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://dailystoic.supercast.com/</a></p><br><p>✉️&nbsp;<a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>FREE STOIC WISDOM</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</strong>Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? 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