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The Fourth Pillar

Modern Stoicism and the Philosophy of High Performance

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The Fourth Pillar

By: Harry Moffitt
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Something is missing in our lives.

Australian Special Forces veteran and corporate psychologist Harry Moffitt has trained and worked with the best in the military, sport and corporate realms. He has seen up close what makes a champion tick, and what makes another squander the gifts they've been given.

It comes down to purpose, self-awareness and the quality of our lived experience - it comes down to philosophy.

In a world saturated by self-help, we all know the importance of the physical, psychological and social pillars of human performance. But as a society, we have forgotten the crucial fourth pillar - our philosophical self.

The Fourth Pillar resurrects this critical ingredient of a life well lived, providing us with the tools to help navigate our anxious and uncertain world. By unpacking the ancient wisdom of the Stoics, the Spartans and beyond, coupled with hard-earned lessons from the battlefield and boardroom to sporting greats and NASA trailblazers, Moffitt reveals the path to true high performance, wisdom and fulfilment.

Harness your potential and take back control.

This audiobook comes with supplementary material, you can download this material at the following link: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-Fourth-Pillar-Supplementary-Material.pdf

Personal Development Personal Success Religious Studies Stoicism Inspiring Military
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Listened to the fourth pillar in segments, usually in bed or in the car. Put forward countless new ideas that whacked me between the eyes, ideas I agree with but had not yet articulated by myself. Ideas that I hadn’t yet considered. Took notes on sentences and quotes that I will come back to. Definitely going to buy the hard copy to put on my bookshelf. Thanks Harry, would love to meet you one day.
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Provocative, interesting, important.

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Great book for perspective on life, and performance. A worthwhile read for anyone who values stoicism, introspection and wishes to perform well and lead a well rounded life. Lot to take in, will be reading again.

Thoughtfulness of author

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I train a lot or people in business Leadership, Sales and Communication and really love two sources of great lessons, Stoic philosophy and Military history and strategy. This book combines those two areas (and a whole lot of other insights from miliary experiences of the author) I really enjoyed it.

Loved this book!

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