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Legacy

Ancient Wisdom For Modern Minds

Phil Quirk author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Chronos Publishing

Published:11th Dec '25

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Legacy cover

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Laozi said it first. Phil makes it useful.

In Ancient Wisdom: For Modern Minds, Phil takes the strongest ideas from history’s great thinkers and turns them into practical tools you can use right now. No academic heaviness, no mystical fog. Just straight, timeless principles made relevant for the world we actually live in.

Each chapter stands alone as a sharp, self-contained insight or can be read as part of a wider blueprint for living with more clarity, resilience and intent. Along the way Phil isn’t afraid to say what most people quietly feel: maybe we’re not living longer, maybe we’re just taking longer to die. In a culture obsessed with wanting what doesn’t matter, he brings you back to what does.

Walk through these ideas with him and you’ll learn how to:

  • Think differently

  • Act decisively

  • Create change quickly

Drawing on his years in the elite Royal Marines Commandos and his career as a world-class Human Performance Coach, Phil shares the principles that have helped thousands of people push past their limits and rebuild their lives from the inside out.

This is ancient wisdom made actionable. Use it consistently and it becomes the foundation you build on.

ISBN: 9781917377430

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

362 pages

2nd New edition