When we see others beginning to live their authentic selves, it drives us crazy if we have not lived out our own.
STEVEN PRESSFIELDThe Principle of Priority states (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important, and (b) you must do what’s important first.
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We will have to choose between the life we want for our future and the life we have left behind.
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Figure out what scares you the most and do that first.
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This man has conquered the world! What have you done?” The philosopher replied without an instant’s hesitation, “I have conquered the need to conquer the world.
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Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.
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The Spartans say that any army may win while it still has legs under it; the real test comes when all strength is fled and the men must produce victory on will alone.
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The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.
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It’s one thing to lie to ourselves. It’s another thing to believe it.
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In my experience, depth of work consists of two components. The first is recklessness; the second is discipline.
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What finally convinced me to go ahead was simply that I was so unhappy not going ahead.
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The professional loves her work. She is invested in it wholeheartedly. But she does not forget that the work is not her.
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Those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.
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We fear discovering that we are more than we think we are… That we actually have the guts, the perserverance, the capacity… because, if it’s true, then we become estranged from all we know.
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The last thing we want is to remain as we are.
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Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.
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The professional does not wait for inspiration; he acts in anticipation of it.
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