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Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.

Steven Pressfield

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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Deep Hesitation Man Myself Need Philosophy World
Resistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work.
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Resistance Work Yourself
The last thing we want is to remain as we are.
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Be Yourself Original Reality
The professional tackles the project that will make him stretch. He takes on the assignment that will bear him into uncharted waters, compel him to explore unconscious parts of himself. Is he scared? Hell, yes. He’s petrified.
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Exploration Himself Professional Project Water
Every sun casts a shadow, and genius’s shadow is Resistance.
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Genius Resistance Shadow Sun
Stay stupid. Follow your unconventional crazy heart.
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Crazy Heart Stay Stupidity Yourself
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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Capacity Discover Fear Perseverance Thinking
When we see others beginning to live their authentic selves, it drives us crazy if we have not lived out our own.
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Authentic Beginning Crazy Drive Live Ourselves See
A child has no trouble believing the unbelievable, nor does the genius or the madman. It’s only you and I, with our big brains and our tiny hearts, who doubt and overthink and hesitate.
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Believe Big Children Doubt Heart Hesitation Mad Man Myself Thinking Trouble
What finally convinced me to go ahead was simply that I was so unhappy not going ahead.
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Happiness Myself Simplicity
The artist cannot look to others to validate his efforts or his calling. If you don’t believe me, ask Van Gogh, who produced masterpiece after masterpiece and never found a buyer in his whole life.
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Artist Believe Effort Inspirational Life Production
Figure out what scares you the most and do that first.
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Act Brave Fear Inspirational Scare Yourself
A cavalryman’s horse should be smarter than he is. But the horse must never be allowed to know this.
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Animal Home Man Smart
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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Life Live Resistance Stand
Put your ass where your heart wants to be.
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Heart Hustle Inspirational Motivational Yourself
The professional respects his craft. He does not consider himself superior to it. He recognizes the contributions of those who have gone before him. He apprentices himself to them.
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Art Contribution Himself Professional Recognition Respect Superior

Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.

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