The more fear we feel about a specific enterprise, the more certain we can be that that enterprise is important to us and to the growth of our soul.
STEVEN PRESSFIELDTo yield to Resistance deforms our spirit. It stunts us and makes us less than we are and were born to be.
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I wrote in the War of Art that I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better.
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Slay that dragon once, and he will never have power over you again.
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The professional does not wait for inspiration; he acts in anticipation of it.
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Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got.
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As all born teachers, he was primarily a student.
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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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Those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.
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We come into this world with a specific, personal destiny. We have a job to do, a calling to enact, a self to become. We are who we are from the cradle, and we’re stuck with it.
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Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.
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Seeking support from friends and and family is like having people gathered around at your deathbed. It’s nice, but when the ship sails, all they can do is stand on the dock waving goodbye.
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Be too dumb to quit and too stubborn to back off.
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The critic hates most that which he would have done himself if he had had the guts.
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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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Resistance by definition is self-sabotage.
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Playing the game for money produces the proper professional attitude. It inculcates the lunch-pail state of mind that shows up for work despite rain or snow or dark of night and slugs it out day after day.
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