It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.
STEVEN PRESSFIELDDo you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it?
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Resistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work.
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Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.
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The amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; then he can do his work. The professional knows that fear can never be overcome. He knows there is no such thing as a fearless warrior or a dread-free artist.
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Stay stupid. Follow your unconventional crazy heart.
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Fear doesn’t go away. The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day.
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Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard, or smelled. But it can be felt. We experince it as an energy field radiating from a work-in-potential… Its aim is to shove us away, distract us, prevent us from doing our work.
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The professional does not wait for inspiration; he acts in anticipation of it.
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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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When we sit down day after day and keep grinding, something mysterious starts to happen… Unseen forces enlist in our cause; serendipity reinforces our purpose.
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Don’t prepare. Begin. Our enemy is not lack of preparation. The enemy is resistance, our chattering brain producing excuses. Start before you are ready.
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Be too dumb to quit and too stubborn to back off.
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Do you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it?
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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.
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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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Courage is inseparable from love and leads to what may arguably be the noblest of all warrior virtues: selflessness.
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