The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.
STEVEN PRESSFIELDCourage is inseparable from love and leads to what may arguably be the noblest of all warrior virtues: selflessness.
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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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Courage is inseparable from love and leads to what may arguably be the noblest of all warrior virtues: selflessness.
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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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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 by definition is self-sabotage.
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Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.
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It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.
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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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The most pernicious aspect of procrastination is that it can become a habit. We don’t just put off our lives today; we put them off till our deathbed.
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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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We feed it [Resistance] with power by our fear of it. Master that fear and we conquer Resistance.
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When we’re living as amateurs, we’re running away from our calling – meaning our work, our destiny, the obligation to become our truest and highest selves.
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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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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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