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.
STEVEN PRESSFIELDPlaying 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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Stay stupid. Follow your unconventional crazy heart.
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The last thing we want is to remain as we are.
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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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Be too dumb to quit and too stubborn to back off.
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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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The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.
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To 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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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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The best and only thing that one artist can do for another is to serve as an example and an inspiration.
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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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A cavalryman’s horse should be smarter than he is. But the horse must never be allowed to know this.
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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 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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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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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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