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We feed it [Resistance] with power by our fear of it. Master that fear and we conquer Resistance.

Steven Pressfield

Be too dumb to quit and too stubborn to back off.
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Attitude Inspirational Quit Stubborn Success
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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Alone Army Legs Man Production Strength Victory Win
It’s one thing to lie to ourselves. It’s another thing to believe it.
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Believe Lying Ourselves
Don’t prepare, do. Don’t let Resistance sucker you into wasting months on background, foundation, planning. All that can come later.
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Foundation Preparation Resistance Wasted Time
We will have to choose between the life we want for our future and the life we have left behind.
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Choice Future Life Ourselves
The sign of the amateur is overglorification of and preoccupation with the mystery. The professional shuts up. She doesn’t talk about it. She does her work.
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Amateur Glory Hereslf Mystery Occupation Professional Talk Work
The critic hates most that which he would have done himself if he had had the guts.
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Action Brave Criticism Hate Himself
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
There’s a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers don’t, and the secret is this: It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write. What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance.
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Reality Resistance Secret Writing
The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.
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Call Scare Work
Stay stupid. Follow your unconventional crazy heart.
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Crazy Heart Stay Stupidity Yourself
When we turn pro we stop running from our fears. We turn around and face them.
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Face Fears Run Stop
The Principle of Priority states (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important, and (b) you must do what’s important first.
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Difference Important Principle Urgent Yourself
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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Brain Enemy Preparation Production Resistance Start Yourself
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
The last thing we want is to remain as we are.
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Be Yourself Original Reality

We feed it [Resistance] with power by our fear of it. Master that fear and we conquer Resistance.

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