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It’s one thing to lie to ourselves. It’s another thing to believe it.

Steven Pressfield

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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Artist Believe Fear Freedom Professional Warrior Work
We feed it [Resistance] with power by our fear of it. Master that fear and we conquer Resistance.
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Feed Food Resistance
Do you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it?
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Blood Feeling Ideas Inspirational Love Right Yourself
A cavalryman’s horse should be smarter than he is. But the horse must never be allowed to know this.
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Animal Home Man Smart
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
Our greatest battle is to become ourselves, in the face of adversity.
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Adversity Battle Face Greatness Ourselves
Resistance is not a peripheral opponent. Resistance arises from within. It is self-generated and self-perpetuated. resistance is the enemy within.
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Enemy Resistance Rise Rival
Figure out what scares you the most and do that first.
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Act Brave Fear Inspirational Scare Yourself
The last thing we want is to remain as we are.
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Be Yourself Original Reality
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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Day Force Mystery Purpose Start
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
The professional tackles the project that will make him stretch. He takes on the assignment that will bear him into uncharted waters, compel him to explore unconscious parts of himself. Is he scared? Hell, yes. He’s petrified.
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Exploration Himself Professional Project Water
Resistance by definition is self-sabotage.
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Definition Destruction Myself Resistance
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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Artist Battle Code Day Fear Live Necessary Warrior
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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Life Live Resistance Stand
The professional will not tolerate disorder… He wants the carpet vacuumed and the threshold swept, so the Muse may enter and not soil her gown.
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Appearance Clothes Professional Tolerance

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