Figure out what scares you the most and do that first.
STEVEN PRESSFIELDIt is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.
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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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As all born teachers, he was primarily a student.
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The critic hates most that which he would have done himself if he had had the guts.
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Always attack. Even in defense, attack. The attacking arm possesses the initiative and thus commands the action. To attack makes men brave; to defend makes them timorous.
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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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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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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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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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Resistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work.
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The professional respects his craft. He does not consider himself superior to it. He recognizes the contributions of those who have gone before him. He apprentices himself to them.
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Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny.
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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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It’s better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.
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Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn’t just skills like computer technology. It’s the old-fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline, self-command.
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Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.
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