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 PRESSFIELDThe 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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In my experience, depth of work consists of two components. The first is recklessness; the second is discipline.
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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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We will have to choose between the life we want for our future and the life we have left behind.
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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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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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The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.
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Those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.
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The last thing we want is to remain as we are.
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Defeating Resistance is like giving birth. It seems absolutely impossible until you remember that women have been pulling it off successfully, with support and without, for fifty million years.
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As all born teachers, he was primarily a student.
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Stay stupid. Follow your unconventional crazy heart.
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Don’t cheat the world of your contribution. Give it what you’ve got.
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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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Figure out what scares you the most and do that first.
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