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 opposite of fear is love – love of the challenge, love of the work, the pure joyous passion to take a shot at our dream and see if we can pull it off.
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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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It’s one thing to lie to ourselves. It’s another thing to believe it.
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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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The most pernicious aspect of procrastination is that it can become a habit. We don’t just put off our lives today; we put them off till our deathbed.
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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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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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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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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 professional does not wait for inspiration; he acts in anticipation of it.
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I wrote in the War of Art that I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better.
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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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Do you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it?
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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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It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.
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Stay stupid. Follow your unconventional crazy heart.
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Figure out what scares you the most and do that first.
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