Do you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it?
STEVEN PRESSFIELDA cavalryman’s horse should be smarter than he is. But the horse must never be allowed to know this.
More Steven Pressfield Quotes
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Slay that dragon once, and he will never have power over you again.
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It’s one thing to lie to ourselves. It’s another thing to believe it.
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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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The professional does not wait for inspiration; he acts in anticipation of it.
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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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When we turn pro we stop running from our fears. We turn around and face them.
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The best and only thing that one artist can do for another is to serve as an example and an inspiration.
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Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.
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Ignorance and arrogance are the artist’s and entrepreneur’s indispensable allies. She must be clueless enough to have no idea how difficult her enterprise is going to be and cocky enough to believe she can pull it off anyway.”
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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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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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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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Research can become Resistance. We want to work, not prepare to work.
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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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Our greatest battle is to become ourselves, in the face of adversity.
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