The professional loves her work. She is invested in it wholeheartedly. But she does not forget that the work is not her.
STEVEN PRESSFIELDEvery sun casts a shadow, and genius’s shadow is Resistance.
More Steven Pressfield Quotes
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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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Figure out what scares you the most and do that first.
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Slay that dragon once, and he will never have power over you again.
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What finally convinced me to go ahead was simply that I was so unhappy not going ahead.
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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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Do you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it?
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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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Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.
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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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We will have to choose between the life we want for our future and the life we have left behind.
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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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Playing the game for money produces the proper professional attitude. It inculcates the lunch-pail state of mind that shows up for work despite rain or snow or dark of night and slugs it out day after day.
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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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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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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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