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.
STEVEN PRESSFIELDThe 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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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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We will have to choose between the life we want for our future and the life we have left behind.
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Stay stupid. Follow your unconventional crazy heart.
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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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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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Resistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work.
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Slay that dragon once, and he will never have power over you again.
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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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Our greatest battle is to become ourselves, in the face of adversity.
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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 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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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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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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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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