Do the Work
Where do our own real thoughts come from? How can we access them? From what source does our true, authentic self speak?
Steven Pressfield • Do the Work
When you and I set out to create anything—art, commerce, science, love—or to advance in the direction of a higher, nobler version of ourselves, we uncork from the universe, ineluctably, an equal and opposite reaction.
Steven Pressfield • Do the Work
Have you ever watched a small child take a few bold steps away from its mother? The little boy or girl shows great courage. She ventures forth, feels exhilaration, and then … she realizes what she has done. She freaks. She bolts back to Mommy. That’s you and me when we’re growing.
Steven Pressfield • Do the Work
When we ship, we’re exposed. That’s why we’re so afraid of it. When we ship, we’ll be judged. The real world will pronounce upon our work and upon us. When we ship, we can fail. When we ship, we can be humiliated.
Steven Pressfield • Do the Work
The enemy is in you, but it is not you. No moral judgment attaches to the possession of it. You “have” Resistance the same way you “have” a heartbeat.
Steven Pressfield • Do the Work
“peripheral opponents.”
Steven Pressfield • Do the Work
Test Number One “How bad do you want it?”
Steven Pressfield • Do the Work
So you’re taking a few blows. That’s the price for being in the arena and not on the sidelines. Stop complaining and be grateful.”
Steven Pressfield • Do the Work
You’re allowed to read three books on your subject. No more.