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The Difference Between Professionals and Amateurs
The amateur plays part-time, the professional full-time. The amateur is a weekend warrior. The professional is there seven days a week.
Steven Pressfield • The War of Art
worked steadily and published regularly. Pros go to work whether they’re inspired or not. They allow for imperfection in their work. They finish what they start. They share their work when it’s finished. The exceptions only prove the rule.
Chase Jarvis • Creative Calling: Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life
There's no mystery to turning pro. It's a decision brought about by an act of will. We make up our minds to view ourselves as pros and we do it. Simple as that.
Steven Pressfield • The War of Art
Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way. Professionals know what is important to them and work toward it with purpose; amateurs get pulled off course by the urgencies of life.
James Clear • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.
James Clear • Atomic Habits: the life-changing million-copy #1 bestseller
Professionals have the discipline to stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.