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Resistance in my experience always kicks in when you're trying to move from a lower level to a higher level or to identify with a braver part of yourself or your higher nature. So it's that negative repelling force. It's kind of the dragon that we have to slay every day if we're artists or entrepreneurs. (Steven Pressfield)
Resistance really takes the shape, for me, in voices in my head telling me why I can't do something or why I should put it off for another day, procrastinate for another day. View quote
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Do you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it? View quote
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The opposite of love isn't hate; it's indifference. View quote
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All of us need to begin to think in terms of our own inner strengths, our resilience and resourcefulness, our capacity to adapt and to rely upon ourselves and our families. View quote
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Resistance is directly proportional to love. If you're feeling massive Resistance, the good news is that it means there's tremendous love there too. View quote
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Give them this: they were tough. Tougher than the Scyths and Getai, for all their savage valor, and tougher than the Amazons, despite their dash and dazzle. View quote
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Fear saps passion. View quote
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Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny. This second, we can turn the tables on Resistance. This second, we can sit down and do our work. View quote
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As powerful as is our soul's call, so potent are the forces of Resistance arrayed against it. We're not alone if we've been mowed down by Resistance; millions of good men and women have bitten the dust before us. View quote
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I knew I wanted to write novels, but I could not finish what I started. The closer I got, the more ways I'd find to screw it up. (Steven Pressfield)
If you want to send a manuscript, send it to an agent. And send a letter first, asking permission. Launch it into the real world of cold-blooded commercial response, not into the fantasyland of wishful thinking, cowardice and surrender to Resistance. View quote
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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. View quote
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Are you paralyzed with fear? That's a good sign. Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it. View quote
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It's not the writing part that's hard. What's hard is sitting down to write. View quote
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Figure out what scares you the most and do that first. View quote
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Our enemy is not lack of preparation; it's not the difficulty of the project or the state of the marketplace or the emptiness of our bank account. The enemy is our chattering brain, which, if we give it so much as a nanosecond, will start producing excuses, alibis, transparent self-justifications and a million reasons why we can't/shouldn't/won't do what we know we need to do. View quote
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The professional does not wait for inspiration; he acts in anticipation of it. View quote
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We show up. We do our best. Good things happen. View quote
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We're all pros already. 1) We show up every day 2) We show up no matter what 3) We stay on the job all day 4) We are committed over the long haul 5) The stakes for us are high and real 6) We accept remuneration for our labor 7) We do not overidentify with our jobs 8 ) We master the technique of our jobs 9) We have a sense of humor about our jobs 10) We receive praise or blame in the real world. View quote
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Don't wait for someone else to validate you. Validate yourself. (Steven Pressfield)
The best and only thing that one artist can do for another is to serve as an example and an inspiration. View quote
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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. View quote
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Those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them. View quote
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The Spartans say that any army may win while it still has legs under it; the real test comes when all strength is fled and the men must produce victory on will alone. View quote
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