Steven Pressfield
Steven Pressfield
Steven Pressfieldis an American author, of historical fiction and non-fiction, and screenplays...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
art positive-thinking writing
The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.
soul important thumbs
Rule of thumb: The more important a call or action is to our soul's evolution, the Resistance we will feel toward pursuing it.
art war self
Art is a war - between ourselves and the forces of self-sabotage that would stop us from doing our work. The artist is a warrior.
work essence focus
The essence of professionalism is the focus upon the work and its demands, while we are doing it, to the exclusion of all else.
soul growth important
The more fear we feel about a specific enterprise, the more certain we can be that that enterprise is important to us and to the growth of our soul,
enemy preparation brain
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.
fear warrior artist
Fear doesn't go away. The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day.
running faces turns
When we turn pro we stop running from our fears. We turn around and face them.
crazy self authentic-self
When we see others beginning to live their authentic selves, it drives us crazy if we have not lived out our own.
motivational procrastination destiny
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. 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.
real writing secret
There's a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers don't, and the secret is this: It's not the writing part that's hard. What's hard is sitting down to write. What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance.
numbers dvds quality
Traditional publishers will be dominant, and they should be because they really do assure quality. But eBooks, which are huge already, are going to eclipse everything. They will save traditional publishing the way DVDs saved movie studios (for a while) and they'll greatly expand the number of readers.
tweet
The amateur tweets. The pro works.
want left-behind our-future
We will have to choose between the life we want for our future and the life we have left behind.