Quotes from: Steven Pressfield

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A work-in-progress generates its own energy field. You, the artist or entrepreneur, are pouring love into the work; you are suffusing it with passion and intention and hope

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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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The song we’re composing already exists in potential. Our work is to find it

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Rule of thumb: The more important a call or action is to our soul’s evolution, the Resistance we will feel toward pursuing it

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Of any activity you do, ask yourself: If I were the last person on earth, would I still do it?

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Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got

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A child has no trouble believing the unbelievable, nor does the genius or the madman. It’s only you and I, with our big brains and our tiny hearts, who doubt and overthink and hesitate

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The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying

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We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause

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Our job in this life is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we already are and become it