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Steven Pressfield Quotes

When we see others beginning to live their authentic selves, it drives us crazy if we have not lived out our own Picture Quote #1
What finally convinced me to go ahead was simply that I was so unhappy not going ahead Picture Quote #1
Tomorrow morning the critic will be gone, but the writer will still be there facing the blank page. Nothing matters but that he keep working Picture Quote #1
If we were born to overthrow the order of ignorance and injustice of the world, it’s our job to realize it and get down to business Picture Quote #1
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 Picture Quote #1
It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write Picture Quote #1
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You don’t need to take a course or buy a product. All you have to do is change your mind Picture Quote #1
We come into this world with a specific, personal destiny. We have a job to do, a calling to enact, a self to become. We are who we are from the cradle, and we’re stuck with it Picture Quote #1
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 Picture Quote #1
When we sit down day after day and keep grinding, something mysterious starts to happen... Unseen forces enlist in our cause; serendipity reinforces our purpose Picture Quote #1
The critic hates most that which he would have done himself if he had had the guts Picture Quote #1
We will have to choose between the life we want for our future and the life we have left behind Picture Quote #1
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It’s one thing to lie to ourselves. It’s another thing to believe it Picture Quote #1
Seeking support from friends and and family is like having people gathered around at your deathbed. It’s nice, but when the ship sails, all they can do is stand on the dock waving goodbye Picture Quote #1
Do you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it? Picture Quote #1
The professional respects his craft. He does not consider himself superior to it. He recognizes the contributions of those who have gone before him. He apprentices himself to them Picture Quote #1
When we turn pro we stop running from our fears. We turn around and face them Picture Quote #1
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 Picture Quote #1
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We are all warriors. Each of us struggles every day to define and defend our sense of purpose and integrity, to justify our existence on the planet and to understand, if only within our own hearts, who we are and what we believe in Picture Quote #1
The artist and the mother are vehicles, not originators. They don’t create the new life, they only bear it. This is why birth is such a humbling experience. The new mom weeps in awe at the little miracle in her arms. She knows it came out of her but not from her, through her but not of her Picture Quote #1
Ambition, I have come to believe, is the most primal and sacred and fundament of our being. To feel ambition and to act upon it is to embrace the unique calling of our souls. Not to act upon that ambition is to turn our backs on ourselves and on the reason for our existence Picture Quote #1
That’s why an artist must be a warrior and, like all warriors, artists over time acquire modesty and humility. They may, some of them, conduct themselves flamboyantly in public. But alone with the work they are chaste and humble. They know they are not the source of the creations they bring into being. They only facilitate. They carry. They are the willing and skilled instruments of the gods and goddesses they serve Picture Quote #1
The professional dedicates himself to mastering technique not because he believes technique is a substitute for inspiration but because he wants to be in possession of the full arsenal of skills when inspiration does come. The professional is sly. He knows that by toiling beside the front door of technique, he leaves room for genius to enter by the back Picture Quote #1
The professional conducts his business in the real world. Adversity, injustice, bad hops and rotten calls, even good breaks and lucky bounces all comprise the ground over which the campaign must be waged. The field is level, the professional understands, only in heaven Picture Quote #1
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Our job in this lifetime 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. If we were born to paint, it’s our job to become a painter. If we were born to raise and nurture children, it’s our job to become a mother. If we were born to overthrow the order of ignorance and injustice of the world, it’s our job to realize it and get down to business Picture Quote #1
Sometimes, when we’re terrified of embracing our true calling, we’ll pursue a shadow calling instead. That shadow career is a metaphor for our real career. Its shape is similar, its contours feel tantalizingly the same. But a shadow career entails no real risk. If we fail at a shadow career, the consequences are meaningless to us. Are you pursuing a shadow career? Picture Quote #1
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When we see others beginning to live their authentic selves, it drives us crazy if we have not lived out our own  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) What finally convinced me to go ahead was simply that I was so unhappy not going ahead  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) Tomorrow morning the critic will be gone, but the writer will still be there facing the blank page. Nothing matters but that he keep working  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) If we were born to overthrow the order of ignorance and injustice of the world, it’s our job to realize it and get down to business  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) 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  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) You don’t need to take a course or buy a product. All you have to do is change your mind  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) We come into this world with a specific, personal destiny. We have a job to do, a calling to enact, a self to become. We are who we are from the cradle, and we’re stuck with it  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) 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  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) When we sit down day after day and keep grinding, something mysterious starts to happen... Unseen forces enlist in our cause; serendipity reinforces our purpose  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) The critic hates most that which he would have done himself if he had had the guts  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) We will have to choose between the life we want for our future and the life we have left behind  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) It’s one thing to lie to ourselves. It’s another thing to believe it  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) Seeking support from friends and and family is like having people gathered around at your deathbed. It’s nice, but when the ship sails, all they can do is stand on the dock waving goodbye  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) Do you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it?  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) The professional respects his craft. He does not consider himself superior to it. He recognizes the contributions of those who have gone before him. He apprentices himself to them  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) When we turn pro we stop running from our fears. We turn around and face them  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) 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  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) We are all warriors. Each of us struggles every day to define and defend our sense of purpose and integrity, to justify our existence on the planet and to understand, if only within our own hearts, who we are and what we believe in  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) The artist and the mother are vehicles, not originators. They don’t create the new life, they only bear it. This is why birth is such a humbling experience. The new mom weeps in awe at the little miracle in her arms. She knows it came out of her but not from her, through her but not of her  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) Ambition, I have come to believe, is the most primal and sacred and fundament of our being. To feel ambition and to act upon it is to embrace the unique calling of our souls. Not to act upon that ambition is to turn our backs on ourselves and on the reason for our existence  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) That’s why an artist must be a warrior and, like all warriors, artists over time acquire modesty and humility. They may, some of them, conduct themselves flamboyantly in public. But alone with the work they are chaste and humble. They know they are not the source of the creations they bring into being. They only facilitate. They carry. They are the willing and skilled instruments of the gods and goddesses they serve  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) The professional dedicates himself to mastering technique not because he believes technique is a substitute for inspiration but because he wants to be in possession of the full arsenal of skills when inspiration does come. The professional is sly. He knows that by toiling beside the front door of technique, he leaves room for genius to enter by the back  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) The professional conducts his business in the real world. Adversity, injustice, bad hops and rotten calls, even good breaks and lucky bounces all comprise the ground over which the campaign must be waged. The field is level, the professional understands, only in heaven  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) Our job in this lifetime 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. If we were born to paint, it’s our job to become a painter. If we were born to raise and nurture children, it’s our job to become a mother. If we were born to overthrow the order of ignorance and injustice of the world, it’s our job to realize it and get down to business  (Steven Pressfield Quotes) Sometimes, when we’re terrified of embracing our true calling, we’ll pursue a shadow calling instead. That shadow career is a metaphor for our real career. Its shape is similar, its contours feel tantalizingly the same. But a shadow career entails no real risk. If we fail at a shadow career, the consequences are meaningless to us. Are you pursuing a shadow career?  (Steven Pressfield Quotes)
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