Steven Pressfield

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.

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

The artist committing himself to his calling has volunteered for hell, in a way.

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.

Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard, or smelled. But it can be felt.

The professional tackles the project that will make him stretch. He doesn’t wait for inspiration; he acts in anticipation of it.

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

The professional tackles the project that will make him stretch. He doesn’t take the easy way out.

Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard, or smelled. It is invisible. It is a repelling force. It’s negative. Its aim is to shove us away, prevent us from doing our work.

The more important a call or action is to our soul's evolution, the more Resistance we will feel toward pursuing it.