Steven Pressfield On Attaining Your Dreams, Pursuing Your Goals, Mastering Your Craft, & Defeating Resistance

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Jan 30, 2023

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ADVICE

Habit as an Ally

To overcome procrastination, establish a daily habit for creative work.
Treat it like a practice, similar to yoga or martial arts, and stick to it consistently.

INSIGHT

Lifelong Practice vs. Fantasy Ending

Focusing on a fantasy ending can lead to procrastination.
Instead, view creative work as a lifelong practice, making it a daily habit.

ANECDOTE

Steven Pressfield's Early Struggles

Steven Pressfield started writing at 23 and faced initial setbacks, including abandoning a book and a marriage.
He persevered, writing daily in a rented house, but his first book sold only after 27 years.

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#539: Today we're sitting down with New York Times bestselling author Steven Pressfield, who's written multiple books including The War of Art, Turning Pro, Do The Work, and most recently released his memoir, GVT CHEESE. Today he's telling us his story from starting out as a writer, broke & living in a house with no electricity, to becoming one of the most prolific writers of our time. He dives into how to make it as a writer or creator in general, the top qualities of somebody who's successful, and he lays out all the reasons why we as humans are always in our own way & how to get out of those habits that keep us from success.

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