Steven Pressfield

“Don’t prepare. Begin.”

— Steven Pressfield

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

— 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…

— Steven Pressfield

I love memoirs, particularly obscure ones because the writer is usually a regular guy just telling what happened to him and to…

— Steven Pressfield

In my experience, depth of work consists of two components. The first is recklessness; the second is discipline. Dionysian; Apollonian. Passion;reason.

— Steven Pressfield

“What's the difference between a Spartan king and a mid-ranker? One man will lob this query to his mate as they prepare…

— Steven Pressfield

“The paradox seems to be, as Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of…

— Steven Pressfield

Ambition, I have come to believe, is the most primal and sacred and fundament of our being. To feel ambition and to…

— Steven Pressfield

“In fact, we are servants of the Mystery. We were put here on earth to act as agents of the Infinite, to…

— Steven Pressfield

The working artist will not tolerate trouble in her life because she knows trouble prevents her from doing her work. The working…

— Steven Pressfield

Resistance’s goal is not to wound or disable. Resistance aims to kill

— Steven Pressfield

“Improvisation is not a wild scramble at the last minute. You are not pulling plans out of thin air. Improvisation is the…

— Steven Pressfield

“While those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.”

— Steven Pressfield

I'm superstitious. I keep mum while I'm working on something.

— Steven Pressfield

This man has conquered the world! What have you done?" The philosopher replied without an instant's hesitation, "I have conquered the need…

— Steven Pressfield

The critic hates most that which he would have done himself if he had had the guts.

— Steven Pressfield

The last thing we want is to remain as we are.

— Steven Pressfield

“...fear doesn't go away.”

— Steven Pressfield

Writers think in metaphors. Editors work in metaphors. A great reader reads in metaphors.

— Steven Pressfield

Have you ever wondered why the slang terms for intoxication are so demolition-oriented? Stoned, smashed, hammered. It's because they're talking about the…

— Steven Pressfield

Resistance by definition is self-sabotage.

— Steven Pressfield

The instinct that pulls us toward art is the impulse to evolve, to learn, to heighten and elevate our consciousness. The Ego…

— Steven Pressfield

Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.

— Steven Pressfield

Fear doesn't go away. The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must…

— Steven Pressfield

“The habits and addictions of the amateur are conscious or unconscious self-inflicted wounds. Their payoff is incapacity. When we take our M1903…

— Steven Pressfield