Steven Pressfield Quotes about Adversity

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Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we’re thinking like amateurs. Amateurs don’t show up. Amateurs crap out. Amateurs let adversity

Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we’re thinking like amateurs. Amateurs don’t show up. Amateurs crap out. Amateurs let adversity defeat them. The pro thinks differently. He shows up, he does his work, he keeps on truckin’, no matter what.

Steven Pressfield

Struggle, Procrastination, Adversity

"From Cabbie to Best-Selling Author: Steve Pressfield on ‘Turning Pro’" by Greg Clarkin, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 16, 2012.

Our greatest battle is to become ourselves, in the face of adversity.

Steven Pressfield

Adversity, Battle, Faces

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

Real, Adversity, Heaven

Steven Pressfield (2002). “The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles”, p.81, Black Irish Entertainment LLC