Do the Work
Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way
by Steven Pressfield
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Management, Writing, and Personal Development.
Do the WorkOur enemy is not lack of preparation; it's not the difficulty of the project, or the state of the marketplace or the emptiness of our bank account.The enemy is resistance.The enemy is our chattering brain, which, if we give it so much as a nanosecond, will start producing excuses, alibis, transparent selfjustifications and a million rea...
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Management, Writing, and Personal Development.
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“A true manifesto. A call to action. A kick in the butt for any creative person. Great thoughts on overcoming the resistance to creating.”
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