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The War of Art

MJ Jensen's Key Ideas from The War of Art
by Steven Pressfield

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Finding Your Purpose

Finding Your Purpose

Finding what we are really good at is only half the battle, the hardest part is putting forth the effort and motivation to actually work towards it

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We All Have Internal Resistance

We All Have Internal Resistance

Everyone struggles with Resistance. Resistance is the little voice that tells us to procrastinate, avoid, and do anything but work on our passion

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<p>Resistance manifests itself...

Resistance manifests itself in the form of fear of failure, procrastination, and self-doubt

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Fear Means It Is Important To Us

Fear Means It Is Important To Us

The more resistance we have, the more fear we feel, the more important that specific enterprise is to us and our growth

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Act Now, Getting Started Is The Hardest Part

Act Now, Getting Started Is The Hardest Part

Once you find your purpose, take some concrete action towards your goal, so you can say you started, which is the hardest part

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Work On Your Passion

Work On Your Passion

The only way to fight Resistance is through work.

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Follow Your Dream

Follow Your Dream

Stop treating your dream like a hobby. Treat it like a full time job.

Set a schedule, have a deadline, and stay accountable. Don't over commit, just be consistent

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Possibilities Are Endless

Possibilities Are Endless

A passion should challenge you constantly. You should feel good when you go there. It should demand you constantly improve

What you get back is only limited by what we put into it.

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- STEVEN PRESSFIELD

“Your job in this lifetime is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we already are and become it.”

-Steven Pressfield

- STEVEN PRESSFIELD

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I'm a writer obsessed with sharing new ideas in the areas of mindset, personal development, self-help, procrastination, productivity, writing, organization, and health & fitness

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This book was recommended to me and it did not disappoint. These were the key insights. Identify and follow your dreams!

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