The War of Art describes the internal obstacles that inhibit success, collecting them together in a tangible, palpable collective which Pressfield describes as ‘resistance’. Novelist Steven Pressfield (The Legend of Bagger Vance; Gates of Fire) goes self-help in The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle. . Give us what you’ve got.” Other Books by Steven Pressfield. Continue each week (also free) with our "Writing Wednesdays" and "What It Takes" posts, each one like a new chapter in The War of Art.Plus continual videos, freebies, specials and new material throughout the year. Dubbing itself a cross between Sun-Tzu's The Art of War and Julie Cameron's The Artist's Way, Pressfield's book aims to help readers "overcome Resistance" so that they may achieve "the unlived life within." It's free.

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Continue each week (also free) with our "Writing Wednesdays" and "What It Takes" posts, each one like a new chapter in The War of Art.Plus continual videos, freebies, specials and new material throughout the year. The War of Art describes the internal obstacles that inhibit success, collecting them together in a tangible, palpable collective which Pressfield describes as ‘resistance’.

The course's five audio lessons will ground you in the principles and characteristics of the artist's inner battle. Don’t cheat us of your contribution.

My guest today is the one and only Steven Pressfield. Bestselling author Steven Pressfield shows readers how to identify, defeat, and unlock the inner barriers to creativity.

Do The Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way by Steven Pressfield; Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life’s Work by Steven Pressfield; Recommended Reading The course's five audio lessons will ground you in the principles and characteristics of the artist's inner battle. Needless to say, many of you are already familiar with at least some of his work, including The War of Art, Do the Work, The Warrior Ethos, and Gates of Fire.. Start with this War of Art [27-minute] mini-course. It’s an unseen, malevolent force that blocks so many people from achieving their true potential. It’s an unseen, malevolent force that blocks so many people from achieving their true potential. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it.

Pressfield was an advertising copywriter, schoolteacher, tractor-trailer driver, bartender, oilfield roustabout, attendant in a mental hospital, fruit-picker in Washington state, and screenwriter. The Art of War meets The Artist's Way in this profoundly inspiring, no-nonsense guide to overcoming creative blocks of every kind. It's free. Start with this War of Art [27-minute] mini-course.