“Our job in this life 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.”
“The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.”
“Of any activity you do, ask yourself: If I were the last person on earth, would I still do it?”
“The amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; then he can do his work. The professional knows that fear can never be overcome.”
“Nothing is as empowering as real-world validation, even if it’s for failure.”
— Steven Pressfield, The War of Art