Steven Pressfield: Winning the Battle Within | Men Talking Mindfulness
About this episode
Steven Pressfield discusses the inner battle against Resistance and the mindset shift required to turn pro.
Steven Pressfield spent 27 years writing before his first novel was published — enduring 21 jobs, living in 11 states, and at times out of his car. Finally, at age 52, Steve finally, what Joseph Campbell calls, “Seized the Sword”. Since then, he’s written over 20+ books and sold millions of copies. His most famous works are: The War of Art, Turning Pro, Gates of Fire ( Gates is on the US Marine Corps commandant's mandatory reading list), and he also wrote the 2000 Oscar-nominated film, The Legend of Bagger Vance . His newest book, The Arcadian , was just released May 26th. Steven comes on Men Talking Mindfulness to talk about the inner war every man is fighting — against Resistance, and the risks of actually Turning pro. IN THIS EPISODE: -What Resistance is — and why it wants to kill you, not just stop you -The one question Steven asks at the end of every day — and why it changes everything -Why warrior virtues and artist virtues are identical -The Muse — what it is, where it comes from, and how to tune in -Amateur vs. pro: the mindset shift that separates people who do from people who mean to -The authentic swing — Bagger Vance, the Bhagavad Gita, and your true calling RELATED…
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