![]() "It is one thing to study war, and another to live the warrior's life. His view of the profession of arms is a lot like Pressfield's conception of art and the artist: There's a recurring character in his books, named Telamon, a mercenary of ancient days. His struggles to earn a living as a writer (it took seventeen years to get the first paycheck) are detailed in The War of Art, Turning Pro, The Authentic Swing, Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t, and The Knowledge. Resistance is experienced as fear the degree of fear equates to the. Remember our rule of thumb: The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it. Marine, an advertising copywriter, schoolteacher, tractor-trailer driver, bartender, oilfield roustabout, attendant in a mental hospital and screenwriter. As Pressfield illuminates in The War of Art, let fear guide you: Fear is good. Since graduating from Duke University in 1965, he has been a U.S. His father was in the Navy, and he was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1943. ![]() ![]() A film of the same title was released in 2000, directed by Robert Redford and starring Matt Damon, Will Smith and Charlize Theron. His debut novel, The Legend of Bagger Vance, was adapted for screen. Steven Pressfield is the author of The Legend of Bagger Vance, Gates of Fire, Tides of War, Last of the Amazons, Virtues of War, The Afghan Campaign, Killing Rommel, The Profession, The Lion's Gate, The War of Art, Turning Pro, Do the Work, The Warrior Ethos, The Authentic Swing, An American Jew, Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t, The Knowledge, and The Artist's Journey. ![]()
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