![]() ![]() We experience it as an energy field radiating from a work-in potential. Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard, or smelled. Here is a quote from The War of Art on characteristics of resistance: Every time I feel the urge to quit, I have the image in my mind of me going to pull the pin, only to take a step back and hammer the pin even further into the coupling mechanism. The migrant workers who Steven worked with used the term to describe anyone who decided to quit the job. Pulling the pin referred to pulling a heavy steel pin out of the coupling mechanism to uncouple one train car from the next. In Turning Pro, Steven learned this term from his days as a migrant worker. Just the thought of writing this article, I was overcome with the question “Who the hell am I to write an article about the accomplished and talented Steven Pressfield?” The answer is a guy who turned pro and is doing what he was born to do, and I am not one to “pull the pin” anymore. ![]() I have to thank Steven Pressfield for conquering his resistance and writing two terrific books, The War of Art & Turning Pro, and for teaching me how to confront my fears when I encounter resistance (which happens often). ![]() Resistance is responsible for countless people quitting on their dreams and not doing the work they were born to do. Your chest tightens up and your level of energy drops just by reading that one word. ![]()
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