Weekly Quote: Steven Pressfield on Doing What Scares Us

Remembe your 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. - Steven Pressfield

This week’s quote comes from The War of Art by Steven Pressfield, a book worthy of regular visits from your time and attention. Pressfield reminds us that meaning lies in the hard stuff, the scary stuff, the stuff that we know is important but triggers our anxiety and makes us want to run away. We can’t run away.

There’s too much to do, and too many people are counting on us to not do what frightens us. We have to keep our heads up and keep going. There’s too much at stake not to.

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