The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressifeld
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My rating: 6 out of 5 stars
Every artist or entrepreneur that I follow has mentioned this book. And now I know why. Only two words can describe this book: sheer awesomeness. It is the go-to book for finding your creative passion, for recognizing your Resistance and conquering it.
Resistance is in everything we do and resistance comes from fear. Resistance comes from our Ego, that part of us that helps us to survive in the real world. There is another part of us that is just as important, which is the Self. The Self is that part of us that exists in a different plane of reality; we get our creative gifts from the gods, from our Muse.
Oh, there's so many great lessons in this book. The author breaks up the book into three books. Book one is about defining Resistance. Book two is about combating resistance. And book three is about going beyond resistance to the higher realm, to the realm of the gods and the muse.
Read this book. It will give you the courage to pursue your creative passions.
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