Comments on: Steven Pressfield and the War of Work https://copyblogger.com/steven-pressfield-interview/ Content marketing tools and training. Sat, 28 Mar 2020 18:37:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: When is a Writer a Writer… | Self-Published Author's Lounge https://copyblogger.com/steven-pressfield-interview/#comment-232759 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:41:17 +0000 https://copyblogger.flywheelsites.com/?p=22778#comment-232759 […] Writer (Yet)” by Jeff Goins that I thought I’d share with you all. I once asked author Steven Pressfield when a writer becomes a […]

]]> By: 5 Ebook Publishing Hurdles, and How to Beat Them | Blog Traffic Tips https://copyblogger.com/steven-pressfield-interview/#comment-232758 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:00:21 +0000 https://copyblogger.flywheelsites.com/?p=22778#comment-232758 […] Have you ever read The War of Art by Steven Pressfield? It’s a must-read. In this book, Pressfield talks about resistance. That’s it. He focuses on the entity, he breaks it down to the bare essentials, and he presents it to you in an easily digestible way. He makes it relate to you. He reveals something that you knew was there but could never put a name to. (You can also listen to his interview with Copyblogger here). […]

]]> By: 5 Ebook Publishing Hurdles, and How to Beat Them - Affiliate Marketing Success Site https://copyblogger.com/steven-pressfield-interview/#comment-232757 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:13:36 +0000 https://copyblogger.flywheelsites.com/?p=22778#comment-232757 […] reveals something that you knew was there but could never put a name to. (You can also listen to his interview with Copyblogger here).That’s a powerful book: Pressfield never veers off track, he doesn’t overload you with […]

]]> By: 5 Ebook Publishing Hurdles, and How to Beat Them : @ProBlogger https://copyblogger.com/steven-pressfield-interview/#comment-232756 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:08:02 +0000 https://copyblogger.flywheelsites.com/?p=22778#comment-232756 […] Have you ever read The War of Art by Steven Pressfield? It’s a must-read. In this book, Pressfield talks about resistance. That’s it. He focuses on the entity, he breaks it down to the bare essentials, and he presents it to you in an easily digestible way. He makes it relate to you. He reveals something that you knew was there but could never put a name to. (You can also listen to his interview with Copyblogger here). […]

]]> By: Archan Mehta https://copyblogger.com/steven-pressfield-interview/#comment-232755 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:45:37 +0000 https://copyblogger.flywheelsites.com/?p=22778#comment-232755 With due respect, I disagree.

You don’t have to approach work with a warrior mindset.

Instead, try meditation: it will help you find your center. That center is nothing but your being. From that being-ness springs the silence and quietude you have been searching for. It is the story of your life.

Meditation will help you to transcend this ordinary life. Then, you can approach your work in a spirit of play. Your work can turn into something fun. You can discover flow through your work. Your work can be like a vacation. Your work can bring you peace of mind. You don’t have to swim against the tide: there is no need to swim upstream. The work is you.

Working on your self will enable you to find the work you are looking for. Then, there will be no excuses. You will be content just to pursue your work in an ordinary way. You will be able to complete tasks without effort: it will feel easy.
And you will have this incredible lightness of being. Martial artists have understood this art of pulling rather than pushing for thousands and thousands of years. There is great wisdom to be found in this self-discovery. Cheers.

]]> By: Are You Satisfied? | Goins, Writer https://copyblogger.com/steven-pressfield-interview/#comment-232754 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:07:42 +0000 https://copyblogger.flywheelsites.com/?p=22778#comment-232754 […] believe it was Steven Pressfield who said in an interview that if you do something long enough, if you get serious about any craft (including writing), there […]

]]> By: Jeff Goins https://copyblogger.com/steven-pressfield-interview/#comment-232753 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:04:53 +0000 https://copyblogger.flywheelsites.com/?p=22778#comment-232753 Love this. Listened to it twice now.

]]> By: Matt https://copyblogger.com/steven-pressfield-interview/#comment-232752 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:02:35 +0000 https://copyblogger.flywheelsites.com/?p=22778#comment-232752 My favorite podcast from you so far – excellent!

Thanks for introducing me to Pressfield too – very interesting character. Can’t say I agree with him about social media though. Some view it as a waste of time and I do agree that personal interaction still trumps the “ROI” of SM but I can’t side with the fact it’s a total waste.

]]> By: Martin H. Normark https://copyblogger.com/steven-pressfield-interview/#comment-232751 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:47:49 +0000 https://copyblogger.flywheelsites.com/?p=22778#comment-232751 About turning pro. Would it be wrong to say that you become mediocre, if you “succeed” without the turning pro experience?

I could see one point in my life, if I did a few obvious things differently the software I was working on could sell and keep things floating. But looking back, it would have been another mediocre me-too product, and I would have been a mediocre developer.

]]> By: Ronald Cagape https://copyblogger.com/steven-pressfield-interview/#comment-232750 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:24:49 +0000 https://copyblogger.flywheelsites.com/?p=22778#comment-232750 Just finished listening. I like the part where Steven distinguishes between an amateur and a pro. I wouldn’t want to be labeled dilletante and it really is true that you have to dedicate yourself to your art for your work to matter.

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