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Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we're thinking like... →
Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn't just skills like computer technology. It's the old-fashioned basics of... →
No industry is immune and no occupation is safe. All of us need to begin to think in terms of our own inner strengths, our resilience and... →
Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our... →
The difference between an amateur and a professional is in their habits. An amateur has amateur habits. A professional has professional habits. We... →
Artists, writers and people in creative fields are entrepreneurs by necessity. Nobody gives them a paycheck or picks up their medical insurance. The... →
I wrote in the 'War of Art' that I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better.
Most of us have two lives: the life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.
The amateur tweets. The pro works.
I knew I wanted to write novels, but I could not finish what I started. The closer I got, the more ways I'd find to screw it up.
All of us need to begin to think in terms of our own inner strengths, our resilience and resourcefulness, our capacity to adapt and to rely upon... →
As powerful as is our soul's call, so potent are the forces of Resistance arrayed against it. We're not alone if we've been mowed down by... →
If you want to send a manuscript, send it to an agent. And send a letter first, asking permission. Launch it into the real world of cold-blooded... →