Receiving praise or blame in the real world. Having a sense of humour about your job.ġ0. Accepting remuneration for your labour.ĩ. Fortunately, it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp."Ħ. Overcoming Resistance requires you to become a professional. Rationalisation is the right-hand man of Resistance, and there will always be a way to rationalise not doing your work. If you let it take over, it can ultimately result in unhappiness, boredom, lack of satisfaction, and even depression.Ĭriticism of others, self-doubt, and fear are common indicators that you are experiencing Resistance. Resistance can come in the form of self-destructive habits like addiction, a victimhood mentality, and choosing to be around people who you deep down know will let you get away with not becoming your best self. This procrastination needs to be overcome or it can become a habit. You may start to think you need to wait for the perfect time or wait until you sort out another aspect of your life. Procrastination is the most common manifestation of Resistance. Resistance can come in the form of other people telling you, explicitly or implicitly, that you shouldn't be pursuing the goal. Resistance is most powerful the closer you get to finishing the project.
Resistance only obstructs you from moving in a positive direction, so can be used as an indication that you should move towards the work for which you are experiencing Resistance.
The more important your calling is, the more resistance you will feel.Įveryone feels resistance, and it doesn't go away with experience. Resistance's aim is to distract you from doing your work. Resistance can be experienced in any calling including writing, painting, creating music, pursuing business ventures, starting a diet or training plan, beating addiction, education, relationships, and moral or religious change. Resistance holds us back from living our unlived life, and can therefore be toxic, if not dealt with properly. What stops us from sitting down to do it can be called "Resistance". It's not doing the work (writing for example) that's hard. Resistance can be overcome by 'becoming a professional': showing up every day no matter what, doing the work in spite of fear, self-doubt, and rationalisation that you should be doing something else, delaying gratification, and doing this consistently, knowing that through doing so, inspiration will follow and that you will contribute your unique work to the world. Resistance can manifest as fear, procrastination, addictive behaviours, negative self-talk, depression, and ultimately not doing the work required to move towards becoming your best self and living the life you want to live.
What holds most people back from pursuing their artistic, professional, lifestyle, or other, goals is Resistance. The War of Art - Steven Pressfield 3-Sentence Summary:
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