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The Mark Divine Show

Steven Pressfield on Resistance and Creativity

Apr 14, 2021
59:58

Today Mark talks with Steven Pressfield, an acclaimed author of historical fiction and non-fiction.

Among numerous other books, Steven wrote The War of Art, The Legend of Bagger Vance, and Gates of Fire, about the Battle of Thermopylae.

His most recent book is A Man at Arms, about the Roman empire and the letter to the Corinthians. Steven explains his creative process when writing and how he overcomes any form of Resistance. 

Hear how:      

Resistance is the main obstacle to creativity and how it's a negative force of self-sabotage    

You can overcome Resistance by staring down the wolf-an act of will We all have the Hero's Journey-that eventually leads to our Artist's Journey    

Steven has his own creative process when starting a novel

Listen to this episode to find out more about how you can tap into your own creative potential.

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