Steven Pressfield on Resistance and Creativity

Mark Divine Show

• Episode: Steven Pressfield on Resistance and Creativity
• Website: Mark Divine Show
• Feed URL: http://sealfit.libsyn.com/rss
• Duration: 01:06:18
• Published: 2021-04-14 23:00

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.