Category: Self-Development Sundays

Recently, I’ve started taking long, 8,000-step walks around our new neighborhood in Raleigh, North Carolina. (And, honestly, I love it here).  I’ve never spent a lot of time living in smaller cities (and I never thought I’d end up living in Raleigh), but I love walking down the meandering, oak-lined…

This week, I’m rounding out my exploration of Steven Pressfield by exploring The Artist’s Journey: The Wake of the Hero’s Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning.  The Artist’s Journey, not to be confused with The Artist’s Way, is all about what happens after the artist endures the Hero’s Journey;…

As I continue to move through the self-improvement work of Steven Pressfield, I’m covering “Do the Work” this week. This book covers a lot of the same ground as The War of Art, Turning Pro, Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t and Put Your A** Where Your Heart Wants to…

Last week, in “The War of Art,” we identified the enemy.  This week, we talk about how to overcome it.  Which, in Steven Pressfield’s parlance, means “turning pro.” From what I gather, “turning pro” isn’t necessarily about remuneration (though that may be the conventional definition). Instead, it seems to mean…

If I’ve learned two fundamental tenets of self-development, they are: you are the problem, and you are the solution.  And sure, that’s fine and dandy and good until you get to the actual hard part of taking action. Let’s say you intend to lose those extra five pounds or sit…

“Nobody wants to read anything,” Steven Pressfield notes at the beginning of No One Wants to Read Your Sh*t And Other Tough Love Truths to Make You a Better Writer.   “Let me repeat that. Nobody – not even your dog or your mother – has the slightest interest in your…

For the third straight week, I’m continuing my exploration of Steven Pressfield with his Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be. (In case you haven’t noticed, I really dig what he has to say about life, art, and the creative struggles we all face when we sit down…