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Turning Pro

Name: Turning Pro
Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Author: Steven Pressfield
ISBN: 9781936891030

Steven Pressfield · 2012 · 132 pages

The follow-up to his bestseller The War of Art, Turning Pro navigates the passage from the amateur life to a professional practice. "You don't need to take a course or buy a product. All you have to do is change your mind."--Steven PressfieldTURNING PRO IS FREE, BUT IT'S NOT EASY.When we turn pro, we give up a life that we may have become extremely comfortable with. We give up a self that we have come to identify with and to call our own.TURNING PRO IS FREE, BUT IT DEMANDS SACRIFICE.The passage from amateur to professional is often achieved via an interior odyssey whose trials are survived only at great cost, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually. We pass through a membrane when we turn pro. It's messy and it's scary. We tread in blood when we turn pro.WHAT WE GET WHEN WE TURN PRO.What we get when we turn pro is we find our power. We find our will and our voice and we find our self-respect. We become who we always were but had, until then, been afraid to embrace and live out.

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Ryan Holiday
“This book is so good and so perfect for the moment, whether you’re an artist or an entrepreneur, a parent or a movie producer. Because the early 2020s have been separating the amateurs from the pros. When times are good, you can be soft and lazy. But when the going gets tough? I hope this book can be an investment in yourself this year. As Steven writes, “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.””↗
Chris Williamson
“Up Your Game Another 1-2 hour read. Steven took the most popular chapter (and my favourite) from The War Of Art and fleshed it out into a full book. Stop taking things casually and protecting yourself from failure by not fully committing. Learn to deal with the discomfort of your craft, realise what it takes to become a “professional” and get serious with your passion. Again, I highlighted tons of this book. If you’re ready to Turn Pro, dedicate a couple of hours to this. Non-Fiction 13”↗
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