There’s a force inside each of us that opposes the work we most need to do. Learning to recognize it, and choosing to move anyway, is some of the most important work a person can do.
Steven Pressfield describes a force he calls Resistance, the inner voice that talks us out of the work we most need to do. It’s not laziness. It’s something deeper. After decades of sitting with people in coaching sessions, I’ve seen it show up in every kind of life, regardless of how successful, knowledgeable, or motivated someone is. It opposes the work anyway.
Turning pro isn’t a dramatic announcement. It’s a quiet decision, made 1% at a time, to stop letting Resistance run the show.
Where in your life do you already know what to do, but keep finding reasons not to do it?
Read each statement and respond honestly. There’s no right answer, just an honest one.
One of the first things we do together is identify where Resistance is showing up, and what it’s costing you. Start with a free 15-minute conversation.
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