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Determination with Steven Pressfield

2023/6/6
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A Bit of Optimism
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史蒂芬·普雷斯菲尔德：在漫长的创作生涯中，他经历了无数的失败和挫折，做过各种各样的工作，但他始终坚持自己的写作梦想，最终取得了成功。他认为创作成功除了努力、运气和天赋外，还需要缪斯女神的指引。他分享了自己寻找缪斯女神的历程，以及如何通过祈祷和奉献来获得缪斯女神的帮助。他强调，将写作视为一种服务行为，摒弃自我，才能创作出更好的作品。他还谈到了如何在商业利益和个人兴趣之间取得平衡，以及如何通过不断学习和提升来提高自己的写作水平。他认为，即使在没有发表作品的时候，也要坚持认为自己是一位作家，并不断努力提升写作水平。 西蒙·西内克：他与史蒂芬·普雷斯菲尔德就创作成功、缪斯女神、运气、努力和天赋等方面进行了深入的探讨。他分享了自己在演讲前的准备工作，以及如何通过将演讲视为一种奉献行为来提升演讲效果。他还谈到了将自己的想法分享出去的重要性，以及如何通过这种方式来创造运气。他认为，将自己的想法分享出去，可以带来意想不到的机遇和运气。

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Steven Pressfield introduces the concept of a muse as a crucial factor in creative success, guiding him to incredible achievements in writing and filmmaking.

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Creative success is notoriously elusive, but those who have made the journey insist it comes down to three factors: hard work, luck, and talent. 

Steven Pressfield wants to add one more thing to that list: a muse. And he should know.

His muse guided him to incredible success as an author of fiction, nonfiction, and movies including hit books like: The Legend of Bagger Vance, The War of Art, and Gates of Fire. 

Steven’s story of the long and bumpy road he took to find his muse and his success can help the rest of us find ours a little quicker. 

This is… A Bit of Optimism.

For more on Steven and his work, check out: 

his new memoir, Govt Cheese: https://stevenpressfieldstore.kinsta.cloud/product/govt-cheese-signed-copy/)

and his other published works: https://stevenpressfield.com/books/)

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