Resistance To Big Dreams | Steven Pressfield

An excerpt from episode 584 of The Rich Roll Podcast with Steven Pressfield. Full episode here: 👉🏾bit.ly/richroll584
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[@elsamatos2581]

Such a beautiful, helpful perspective.

[@myangels9539]

Exactly the right time for me to hear this! ❤💫

[@jgray4810]

Same life gets better with truthful knowledge

[@npoznak]

This is so very true. The resistance can be both internal and external.

[@m1ndfox]

Mr. Pressfield is such a wonderful character.

[@theresamccullough1412]

The stronger the resistance, the closer you are to a healing, accomplishing that next step ☆♡

[@yes-dy2xp]

Moral of the story, go achieve your dreams at noon when there’s no shadows

[@djwest3695]

lol

[@beetroot48]

I see this as a very important message. My biggest resistance was to the writer in me. And then I found a great teacher and learned screenwriting. I’ve stepped into my dream. I’ve pushed through resistance. ❤

[@rustynuts4426]

"The devil comes at you when you're doing something right" Denzel Washington

[@TheMidnightModder]

In general, maybe, but mostly that has to do with when you're preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and furthering God's kingdom. Satan doesn't care if you make millions of dollars as long as you're not a Christian. He wants unbelievers to make tons of money because then they'll destroy themselves with drugs, women, and materialism. If you don't know Jesus, then the devil doesn't pay you any mind.

[@littlefishbigmountain]

@@TheMidnightModder All he said was “doing something right”. Greed and vanity isn’t doing something right And just my two cents here, but the devil is quite happy to cause unbelievers suffering upon suffering. I don’t see in the Bible anywhere that says that the enemy _only_ attacks believers. He attacks them in a special and more coordinated, warlike way, sure. He’s also sadistic and prideful and despises imagebearers of God, which all people are, and wants to put them in deep bondage and teach them to love it and to curse God like he does to keep them there, and to give them the same fate to try and rob them from God and deny the finished work on the cross another soul to save

[@TheMidnightModder]

@@littlefishbigmountain I was probably too specific saying that the devil won't pay you any mind if you're an unbeliever, clearly he does, but interpreting it as hyperbole will give you a better understanding of what I mean.

[@littlefishbigmountain]

@@TheMidnightModder I figured as much. Just thought I’d say, at the very least in case of misunderstanding of someone reading

[@carlcapture]

Reminded me of this quote told by Denzel: At your highest moment, be careful - that's when the devil comes for you."

[@highlandlove]

PERFECTLY STATED! Push through to the light. Dream BIG...you can do it!!!

[@alexandrakonstantinidis3694]

Wow, one of THE most helpful things I've heard on the internet for years.🙏wow wow wow...thank you!

[@thelifecoachmedicalmodel6648]

I think I’d like to wake up to this everyday

[@mjk5254]

you can and you will

[@psyenergy1935]

I love love love this with all my soul. precious

[@yanastanimirova8786]

Man, I got up off my ass and went to study thanks to this wonderful advice. Thanks so much!

[@ChrissyGreen]

I think I needed to hear this

[@chaserofthelight1737]

I love love love this. This certainly could change my perspective on life.

[@BryantFerate]

The truth! So excited for the Daily Pressfield! KeepGoing! The muse only counts the commitments.

[@mjloverforever91]

Nice to put a face on this man he’s helped me tremendously

[@Goalsplus]

True. On a small scale, I feel twice as good if I take on a task I am resisting doing over one that's easy. Often I search for the most resistant job because it is holding the greater part of me back.

[@poeticaffect2956]

Gave me goosebumps... I needed to hear this💞💫Gracias

[@gamesdean3842]

This is massssive let's get it! We are more afraid of our light than our darkness.

[@user-up4zi1do6p]

Yes.

[@Imhotep.inwords]

Thank you. This is exactly where I am right now.

[@shelleymichelle9215]

Love the way he imparted such wisdom, really encouraging and inspiring🌷

[@the.mr.beacher]

PSA: if you're on drugs and your family is giving you a lot of resistance, this message is not for you. Their resistance is from Love and we're rooting for your recovery. You have an amazing life ahead of you. It will be hard and that difficulty will often persist. But YOU will lighten someone else's load because you conquered this. YOU ARE LOVED!

[@FOG_Fitness]

Both books changed my life completely and I need to read more of his! Those books I’ve read over a few times now are The War of Art and Turning Pro 🔥

[@pamelazerbe1264]

So true and so helpful to be made aware of.

[@inspirehealthandhope8612]

"As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I shall fear no evil..."

[@squirrellyxd8345]

I’m crying in my car at break…. There’s a lot of resistance and I know with absolute certainty that it’s worth it when I live through your speech in my mind. I hope you are all chasing these dreams they are beautiful.

[@Kinjo7]

Keep your head up, king 👑

[@poeticaffect2956]

Keep going... there's a reason for every dream💞💫

[@ISawSomethingOnTheInternet]

Or you can simply say “the size of the dream/ venture is proportional to the effort needed to push it to the next level.”

[@ThePaulaon1]

Doesn't sound nearly anywhere near as beautiful though 🙂👍

[@merkzdude5466]

facts

[@booknerdjebbi5037]

You didn't quite get it though I think. From an artists perspective, writing for example, the less you want to write that text the more you should lay yourself bare and do it. It's more vulnerable and personal to you and therefore you both don't want to do it and also why you should. The size of it doesn't really determine its difficulty or your resistance. You could write a book the same length that feels easy to you because it lacks depth and your true perspective.

[@Ascending_Leo816]

Very helpful. Thanks I will use this to help me move thru resistance.

[@MadHeadzOz]

Moral of the story, set your dreams out at high noon for minimal shadow.

[@AnjaLSL]

I realized that the reason I wanted to write and illustrate a timeless childrens' book, was to "immortalize myself" after I'm gone. Since I realized that, I have had no need to write it. I think I feared death and realized a book wasn't gonna change that?

[@finnnedergaardnissen2692]

Hmm….hvad er værdien af den indsigt, holder den dig tilbage eller skubber den dig frem? 😊 Bogen ændrer ikke på vi alle skal dø….men ville en bog skrevet af dig ikke gøre verden til et lidt bedre sted for nogen…😊 “Uden døden ville livet ikke have nogen mening” 🙏🏻

[@Autochthonous_Anarchist]

Write the book to kill the part of you that’s afraid - create your renaissance!

[@automaticreply]

@@finnnedergaardnissen2692 death is a meaning, or loss makes feelings, which meaning derives?

[@animaemy500]

Or you can do it anyway - without the pressure now Do it for future children - someone will like it and feel nice because of it or you afraid of actually make it happen 😅 I'd liked to read illustrate - with soft colours... anyway we are often too serious as adults... and according to spiritual teachers that i listen - death doesn't exists... but is what we make of ourselfs and in our life...make a positive difference in this world

[@danieljohnson2662]

That's interesting. I also work with illistration but what motivates to do the work is the work itself. Drawing is really fun, and also really hard!! I have thought about how long the work will last and what will people think about it. My conclusion was that it does not matter. There is no possible way of knowing certain things. So, who cares. According to the latest data the universe itself will die from heat death eventually; but, in reality, what is most likely is that we live in a virtual machine that is running inside some creatures desktop computer, or hey, even more humble would be that our entire universe is running inside some creatures pocket cell phone in a Sim game of some kind, or inside a kind battery or energy source. Illustration is a great form of communication. It can help us understand life better. Illistration is a primal form of communication that transmits ideas and emotions instantaneously without using any words or sounds. It can be a thing of beauty, it can inform, motivate somone out there now or in the future. Your work can be a small seed for someone out there to help them in their current situation or to help them solve a problem. Illustration is like a frozen little tought that has been crafted from years of practice and dedication and learning. A "message in a bottle" to someone out there in the present or 2 billion years in the future if our colective consciousness can survive that long. And the more you practice the better and more rewarding it gets. Now, after 30 years of practice, learning the craft f#©king up endless contless times, giving up other contless times; the "shadow" of my thoughts and emotions have a form, as very well put by this guy! Getting to the form part, not focusing on the shadow of whatever your obcession may be is a major source of pain. I have been endlessly frustrated by it. Now, I can say, I enjoy this craft. I can shape forms and thoughs and watch the process of thinking with my own eyes through my hands with something as common a a pencil and a peice of paper.. The work is freakin amazing, if you as me, once you pass through infinity. As one of my teacher told me "it's an obsession". That is the meaning of a craft to me. Its a love and hate relationship. You with yourself and you with your work. Exactly what this guy talk about. There is a pain to it, and that is just how life is. Whatever comes out will surprise you.. eventually.. right now, next week, or 10 years from now.

[@Alain5445]

Amen 🙏🏼

[@Paperbagman555]

I wanna set this as my alarm clock

[@kieren7763]

I do this with my brother who gives terrible advice and is a narcissist if he say no thats a bad idea I do it if he says its a good idea I drop that faster than 4th period French 🤣

[@poeticaffect2956]

🤣

[@michaela603]

Thank you❤️🙏

[@astroflys365]

"Sound's Applicable" 👍🏼

[@beehive2015]

Well said sir 🫡

[@rohantyagi9293]

So if you have a dream, it’s usually about the end of the journey. You typically have resistance to doing the hard work to start getting to that dream. Do the hard work!

[@Thaddeuslovesmusic]

This is beautiful

[@christobalv]

Beautiful ❤ idea ❤ thank you 🙏🏽

[@joannegarofalo3556]

Great teaching!

[@whole-within7001]

Wow can my electronics hear my thoughts now lol? I needed to hear this message ❤ thank you

[@rickys845]

So powerful and positive I really need to see this today after what I did to her this morning. I'm so sorry sweetheart I was clueless and kept you waiting thank the lord I've started to see sense

[@ireneperera939]

Thankyou 🫂s

[@thehellenkelleroftrashtalk244]

Important human being

[@siddarthrock]

This changes things.

[@karinsmuts6200]

LOVE LOVE LOVE

[@VICTORIASXWORLD]

Absolutely true xx

[@simonewright1120]

That's sooo true...uughhh....so true🙏

[@rubytuesday9831]

Wow. Thankyou sooo much.

[@kadecabot]

Beautiful.

[@jonbohn3854]

The first Pressfield book I read was the War of Art, and I have been working my way through his catalog since then. A fantastic writer.

[@erxfav3197]

Is this pressfield ??

[@CostasSchuler]

Perfect timing

[@veronagrey6313]

BRILLIANT…!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@He-Dad]

Wow that's powerful 👏🏻

[@inmeditatewetrust]

Very poetic

[@analiliacasas5389]

This made me cry. Wow so powerful

[@deaknapp455]

Love every syllable of this wisdom ❤️

[@edgars8585]

I wake up to that pain every day lol

[@CB-fg7zy]

Thx for Sharing

[@Ndasuunye]

I'm playing this clip EVERY morning now

[@chimychimes]

Sure, thanks for this perspective. Thank the Lord for your life..

[@spiralsun1]

This is so helpful because I definitely have it bad. I’m afraid of it the shadow is so big. The resistance so intense involving everything. And somehow I understand that it is me. Thanks 🙏🏻 ❤

[@kerrykennedy_author]

Loved this thank you

[@kyek9]

Thank you.

[@jeffsmith6729]

Love it , thank you

[@Dr.yaya1711]

WOW. THIS!

[@greggchaffin1596]

This is how I feel when seeing a juicy burger while on a diet.

[@jancattron2849]

So, getting from the shadow to your dream requires overcoming the "limbic friction" (limbic system/chimp brain/ emotion vs. logical cerebral cortex per Dr. Andrew Huberman) between the two?🤔Big dream=big shadow. Well. Happy Thanksgiving 2022🦃

[@wilddivinespirit]

Magnificent 💗

[@OKbryan]

That's powerful

[@larisat7557]

Sorry guys, different perspective here, can this strong resistance also mean "it is not meant to be. Don't waste your time and effort on it"?

[@deneb3552]

Of course it can

[@ArrKayLondon]

I read the Angela Duckworth book on grit and she said that people who had the most grit also gave up things, that weren't right for them, much quicker. So most definitely.

[@HarmonyHeardDifferent]

I love that analogy! Really powerful, the more resistance we feel towards something we know we should start doing the more that shadow is big. I could associate that aspect of my life: been diagnosed with ms at 17 yrs old and progressed to modest disability levels...now went back to study for my college lectures! Thanks sir! ;)

[@karenjudd5183]

WOW! You're AMAZING, Keep it up ! You just inspired me to go forward with an idea I've had for many YEARS !! Take care ❣️ I pray for MANY Blessings for you

[@HarmonyHeardDifferent]

@@karenjudd5183 🙂

[@6Jenne6La6Flaca6]

This is so true. Perfectly explains what we've been going though to try to realize our dream over tbe past year. ❤️

[@melissawagner-grace4thebr117]

HUGE!!

[@oluwaogundiran]

Wise words

[@dnakiso]

Truly...

[@dreammorelife4005]

This just blew my mind wow! Interesting pov

[@yamanduggal]

Thank you

[@mikhailadams7512]

😃 If you like things that sound good as long as you don't think about them at all - this "rule" is for you! 🤗

[@maubilla]

Hahaha

[@lordturtle8735]

It's true though. It takes proportionally more work to do something like getting ripped than to 15 minutes of exercise a day. It takes years of preparation to get a prestigious job. This is a disign in life I'm glad exists.

[@rafimuntakim8996]

Explain please

[@nyohnudehdennis9245]

It reminds me about fishing, the bigger the fish, the heavier it is, and the harder it is to reel in.

[@kimburgmuller8478]

Wow, just wow.

[@sharonbennett8669]

Amazing insight

[@robindehood207]

The direction and proximity of the light influences the size of the shadow. That's the thought that came to mind when he said the size of the shadow is proportional to the size of the item/dream.

[@DaPoofDaPoofDaPoofDa]

Follow your Pain

[@petermakara5963]

This is what is happening in my life, it's true

[@shosha13]

Cowabunga 🎶That is some humonga-jigglebrain Ginormous clarity right there!!!Thank you Sir!🙏🤗🛤

[@davidryan787]

I approve 🫡

[@riccardocarbo2479]

And the more on top of it that the sun is, less of a shadow there is to see. Stay on top!

[@aynosille5436]

I’m definitely going through this resistance stage at this moment. I just hope & pray the dream is more accomplished and fulfilling above and beyond more excitement then I can ever imagine. As I make these decisions. 🙍‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@peaceformula5830]

I NEEDED THIS THANK YOU

[@OsmonArtist]

Wow thank you

[@bodydesignbyrachel]

Very powerful

[@jasondiana6448]

What's crazy about this is that there is a poem about this that I had to analyze or write an essay on. His analysis is way better than mine was.

[@Mrimperfections777]

Had major resistance all my life and all I want to be when I'm grown up.. Oops I'm nearly 50 is to be a pastor and love and help people to find salvation... I'm gonna come out the other end one day...

[@sarahdeason493]

Excellent

[@FJRamosArt]

Some pretty deep stuff here.

[@38unknownhinson]

Best fukin thing i heard this year. 2022

[@haroldi.6450]

Wow thats very insightful

[@vindembmw6421]

Wow. Thanks!

[@sexyangel-918]

Thanks