The War of Art: Steven Pressfield | Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll sits down with author Steven Pressfield to discuss creativity, purpose, overcoming resistance, and his new novel 'A Man At Arms'. Read more about Steven here 👉🏾https://bit.ly/richroll584 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes​ Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify​ Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods​ Rich Roll Podcast Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Subscribe to Rich’s newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail​ CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS https://www.blakecurtis.net/ * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 2630 Conejo Spectrum St. Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:20 - Steven's Impact on Rich 00:05:40 - Steven on Writing the 'War of Art' 00:09:29 - The Plantpower Meal Planner 00:10:28 - Defining Resistance 00:13:03 - First Step to Conquering Resistance 00:16:07 - Rich's Resistance with Writing 00:19:24 - Balance of the Practical and the Mystical 00:22:39 - Going for Depth 00:24:18 - Distractions with Internet Technology 00:27:12 - Seeing Oneself as a Brand 00:31:53 - A Shameless Society 00:35:25 - War with the Self 00:43:20 - Steven's Fear of Success and Implosion 00:46:37 - Steven Runs Away Across America 00:51:53 - Hitting Rock Bottom and Using It as a Catalyst 00:58:10 - Why Does the Hero's Journey Still Work in Storytelling? 01:05:53 - The Warrior Ethos 01:11:00 - Embracing the Slog 01:13:04 - Being a Disciplined Grinder 01:16:34 - Turning Pro 01:20:10 - Takeaways for Getting Past Resistance 01:23:50 - A Day in Steven's Life 01:27:35 - Steven's New Book "A Man At Arms" 01:31:24 - Getting to "I Love You" 01:35:46 - Inspiration for the New Book 01:41:41 - Writing the Legend of Bagger Vance 01:44:46 - We're All Born with an Authentic Swing 01:52:29 - Difficulty Making a Golf Movie 01:53:42 - How Valuable is Talent? 01:57:02 - Life is Long 02:01:30 - Closing Remarks #richroll #richrollpodcast #creativity