76:
fashion as a universal force that has one sole mission: to keep things as they are. Pressfield claims that
Resistance does not have a personal vendetta against anyone, rather it is simply trying to accomplish its only mission. It is the force that will stop an individual's creative activity through
104:
aspirations. He explains steps that human beings can take to overcome this force and keep it subdued so that they can create to their fullest potential, although
Resistance is never fully gone.
153:
metaphors could end up "ironically perpetuating the resistance it predicts." Nevertheless, Heide noted, such an agonistic approach to resistance remains widespread in
550:
617:
Rich dad's before you quit your job: 10 real-life lessons every entrepreneur should know about building a multimillion-dollar business
157:
thinking. Heide cites a scholarly article that points to some alternative nonagonistic strategies for working with resistance in
100:
Pressfield goes on to claim that
Resistance is the most dangerous element to one's life and dreams since its sole mission is to
97:, and much more. It will use any tool to stop creation flowing from an individual, no matter what field the creation is in.
891:
855:
802:
736:
671:
589:
497:
929:
515:
Heide, Frederick J. (March 2010). "The agonistic metaphor in psychotherapy: should clients battle their blues?".
772:
706:
629:
174:
78:
20:
924:
59:
170:
162:
158:
149:
and questioned whether "fighting" Resistance is always a helpful metaphor; Heide suggested that such
205:
190:
120:
517:
699:
663:
575:
487:
877:
764:
621:
615:
145:
43:
883:
452:"Postmodern strategies for working with resistance: problem resolution or self-revolution?"
57:, and in other essays. It is also a recurring theme in some of his fiction novels such as
8:
919:
150:
652:
471:
195:
65:
897:
887:
861:
851:
843:
820:
808:
798:
790:
778:
768:
758:
754:
742:
732:
724:
712:
702:
693:
689:
677:
667:
635:
625:
595:
585:
534:
503:
493:
475:
451:
178:
166:
154:
34:
526:
463:
607:
571:
200:
124:
112:
611:
581:
128:
467:
913:
901:
865:
812:
681:
599:
507:
30:
782:
746:
716:
639:
873:
546:
538:
132:
94:
879:
Upgrade your life: the
Lifehacker guide to working smarter, faster, better
659:
90:
49:
483:
108:
38:
37:
that illustrates the universal force that he claims acts against human
530:
107:
Pressfield's concept of
Resistance has been cited by authors such as
577:
Creative confidence: unleashing the creative potential within us all
647:
116:
101:
73:
86:
427:
19:
This article is about the literary concept. For other uses, see
824:
555:
848:
Turning pro: tap your inner power and create your life's work
795:
Do the work!: overcome resistance and get out of your own way
551:"How to turn pro, from the warrior artist, Steven Pressfield"
367:
379:
82:
319:
210:
143:
Psychologist
Frederick Heide has cited Pressfield's book
355:
331:
307:
246:
695:
The legend of Bagger Vance: golf and the game of life
654:
Imagination first: unlocking the power of possibility
295:
283:
258:
234:
518:
Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training
450:Frankel, Ze'ev; Levitt, Heidi M. (September 2006).
415:
403:
391:
760:The virtues of war: a novel of Alexander the Great
651:
222:
825:"Overcome resistance and get out of your own way"
729:The war of art: winning the inner creative battle
343:
41:. It was first described in his non-fiction book
911:
646:
373:
93:that require attention, raising the voice of an
606:
385:
449:
433:
570:
361:
819:
789:
277:
252:
842:
753:
723:
688:
337:
325:
313:
301:
289:
264:
240:
872:
850:. New York: Black Irish Entertainment.
545:
397:
228:
912:
47:and elaborated in the follow-up books
514:
482:
421:
409:
349:
456:Journal of Constructivist Psychology
16:Concept created by Steven Pressfield
77:any means necessary, whether it be
13:
14:
941:
797:. Hastings, NY: Do You Zoom Inc.
489:Linchpin: are you indispensable?
650:; Noppe-Brandon, Scott (2009).
270:
1:
442:
72:Resistance is described in a
374:Liu & Noppe-Brandon 2009
175:process-experiential therapy
138:
7:
386:Kiyosaki & Lechter 2005
184:
10:
946:
60:The Legend of Bagger Vance
18:
731:. New York: Rugged Land.
468:10.1080/13854040600689141
434:Frankel & Levitt 2006
171:motivational interviewing
159:relational psychoanalytic
362:Kelley & Kelley 2013
216:
206:Psychological resistance
191:Decisional balance sheet
121:Lincoln Center Institute
29:is a concept created by
930:Mythological archetypes
492:. New York: Portfolio.
700:William Morrow and Co.
574:; Kelley, Tom (2013).
884:John Wiley & Sons
622:Warner Business Books
89:, emphasizing other
608:Kiyosaki, Robert T.
436:, pp. 220–221.
844:Pressfield, Steven
823:(20 April 2011b).
821:Pressfield, Steven
791:Pressfield, Steven
755:Pressfield, Steven
725:Pressfield, Steven
690:Pressfield, Steven
612:Lechter, Sharon L.
196:Immunity to change
163:personal construct
66:The Virtues of War
925:Literary concepts
658:. San Francisco:
179:coherence therapy
167:narrative therapy
155:psychotherapeutic
35:Steven Pressfield
937:
905:
869:
839:
837:
835:
816:
786:
750:
720:
685:
657:
643:
603:
567:
565:
563:
542:
531:10.1037/a0018839
511:
479:
437:
431:
425:
419:
413:
407:
401:
395:
389:
383:
377:
371:
365:
359:
353:
347:
341:
335:
329:
328:, pp. 4–56.
323:
317:
311:
305:
299:
293:
287:
281:
278:Pressfield 2011b
274:
268:
262:
256:
253:Pressfield 2011a
250:
244:
238:
232:
226:
115:and Tom Kelley,
945:
944:
940:
939:
938:
936:
935:
934:
910:
909:
908:
894:
882:. Hoboken, NJ:
858:
833:
831:
805:
775:
739:
709:
674:
632:
592:
561:
559:
549:(6 July 2012).
500:
445:
440:
432:
428:
420:
416:
408:
404:
396:
392:
384:
380:
372:
368:
360:
356:
348:
344:
338:Pressfield 2012
336:
332:
326:Pressfield 2002
324:
320:
314:Pressfield 2002
312:
308:
302:Pressfield 2004
300:
296:
290:Pressfield 1995
288:
284:
275:
271:
265:Pressfield 2012
263:
259:
251:
247:
241:Pressfield 2002
239:
235:
227:
223:
219:
201:Procrastination
187:
161:psychotherapy,
141:
125:Robert Kiyosaki
113:David M. Kelley
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
943:
933:
932:
927:
922:
907:
906:
892:
870:
856:
840:
817:
803:
787:
773:
751:
737:
721:
707:
686:
672:
644:
630:
604:
590:
582:Crown Business
568:
543:
512:
498:
480:
462:(3): 219–250.
446:
444:
441:
439:
438:
426:
414:
402:
390:
378:
366:
354:
342:
330:
318:
306:
294:
282:
269:
257:
245:
233:
220:
218:
215:
214:
213:
208:
203:
198:
193:
186:
183:
146:The War of Art
140:
137:
129:Sharon Lechter
44:The War of Art
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
942:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
917:
915:
903:
899:
895:
893:9780470238363
889:
885:
881:
880:
875:
874:Trapani, Gina
871:
867:
863:
859:
857:9781936891030
853:
849:
845:
841:
830:
826:
822:
818:
814:
810:
806:
804:9781936719013
800:
796:
792:
788:
784:
780:
776:
770:
766:
762:
761:
756:
752:
748:
744:
740:
738:9781590710036
734:
730:
726:
722:
718:
714:
710:
704:
701:
697:
696:
691:
687:
683:
679:
675:
673:9780470382486
669:
665:
661:
656:
655:
649:
645:
641:
637:
633:
627:
623:
619:
618:
613:
609:
605:
601:
597:
593:
591:9780385349369
587:
583:
579:
578:
573:
572:Kelley, David
569:
558:
557:
552:
548:
547:Holiday, Ryan
544:
540:
536:
532:
528:
524:
520:
519:
513:
509:
505:
501:
499:9781591843160
495:
491:
490:
485:
481:
477:
473:
469:
465:
461:
457:
453:
448:
447:
435:
430:
424:, p. 79.
423:
418:
412:, p. 68.
411:
406:
399:
394:
387:
382:
375:
370:
363:
358:
351:
346:
340:, p. 74.
339:
334:
327:
322:
316:, p. 11.
315:
310:
303:
298:
291:
286:
279:
276:For example,
273:
266:
261:
254:
249:
242:
237:
230:
225:
221:
212:
209:
207:
204:
202:
199:
197:
194:
192:
189:
188:
182:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
148:
147:
136:
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
114:
110:
105:
103:
98:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
79:rationalizing
75:
70:
68:
67:
62:
61:
56:
52:
51:
46:
45:
40:
36:
32:
28:
22:
878:
847:
832:. Retrieved
828:
794:
763:. New York:
759:
728:
698:. New York:
694:
653:
620:. New York:
616:
580:. New York:
576:
560:. Retrieved
554:
525:(1): 68–82.
522:
516:
488:
459:
455:
429:
417:
405:
398:Trapani 2008
393:
381:
369:
357:
345:
333:
321:
309:
297:
285:
272:
260:
248:
236:
229:Holiday 2012
224:
144:
142:
133:Gina Trapani
106:
99:
95:inner critic
91:distractions
81:, inspiring
71:
64:
58:
54:
48:
42:
26:
25:
660:Jossey-Bass
484:Godin, Seth
55:Turning Pro
50:Do The Work
920:Creativity
914:Categories
774:0385500998
708:0688140483
662:. p.
631:0446696374
443:References
422:Heide 2010
410:Heide 2010
350:Godin 2010
109:Seth Godin
39:creativity
27:Resistance
21:Resistance
902:191090279
866:798188052
813:707232622
793:(2011a).
765:Doubleday
682:317456255
648:Liu, Eric
600:848756224
508:430051358
476:144167357
165:therapy,
151:agonistic
139:Criticism
33:novelist
876:(2008).
846:(2012).
783:55095668
757:(2004).
747:49837985
727:(2002).
717:31045499
692:(1995).
640:60705631
614:(2005).
539:22402002
486:(2010).
185:See also
119:and the
117:Eric Liu
102:sabotage
74:mythical
31:American
834:27 July
829:99u.com
562:27 July
87:anxiety
900:
890:
864:
854:
811:
801:
781:
771:
745:
735:
715:
705:
680:
670:
638:
628:
598:
588:
556:Forbes
537:
506:
496:
474:
177:, and
131:, and
472:S2CID
217:Notes
898:OCLC
888:ISBN
862:OCLC
852:ISBN
836:2015
809:OCLC
799:ISBN
779:OCLC
769:ISBN
743:OCLC
733:ISBN
713:OCLC
703:ISBN
678:OCLC
668:ISBN
636:OCLC
626:ISBN
596:OCLC
586:ISBN
564:2015
535:PMID
504:OCLC
494:ISBN
127:and
85:and
83:fear
63:and
53:and
527:doi
464:doi
211:Sin
916::
896:.
886:.
860:.
827:.
807:.
777:.
767:.
741:.
711:.
676:.
666:.
664:35
634:.
624:.
610:;
594:.
584:.
553:.
533:.
523:47
521:.
502:.
470:.
460:19
458:.
454:.
181:.
173:,
169:,
135:.
123:,
111:,
69:.
904:.
868:.
838:.
815:.
785:.
749:.
719:.
684:.
642:.
602:.
566:.
541:.
529::
510:.
478:.
466::
400:.
388:.
376:.
364:.
352:.
304:.
292:.
280:.
267:.
255:.
243:.
231:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.