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98 Steven Pressfield

Start (Again) Before You’re Ready

I was living in a little town in northern California when I finally,
after seventeen years of trying, finished my first novel. I drove
over to my friend and mentor Paul Rink’s house and told him
what I had done. “Good for you,” he said. “Now start the next
one.”
That’s what I say now to you.
Take the rest of the day off. Take your wife or husband out to
dinner. Pop some champagne. Give yourself a standing ovation.

Then get back to work. Begin the
next one tomorrow.

Stay stupid.

Trust the soup.

Start before you’re ready.