If you find yourself criticizing other people, you're probably doing it out of Resistance. When we see others beginning to live their authentic selve… - Steven Pressfield

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If you find yourself criticizing other people, you're probably doing it out of Resistance. When we see others beginning to live their authentic selves, it drives us crazy if we have not lived out our own.

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About Steven Pressfield

Steven Pressfield (born September 1943) is an American author of historical fiction and non-fiction, and screenplays.

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