(This article first appeared within the “What It Takes” series on author Steven Pressfield’s site. ~Callie Oettinger) Before I get started with this post, today is the last day to order the special “Resistance Digital Bundle” (audios and ebooks) of Steve’s The Artist’s Journey and Tim Grahl’s Running Down A Dream, both of which were…
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#2 & #3: Stop Doing Everything
(This article first appeared within the “What It Takes” series on author Steven Pressfield’s site. ~Callie Oettinger) I don’t know when or how I learned about Temple Grandin and her work. She’s lived in my mind for so long that I can’t remember not thinking about her work. There’s one story that’s on a loop….
#1 Find the Shortest Path
(This article first appeared within the “What It Takes” series on author Steven Pressfield’s site. ~Callie Oettinger) Dad installed odometers on our bikes when my sisters and I were kids. He was into being healthy and wanted us to ride at least three miles a day My first life hack was born from Dad’s focus…
The Hero’s Journey Feels A Lot Like The Loser’s Journey
(This article first appeared within the “What It Takes” series on author Steven Pressfield’s site. ~Callie Oettinger) No one starts as Superman. Not even Superman started as Superman. He was a toddler lifting cars and a teenager racing against trains before he turned to nerdy glasses and clumsy behavior to hide his superhuman strength and…
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A Bronx Tale
(This article first appeared within the “What It Takes” series on author Steven Pressfield’s site. ~Callie Oettinger) When Dom was in first grade, he told his teacher he wanted to play center field for the New York Yankees. In a deadpan voice that didn’t entertain dreamers or laughter, she asked, “What’s your back-up plan?” Dom…
Bringing It All together
(This article first appeared within the “What It Takes” series on author Steven Pressfield’s site. ~Callie Oettinger) (From the Archives: How did Writing Wednesdays start? About ten years ago, Steve had an idea to launch a vlog. It was launched in 2009 and the vlog quickly became more blog tha vlog—fewer videos, more long-form posts….
Thank You Mr. Walsh
(This post was first published as a part of the “What It Takes” series on author Steven Pressfield’s site.) One of the best friends I’ve ever had lost his father this month. Death proved itself a slingshot, pulling me back through the decades to think about the few times I met his father and then…
Mistakes Are Opportunities
(This post was first published as a part of the “What It Takes” series on author Steven Pressfield’s site.) I made a mistake this week. I was introduced to a few dozen new people. I attempted to correct the mistake. I was introduced to more new people. This mistake was a springboard instead of an…
Secrets of the Creative Brain
(This post was first published as a part of the “What It Takes” series on author Steven Pressfield’s site.) In this week’s “Writing Wednesdays” post (“The Artist’s Journey, #10“), Steve discussed the two worlds in which artists reside, and how artists break through from one world to the other to access ideas and inspiration. But…
Good Faith or Good Practice?
(This article first appeared within the “What It Takes” series on author Steven Pressfield’s site. ~Callie Oettinger) About 15 years ago, I sat at a conference table with an author and his soon to be publisher, and listened to the publisher’s counsel state that the publisher likes to have all copyrights in its name. I…