Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we’re thinking like amateurs. Amateurs don’t show up. Amateurs crap out. Amateurs let adversity defeat them. The pro thinks differently. He shows up, he does his work, he keeps on truckin’, no matter what.

Cousin, the days of gods and heroes are over." "Not to me. Not to them.

A writer writes with his genius; an artist paints with hers; everyone who creates operates from this sacramental center.

We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause.

Don't cheat the world of your contribution. Give it what you've got.

Do you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it?

The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.