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Turning Pro

by Steven Pressfield · 2012

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The follow up to the War of Art. In the War of Art Pressfield identifies the enemy to living an authentic life - resistance. In Turning Pro, Pressfield teaches you how to defeat it.

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self-helpself-helpMore like thisLess of thisbusinessbusinessMore like thisLess of thispsychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of thisleadershipleadershipMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of this
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writerswritersMore like thisLess of thiscreativitycreativityMore like thisLess of thisworkworkMore like thisLess of thisartartMore like thisLess of this
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inspirationalinspirationalMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 134 pages

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