The Professional — An Excerpt from Steven Pressfield’s “Turning Pro”
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🗓️ 30 October 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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In this excerpt Steven talks about the difference between an amatuer and a professional, the qualities that a professional expresses, and he explains what it takes to become a professional at whatever you do. Published by Recorded Books on Brilliance Audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the weekend edition of the Daily Stoic podcast. |
| 0:08.2 | On Sundays, we take a deeper dive into these ancient topics with excerpts from the Stoic |
| 0:13.3 | texts, audiobooks that we like here recommend here at Daily Stoic and other long form wisdom |
| 0:21.6 | that you can chew on on this relaxing weekend. |
| 0:25.6 | We hope this helps shape your understanding of this philosophy and most importantly |
| 0:30.1 | that you're able to apply it to your actual life. |
| 0:33.6 | Thank you for listening. |
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| 1:10.8 | Hey, it's Ryan Holiday. |
| 1:12.0 | Welcome to another episode of the Daily Stoic podcast. |
| 1:15.2 | I've made no secret about my deep admiration for Stephen Pressfield. |
| 1:19.1 | In fact, I'm not sure you would be listening to this podcast if Stephen's writings hadn't |
| 1:23.6 | so influenced me over the years. |
| 1:26.0 | Not just in the war against the resistance, but the idea of turning pro, |
| 1:30.9 | getting really good at a craft mastering, |
| 1:33.2 | dedicating oneself to it, all these ideas from Stephen's writings have changed me so, so much. |
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