499 - Steven Pressfield: Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be

Jul 14, 2026 · 3 min

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0:00I want to start off with this baseline.
0:02You say that we can't control the level of talent we've been given.
0:05We have no control over the nature of our gift.
0:09What we can control is our self-motivation, our self-discipline, our self-validation, and our self-reinforcement.
0:16We can control how hard and how smart we work.
0:19So before we dive into all the details about what this book means and how we can embody it in our lives, is the first step really to focus on what we can control and to let go of what we can't?
0:33I mean, I think that's so true of everything that we talk about today, you know, that stoic philosophy of if you can't control it, don't let it drive you crazy.
0:41Yeah.
0:42I mean, it was sort of a breakthrough for me in my life when I realized that I can't control anybody else.
0:50You know, I can't make anybody like me.
0:52I can't make them respect me.
0:53I can't make them help me.
0:55I can't make them love me or anything like that.
0:57But what I can do is I can control what I do, right?
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