The Invisible Enemy: Unmasking Resistance and Winning Your Creative Battles

The Creative Process By Sunni Brown

Have you ever felt an invisible force holding you back from starting that novel, launching your dream business, or pursuing a creative passion? If so, you’ve encountered what Steven Pressfield calls “Resistance.” It’s the unseen barrier that thwarts our best efforts to create, progress, and achieve our true potential.

Introducing the 10-Part Series on Overcoming Resistance

Inspired by Steven Pressfield’s seminal work, The War of Art, this 10-part series will delve deep into the heart of Resistance, offering you practical tools and insights to conquer it. Each article will guide you through understanding, recognising, and ultimately defeating the obstacles that hinder your creative and professional pursuits.

What is Resistance?

Resistance is that insidious force that manifests as procrastination, self-doubt, distractions, and fear. It’s the enemy within that sabotages our efforts and keeps us from realising our dreams. Pressfield describes Resistance as “the most toxic force on the planet,” and it affects everyone, regardless of their field of endeavor. He writes, “Resistance is insidious. Resistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work. It will perjure, fabricate, falsify…