The Fight Against Resistance

Yes, it’s hard to start, but here’s something that helps you push through.

New York Skyline at Night

I feel like I’m fighting Resistance at every moment. I guess that makes me an Emperor after all—Hail Cesar!

But seriously, what is this Resistance that messes with everything? More importantly, why does it mess with everyone?

This is the Resistance that Steven Pressfield talks about in The War of Art—a great book that had been recommended by several mentors of mine… and one that I had been resisting reading (get it?).

Pressfield describes Resistance as impersonal and relentless. It doesn’t care about you—it just wants to stop progress. Its goal is to derail the very work, achievements, and discoveries that could benefit mankind. Evil, huh?

At the end of the day, Pressfield’s premise is simple: we owe it to ourselves—and to the world—to work on the gift we’ve been given. Because maybe, just maybe, something we create will matter. Maybe it’ll make someone smile, inspire thousands, or even spark an idea that saves lives.

You never know. None of us do. But Resistance knows—and it does its job well. So, we might as well do ours.

Do the work. Try the thing. Because the alternative is to get stuck, do nothing, and maybe even get in the way of something important.

Why Save It For Tomorrow When You Can Do It The Day After?

I struggle with procrastination in every area: myself, my relationships, my home, my work—you name it. This very article, for example, has been sitting in my head forever. I kept thinking, How can I write about overcoming Resistance if I’ve been its bitch for so long?

(Okay, I’m nobody’s bitch—but you get the point.)

So here’s what I did: I blocked off a few sacred time slots on my calendar every week. During those blocks, all I do is create. No phone scrolling. No overthinking. Just creation.

Will I end up creating a Frankenstein’s monster? Maybe. But so be it.

Just work. Just do. Just write. Show the middle finger to Resistance and make something it wouldn’t approve of.

How’s it going so far? Well… it’s going—and that’s a start. Better than sitting and scrolling. Better than dreaming and doing nothing, then feeling shame and regret afterward.

So here’s the deal: I’ll keep writing—for my own growth, and hopefully for your enjoyment and benefit too.

And in that same spirit, I’m going back to my other creative loves: photography, guitar, fragrances (yes, it’s a new hobby—and I love it), blogging, and podcasting. Three of those will feed the other two.

I’ll also keep tending to what really matters—my health, sanity, and wisdom. Those are what fuel everything else: my relationships with Rita, my kids, my family and friends, and of course, my profession.

I am a professional, after all.

Don’t try, just do. Fully

Cesarifico Inc.
(Read the book. You’ll get it.)