Do the Work by Steven Pressfield

Do the Work is the second free kindle book sent out by BzzAgent on behalf of the Domino Project. The first book was Poke the Box which I did not really have an interest in or enjoy reading, but Do the Work was substantially better. I was a little hesistant about reading it due to Poke the Box, but was happy to find this book much better than planned. This book especially appealed to me since my husband is writing a book and is an English teacher. This book is great for those writing, making movies, or pretty much starting any project. The first section is not the greatest since it is all about defining resistance and learning to recognize and handle it. It is a very important thing to understand so I understand the need for it, but it did not really motivate or inspire me.

The rest of it was great. It gives you guidelines for starting and carrying out your project. It doesn't necessarily give you step-by-step advice, but it does help you weed out things that prevent you from successfully completing your project. Some things that stood out to me included starting you project by taking a piece of paper and in three bullets, outline your story. (I'm going to use writing as the example) He also talked about writing the ending and working backwards. You fill in the gaps as you. Also, interestingly, he says to only research 3 books before starting your project. If you research more you run into more resistance. Go into your project stupid and work the rest out as you go.

I could go on and on with the advice Steven gives, but honestly it would be better to read it. Don't get put off by having to read a 'know how to' type book. This kindle book is very easy to read, to the point, and quick. It also helps a ton since it is written with some points in normal font and others in very large, bold font. It definately helped me to read it knowing I'm not reading a full page of fine print. Don't hesitate to download this book, especially since it is free right now and saves you $12.99.