1. Combating Resistance: Turning Pro
   1. Professionals vs Amateurs
      1. The amateur plays for fun. The pro plays for keeps.
      2. The amateur plays part-time. The pro plays full-time
      3. The amateur doesn't love the game enough. The pro loves it so much he dedicates his life to it.
   2. Principle of Priority
      1. You must know the difference between what's urgent and what's important
      2. You must do what's important first
   3. Qualities of the Professional
      1. We show up every day
      2. We show up no matter what
      3. We stay on the job all day
      4. We are committed over the long haul
      5. The stakes for us are high and real
      6. We accept remuneration for our labor
      7. We do not overidentify with our jobs
      8. We master the technique of our jobs
      9. We have a sense of humor about our jobs
      10. We receive praise or blame in the real world
   4. Aspects of the Professional
      1. Patient
      2. Seeks Order
      3. Demystifies
      4. Acts in the Face of Fear
      5. Accepts No Excuses
      6. Plays It As It Lays
      7. Is Prepared
      8. Does Not Show Off
      9. Dedicates Himself to Mastering Technique
      10. Does Not Hesitate to Ask For Help
      11. Distances Herself From Her Instrument
      12. Does Not Take Failure (or Success) Personally
      13. Endures Adversity
      14. Self-validates
      15. Recognizes Her Limitations
      16. Reinvents Himself
      17. Is Recognized By Other Pros
      18. You, INC.
      19. Keeps Coming On
2. Beyond Resistance: The Higher Realm
   1. Invisible psychic forces: Muses and Angels
   2. Invoking the Muse
   3. The Magic of Making a Start
   4. The most important thing about art is to work
   5. The process of self-revision and self-correction
   6. The Self vs. the Ego
      1. The Self wishes to create, to evolve
      2. The Ego likes things the way they are
   7. Master Fear: Fear That We Will Succeed
   8. The Authentic Self
   9. Territory vs. Hierarchy
   10. Don't be a Hack
       1. Of any activity you do, ask yourself: If I were the last person on the earth, would I still do it?
       2. We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause
   11. Contempt for failure is our cardinal virtue
3. Resistance: Defining the Enemy
   1. Any act that rejects immediate gratification in favor of long-term growth, health, or integrity elicits Resistance
   2. Characteristics of Resistance
      1. Invisible
      2. Internal
      3. Insidious
      4. Implacable
      5. Impersonal
      6. Infallible
      7. Universal
      8. Never Sleeps
      9. Plays For Keeps
      10. Fueled by Fear
      11. Only Opposes in One Direction
      12. Most Powerful at the Finish Line
      13. Recruits Allies
   3. Symptoms
      1. Procrastination
      2. Sex
      3. Trouble
      4. Self-dramatization
      5. Self-medication
      6. Victimhood
      7. Choice of a Mate
      8. Unhapinness
      9. Fundamentalism
      10. Criticism
      11. Fear
      12. Self-doubt
      13. Love
      14. Fantasies About Being a Star
      15. Fear of Isolation
      16. Healing
      17. Seeking Support
      18. Rationalization