
Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’

Good habits create good art. The way we do anything is the way we do everything. Treat each choice you make, each action you take, each word you speak with skillful care. The goal is to live your life in the service of art.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
The artist must operate territorially. He must do his work for its own sake.
Steven Pressfield • The War of Art
To be great, one must make great work, and making great work is incredibly hard. It must be our primary focus. We must set out, from the beginning, with complete and total commitment to the idea that our best chance of success starts during the creative process.
Ryan Holiday • Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts
Recall the artist’s dilemma: What do I do with my time? How do I ensure my efforts are worth anything? What is a guaranteed sustainable way to make meaning, relieve restlessness, and weather the changing tides of Reality? The Emissary answers: Worlding!