Decision Is One of The Most Powerful Elements of Our Human Existence

“I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better.” Steven Pressfield

It was early afternoon, the subway platform was quiet. Most people were already wherever they needed to be, and not yet ready to leave wherever they were.

I was waiting for the R, my mind awash in the conversation that had occurred not but 10 minutes ago.

A conversation that had filled me with fear and anxiety, that I was now on the other side of and was now only a memory.

Albeit a strong memory.

I had a lot to digest, I’m grateful my editor suggested we record the conversation so I could go back and review the ninety minutes we had just spent dissecting my manuscript.

Out of the corner of my eye, I see the dark subway tunnel becoming progressively brighter as the subway pulls into the station.

The doors slide open, and I walk into the cool air. I take a seat on the bright orange and yellow bench closest to the door. I like resting my arm on the upright.

I’m thinking about what she said, the massive ideas she presented,

“There is one chapter, the one with you working out in Prospect Park, where you write in the…