{"id":37425,"date":"2013-12-14T16:42:59","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T22:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=37425"},"modified":"2025-12-15T20:14:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T02:14:40","slug":"art-of-manliness-podcast-episode-55-the-warrior-ethos-with-steven-pressfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/podcast\/art-of-manliness-podcast-episode-55-the-warrior-ethos-with-steven-pressfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Art of Manliness Podcast Episode #55: The Warrior Ethos with Steven Pressfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"art19-web-player awp-medium awp-theme-dark-blue\" data-episode-id=\"37f927e7-303f-4039-8c67-0fb58906b673\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>In today&#8217;s episode I talk to writer <a href=\"https:\/\/stevenpressfield.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steven Pressfield<\/a>. Steven has written over a dozen books in both the fiction and non-fiction categories. His novel&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/055338368X\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=055338368X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=stucosuccess-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Gates of Fire<\/em><\/a>, a fictional account of the Battle of Thermopylae, is used by the Marine Corps Basic School and his non-fiction books have become go-to guides for writers, entrepreneurs, and other creative types. Steven and I talk about why war plays a central theme in all his work and how to apply the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/193689100X\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=193689100X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=stucosuccess-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Warrior Ethos<\/a> to creative work.<\/p>\n<h3>Show Highlights:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Why Steven writes about war<\/li>\n<li>Why Steven loves the Ancient Greeks<\/li>\n<li>The difference between braveness and boldness (and the virtues you need to succeed as a creator)<\/li>\n<li>What Resistance is and how to overcome it<\/li>\n<li>The difference between an&nbsp;amateur&nbsp;and a pro<\/li>\n<li>Why the most dangerous time for a warrior or artist is right after victory and success<\/li>\n<li>And much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Listen to the Podcast! 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