Beating resistance, and coming alive, requires you to treat your work as a professional. I'm not referring to charging for your work, but realizing that professionals exhibit certain traits that amateurs don't.  

• No excuses. If I have to show up, I'll show up.  

• Faces fear. If you're doing a gig that stretches your abilities, you're facing a fear. Pros face their fears.

• Cares about creating better art. No matter your profession, if you care about doing what you do better, you are a professional. 

• Organizes. A professional seeks to organize their workspace, clearly presents their ideas, and effectively gathers the team.  

• Patience. If you're a professional, you know you're running a marathon, not a race.  

• Preparation. You wouldn't show up to a gig without the appropriate cables, would you? You understand things can go wrong, and you plan contingencies.  

• Humble. A professional plays for the gig. If you're playing a Top 40 gig, it's not the time to show off your jazz chops. You play the gig you're hired to do.  

• Questions. Never afraid to ask for help, question an idea, or offer another point of view.  

• Separates work and play. You are not your instrument. When I die, I will not die as a piano; I'll die as David. I happen to use a piano to create art.  

• Student. A professional actively accepts feedback, listens to the guidance of others, and takes criticisms as a means for growth.   

• Courage. A professional faces adversity head-on. 

• Re-invents. There may be a time when you are no longer going to play; perhaps you'll find fulfillment teaching?  

• Recognition. Others recognize a professional for their work, effort, and worth.  

Don't let "Resistant You" talk you out of coming alive. Counteract its effects by becoming a professional.