The Artists Way by Julia Cameronby Parker on TwosWhenever I am willing to ask “What is necessary next?” I have moved ahead. Whenever I have taken no for a final answer I have stalled and gotten stuck. I have learned that the key to career resiliency is self-empowerment and choice.“I’m too old for that” ranks with “I don’t have money for it” as a Great Block Lie we use to prevent further exploration. “I’m too old” is something we tell ourselves to save ourselves from the emotional cost of the ego deflation involved in being a beginner.“Satisfaction of one’ s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.” - Linus PaulingFixated on the need to have something to show for our labors, we often deny our curiosities. Every time we do this, we are blocked.