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It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be
Paul Arden
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Paul Arden's pocket bible challenges conventional success wisdom. With a 3.67 Goodreads rating from 16,000+ readers, this provocative guide asks: Why seek praise when criticism fuels growth? Discover why creatives embrace being wrong - and why ambitious risk-takers consider this their secret weapon.

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What separates extraordinary achievers from everyone else? It's rarely raw talent or education - it's how desperately you want success. Paul Arden's manifesto challenges the comfortable notion that being "good enough" is sufficient. Looking around at the most successful people in any field, you'll notice they aren't necessarily the most naturally gifted. They simply wanted success more desperately and were willing to make the necessary sacrifices. The question isn't whether you want to be good - most people do. The real question is: how good? Do you want to be quite good, very good, or the absolute best in your field? Perhaps even the best in the world? Consider Victoria Beckham as a teenager. She didn't merely dream of becoming a famous singer; she envisioned herself as a global brand. Her benchmark wasn't other musicians but Persil Automatic detergent - she wanted to be as universally recognized as a household cleaning product! This seemingly absurd comparison reveals the extraordinary imagination that propelled her to international success. Notice how conventionally "clever" people - those who excel academically - often don't achieve the greatest success in life. School systems reward memorization, not imagination or determination. The truly ambitious secure opportunities based on their drive to succeed, looking forward to future potential rather than backward at past achievements.

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Creative Tension and Constraints

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Embracing Failure as a Path to Success

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The Art of Perception and Taking Ownership

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The Generosity Principle

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Breaking Rules to Make the Impossible Happen

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Embracing Your Creative Journey

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