Being Too Ambitious Is a Clever Form of Self-Sabotage
Curiously, and overstating the point in order to make it, the pursuit of success can be a catalyst for failure. Put another way, success can distract us from focusing on the essential things that produce success in the first place. We can see this everywhere around us. In his book How the Mighty Fall, Jim Collins explores what went wrong in compani
... See moreGreg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Fear of criticism. Attachment to a commercial result. Competing with past work. Time and resource constraints. The aspiration of wanting to change the world. And any story beyond “I want to make the best thing I can make, whatever it is” are all undermining forces in the quest for greatness.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
As often happens to driven, ambitious people, his earlier success had distracted him from his clarity of purpose.
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Few things are as awful as chasing something you eventually realize you never actually wanted.
Morgan Housel • Collaborative Fund: Internal vs. External Benchmarks
Ambition is a great thing, but too much of anything is never good. It is necessary to periodically reevaluate our priorities, and how we spend our energy, to ensure that we are aligning our actions with the values and people we consider most important in life. By setting goals, prioritizing self-care, and finding activities that bring joy and fulfi
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