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In Support of the Creative Unambitious

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In Support of the Creative Unambitious

They say you’ve got to be relentless and ambitious in pursuit of what you want. But what if they’re wrong? What if all that striving keeps…

Larry G. Maguire
Aug 11, 2019
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In Support of the Creative Unambitious

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They say you’ve got to be relentless and ambitious in pursuit of what you want. But what if they’re wrong? What if all that striving keeps you from the very thing you strive for?

Don’t aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be …

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