Quotes from Paul Arden

The world is what YOU think of it, so think of it DIFFERENTLY and your life will change.

Too many people spend too much time trying to perfect something before they actually do it. Instead of waiting for perfection, run with what you go, and fix it along the way…

Great people have great egos; maybe that's what makes them great.

It's better to regret what you have done than what you haven't.

Be your own worst critic. When things go wrong it's tempting to shift the blame. Don't. Accept responsibility. People will appreciate it, and you will find out what you're capable of.

DO IT, THEN FIX IT AS YOU GO.

If you can't solve a problem, it's because you're playing by the rules

Everything we do we choose. So what is there to regret? You are the person you chose to be.

it's wrong to be right; it's right to be wrong.

having too many ideas is not always a good thing.

Risks are a measure of people. People who won't take them are trying to preserve what they have. People who do take them often end up having more. Some risks have a future, and some people call them wrong. But being right may be like walking backwards proving where you've been. Being wrong isn't in the future, or in the past. Being wrong isn't anywhere but being here. Best place to be, eh?

Your vision of where or who you want to be is the greatest asset you have. Without having a goal it's difficult to score.

Start taking bad decisions and it will take you to a place where others only dream of being.

i wish means: would it be nice if.. i want means: if i want it enough i will get it.

Don't be afraid of silly ideas.

Life's all about 'me' anyway

Do not seek praise. Seek criticism.

How you perceive yourself is how others will see you.

for a creative person starting out on a career, try not thinking about film or media or whatever. think about money.

We are always waiting for the perfect brief from the perfect client. It almost never happens [...] Whatever is on your desk right now, that's the one. Make it the best you possibly can.

Don't look for the next opportunity. The one you have in hand is the opportunity.

Even when we want to be timid and play it safe, we should pause for a moment to imagine what we might be missing.

Have you noticed how the cleverest people at school are not those who make it in life? People who are conventionally clever get jobs on their qualifications (the past), not on their desire to succeed (the future). Very simply, they get overtaken by those who continually strive to be better than they are.

Religion is a light bulb, created by man to help him to see in the dark.