The arrogance of improvement
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The arrogance of improvement
She’s the person who figures out what to do next—and then does it. She improvises.
If you have ideals but you don't take responsibility for making a change in the world, you are working on your self-image, not a product for other people. If all you have is pragmatism, then you have speed but not a direction and the purpose of your work will get set by default to, at best, the same conventional things that everyone else is chasing
... See moreSuccessful people are those who can go above themselves to see things objectively and manage those things to shape change.