Paul Arden Quotes

If you always make the right decision, the safe decision, the one most people make, you will be the same as everyone else.

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…

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

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

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.

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.

Be unfashionable. Take risks.

Don't be afraid of silly ideas.

Do not seek praise. Seek criticism.

Life's all about 'me' anyway

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.

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?

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.

If you always make the right decision, the safe decision, the one most people make, you will be the same as everyone else.

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

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

High creativity is responding to situations without critical thought.' - John Cleese

Being right is based upon knowledge and experience and is often provable. Knowledge comes from the past, so it's safe. It is also out of date. It's the opposite of originality. Experience is built from solutions to old situations and problems. The old situations are probably different from the present ones, so that old solutions will have to be bent to fit new problems (and possibly fit badly). Also the likelihood is that, if you've got the experience, you'll probably use it. This is lazy. Experience is the opposite of being creative. If you can prove you're right you're set in concrete. You cannot move with the times or with other people. Being right is also being boring. Your mind is closed. You are not open to new ideas. You are rooted in your own rightness, which is arrogant. Arrogance is a valuable tool, but only if used very sparingly. Worst of all, being right has a tone of morality about it. To be anything else sounds weak or fallible, and people who are right would hate to be thought fallible. So: it's wrong to be right, because people who are right are rooted in the past, rigid-minded, dull and smug. There's no talking to them.

Your vision of where or who you want to be is the greatest asset you have.

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.

Getting what you want means making the decisions you need to make to get what you want. Not the decisions those around you think you should make. Making the safe decision is full, predictable and elads nowhere new. The unsafe decision causess you to think and respond in a way you hadn't thought of. And that thought will lead to other thoughts which will help you achieve what you want. Start taking bad decisions and it will take you to a plce where others only dream of being.

The more strikingly visual your presentation is, the more people will remember it.

Change your tools, it may free your thinking.

If, instead of seeking approval, you ask, 'What's wrong with it? How can I make it better?', you are more likely to get a truthful, critical answer.

The perosn who doesn't make mistakes is unlikely to make anything.

To be original, seek your inspiration from unexpected sources.

whatever you think, think the opposite

RESIGN! It's the way to show you mean business. If people constantly reject your ideas/ what you have to offer, resign. You can't keep fighting and losing that makes you a problem. If you are good, and right for the job, resignation will not be accepted. You'll be re-signed in your own term. If they accept your resignation, you were in the wrong job, and it's better for you to move on. It takes courage, but it is the right move.

Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour films, music, books, paintings, poems, photographs, conversations, dreams, trees, architecture, street signs, clouds, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work will be authentic.

All creative people need something to rebel against, it's what gives their lives excitement, and it's creative people who make the clients' lives exciting.

The point is that, whatever other people's failings might be, you are the one to shoulder the responsibility.

Successful solutions are often made by people rebelling against bad briefs.

Failure was a major contributor to its success.

Experience is the opposite of being creative.

Be true to your subject and you will be far more likely to create something that is timeless.

It's not how good you are, It's how good you want to be.

Nearly all rich an powerful people are not notably talented, educated, charming or good-looking. They become rich and powerful by wanting to be rich and powerful.

Talent helps, but it won't take you as far as ambition.

You need to aim beyond what you are capable of.

Do not covet your ideas. Give away everything you know and more will come back to you.

The point is we are all selling. We are all in advertising. It is part of life.

Kerjakan, kemudian perbaiki sambil jalan

If you think you're unable to be on the cover of Time magazine, make it your business to be there.

If you think you're unable to be on the cover of Time magazine, make your business to be there.

It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be.

DO IT, THEN FIX IT AS YOU GO

If you show somebody a piece of your work and you ask them 'What do you think?', they will probably say it's okay because they don't want to offend you. Next time, instead of asking if it's right, ask them what's wrong. They may not say what you want to hear, but the chances are they will give you a truthful criticism.

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.” —Paul Arden

If, instead of seeking approval, you ask, "What's wrong with it? How can I make it better?", you are more likely to get a truthful, critical answer

Ideas are open knowledge. Don't claim ownership.

So: it's wrong to be right, because people who are right are rooted in the past, right-minded, dull and smug.

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.

When it can't be done, do it. If you don't do it, it doesn't exist.

Your vision of where or who you want to be is your greatest asset.” —Paul Arden

Don't seek praise, seek criticism.

Paul Arden makes the point that most of the rich and powerful people in the world aren’t necessarily the most talented or educated. They have achieved success because their desire to attain power and riches was so strong that they wouldn’t let anything stand in their way.