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Tables of Contents for The Arc of Ambition
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Acknowledgments
xi
Without ambition, no conquests are made, no lands discovered, no businesses created.
Ambition is the root of all achievement.
1
22
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see.
See what others don't.
23
28
It takes a strong character and a lot of willpower to hold onto a dream under adverse circumstances.
Follow a steadfast path.
51
20
Opportunity knocks with all the temerity of a brown trout hiding in an overfished stream.
Seize the moment.
71
26
History is a long list of warnings about the folly of overreaching.
Temper ambition.
97
18
Greatness must be driven by a purpose beyond money.
Inspire with a greater purpose.
115
26
Compromise is bad for ambition.
Never violate values.
141
22
Power comes from other people.
Keep control by giving it up.
163
20
Reinvention is the key to longevity.
Change or die.
183
24
The dead can't lead the living.
Leave gracefully.
207
28
Epilogue
235
6
Sources and Recommended Reading
241
16
Index
257