This week’s Resource Recommendation is It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be by Paul Arden.

A couple of weeks back I was at LAX waiting for my red eye flight home. I had delivered a workshop session at a conference, attended a reception and after a full day was going to fly home.

How Good - Paul ArdenI had a bag full of work, a couple of books and my Kindle. So I did what I often do in an airport with time on my hands.

I went into the bookstore.

I walked out with three books (which is ridiculous when you see how many books are on my reading stack). I went to the gate and promptly read this book.

The whole thing.

It isn’t War and Peace, so I wasn’t up all night; however, some of the things in the book could keep you up all night thinking.

Written by a famous British advertising executive, it is written from a marketing perspective, but it’s really for anyone who wants to think about themselves in new and exciting ways and wants some ideas for how to advance more quickly towards their goal.

It is light on words and heavy on design. It is fun. It is different. It is inspiring.

I loved it, and I bet you will too.

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Kevin Eikenberry is a recognized world expert on leadership development and learning and is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group. He has spent over 30 years helping organizations across North America, and leaders from around the world, on leadership, learning, teams and teamwork, communication and more.

Twice he has been named by Inc.com as one of the Top 100 Leadership and Management Experts in the World and 100 Great Leadership Speakers for Your Next Conference. The American Management Association named him a “Leaders to Watch” and he has been twice named as one of the World's Top 30 Leadership Professionals by Global Gurus. Top Sales World has named him a Top Sales & Marketing Influencer several times, and his blog has been named on many “best of” lists. LeadersHum has named him one of the 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership in 2023.

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