Secret one

How to work out what you really really want

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.

Mae West, American actress, playwright and screenwriter 1893–1980

The very first step to getting paid to play is to know what feels like play to you. You’ll find out what that is in this chapter. And I’ll show you that, no matter how impossible your ideas might seem right now, you can always have what you really really want.

If you already enjoy your work and just want to become more successful at it, you may be tempted to skip this chapter. Don’t! If your work has never quite taken off, there’s a good chance it’s because what you’re doing is not quite right yet. This chapter will help you correct your course so that you focus in on what’s most ...

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