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Myth Busters

From ‘great’ to ‘exceptional’

by Polina Marinova Pompliano
Indian Management October 2023

Busting the following myths:
MYTH 1: You need to feel inspired in order to be creative.
MYTH 2: Success breeds success.
MYTH 3: Consuming a large quantity of information makes us well-informed.
MYTH 4: A leader sits at the top of the pyramid.
MYTH 5: Success is an external measure of career, status, or wealth.

Polina Marinova Pompliano Polina Marinova Pompliano, founder of The Profile, and author of Hidden Genius: The Secret Ways of Thinking that Power the World’s Most Successful People, dispels a number of myths that exist around what it means to be creative, original, and successful.

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