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What's Your Dream? by Simon Squibb
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What's Your Dream?

Self-help
Print length
304 pagesPenguin Random House, 2025

Description

Simon Squibb addresses people who sense that their working life does not match what they want but cannot yet define a practical alternative. He guides readers through identifying a personal dream, separating it from inherited expectations, and converting an appealing idea into a plan that can survive fear, uncertainty, and limited resources. Drawing on entrepreneurial experience and the stories of people pursuing varied ambitions, he considers purpose, confidence, money, and the value of beginning before every condition feels secure. Exercises and direct questions ask readers to examine what they enjoy, what problem they want to solve, and which first step is available now. The book frames dreaming as active self-inquiry followed by sustained, testable action.

Reading profile

About this profile

Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).

Writing
How much attention the sentences and language require.
Ideas
How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
Structure
How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
Background knowledge
Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
Emotional intensity
Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.

Writing style

Conversational · Direct

Pace

Brisk

Tone

Earnest · Hopeful · Reflective · Uplifting

Structure

Argumentative

Focus

Ideas · Information

Emotional intensity

3 / 5

Reading complexity

1–5 · higher means more demanding
Writing
2 / 5
Ideas
2 / 5
Structure
2 / 5
Background knowledge
1 / 5

Themes

AmbitionIdentityTransformationWealthWork

Book details

For the print edition listed above.

Publisher
Penguin Random House
Language
English
ISBN
9781529935585
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