Ambition Senior 1

Why is ambition important?
Ambition is important because it drives you to set impressive goals and do

everything in your power to achieve them. This motivational force helps you face
new challenges head-on and continuously develop a growth mindset. And this
forward momentum makes you feel like you’re pursuing your purpose and working
toward a more meaningful life.
Your sense of ambition might wax and wane (to grow stronger and then weaker
again) depending on where you’re at in your life — it can even change daily if you’re
feeling extra tired or burned out. But you’ll always have desires you want to work
toward, and any time you take on this work, you’re activating your own ambition.
That said, it’s reasonably frustrating when your ambition is low and you can’t find
the energy to accomplish your goals. These dreams are essential to feeling like
you’re becoming the best version of yourself. And when your ambition in life
becomes the barrier to achieving your goals, it’s normal to feel discouraged or
overwhelmed.
If you’re feeling unmotivated, you can bolster your ambitious spirit by practicing the
following seven characteristics found in highly ambitious people:
1. Continuously planning and setting specific goals to promote focus

2. Staying motivated to achieve goals that help you self-actualize
3. Only feeling satisfied when you reach your ambitious goals
4. Competitively working alongside others, but for the sake of (in order to help
or bring advantage to someone) career growth and success
5. Willingly making changes in your life to better pursue your goals and
purpose
6. Taking risks while maintaining critical thinking and emotional regulation
7. Remaining flexible and open-minded to strategically solve problems
6 examples of ambition at work

1. Creating a career plan: If you’re ambitious, you’ll likely create a career plan
or professional development plan that considers both short-term and long-

term goals. This helps you prepare to meet every objective.
2. Listening to feedback: You’re bound to (certain to happen) make mistakes
— everyone is. But viewing errors as learning opportunities showcases your
self-improvement mindset because the more you learn from each shortfall,
the better you can perform in the future. So seize (take (an opportunity or
initiative) eagerly and decisively) every opportunity to receive feedback and
note how you might improve your skills to achieve workplace goals.
3. Wanting to be an expert: While you can never truly know everything about
a topic, the wish to become a subject matter expert showcases your
willingness to learn. You understand that expertise takes time, grit (1. (noun)
very small pieces of stone or sand; 2. (noun) courage or determination
despite difficulty), and determination — and you’re ready to put the effort in
to get there (or at least close).
4. Owning your own business: Very ambitious people will likely get to the
point where being their own boss is their dream job — especially if this is the
only rung left on the career development ladder. And if you’re ambitious,
you’re uniquely qualified to succeed since you won’t give up and are
prepared to learn from your mistakes.
5. Striving to be a mentor: Someone likely mentored you when you entered
the industry, and maybe you’d like to return the favor. Mentors guide others
on their career paths by teaching them new skills and offering career advice.
In this position, all your growth and achievements help you give back to
others and feel fulfilled.
6. Being humble: As some of these other examples showcase, pursuing
challenging and daunting goals requires humility and vulnerability. You must
recognize how little you know and how much work is ahead of you to gain
the right skills and strategically complete tasks. And learning from your
mistakes and asking for feedback both require you to be vulnerable, truly
accepting that you’re not perfect and embracing every way you can improve.

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Why is ambition important?

Ambition is important because it drives you to set impressive goals and do

1. Continuously planning and setting specific goals to promote focus

6 examples of ambition at work

or professional development plan that considers both short-term and long-

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