The Bring Ambition Newsletter

Share this post

New Article: How Ambitious Are You? A New Tool for Measuring Your Ambition

bringambition.substack.com

New Article: How Ambitious Are You? A New Tool for Measuring Your Ambition

Psychology researchers create a new science-backed tool to measure individual ambition.

Jon D'Alessandro
Jan 20
Share this post

New Article: How Ambitious Are You? A New Tool for Measuring Your Ambition

bringambition.substack.com

New Article: “How Ambitious Are You? A New Tool for Measuring Your Ambition”

Two years ago, I published an article summarizing emerging research on ambition. I noted that, despite the subject's ubiquity and influence on our daily lives and careers, scholarly research on ambition was unexpectedly rare.

Fortunately, since then a number of researchers have picked up the torch, steadily advancing our understanding of ambition. Our latest article, “How Ambitious Are You?” explores a recent publication by Andreas Hirschi and Daniel Spurk, two Industrial-Organizational Psychologists in Switzerland.

Hirschi and Spurk published "Striving for success: Towards a refined understanding and measurement of ambition," where they expand upon previous research and construct a new, more refined 5-question tool for measuring ambition. (Depending upon your score, you might want to pay special attention to future articles.)

This is a critical step forward because, again, we have long struggled to sufficiently answer basic questions about our own innate striving instinct:

  • What is ambition?

  • How ambitious are you?

  • How can ambition be an asset? What are the benefits and advantages of ambition and how can you capitalize on them?

  • Under what circumstances is ambition a liability? What are the potential downsides and risks, and how can you work to mitigate them?

Check out the new article and please share any thoughts, questions, and feedback.

Have a great weekend!

Jon D'Alessandro

Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Contact

P.S. - Tell your friends about this newsletter! Click below:

Share The Bring Ambition Newsletter

FORWARDED THIS MESSAGE? CLICK BELOW TO SIGN UP:

Share this post

New Article: How Ambitious Are You? A New Tool for Measuring Your Ambition

bringambition.substack.com
Previous
Comments
TopNew

No posts

Ready for more?

© 2023 Jon D'Alessandro
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing