What is Ambition and Where Does It Come From?
Bring Ambition Newsletter - August 5, 2021
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1.) What Is Ambition and Where Does It Come From?
I'm excited to release my newest article, "What Is Ambition and Where Does It Come From?"
Ambition is powerful and pervasive yet incredibly misunderstood and under-researched. This article explores how psychology researchers define ambition, where it comes from, and why it matters.
Exploring this topic is like opening Pandora's Box. The more you learn, the more questions you have:
What’s the "right" amount of ambition?
Why does it get such a bad rap?
Can we cultivate it in ourselves and others, and if so, how?
How do we channel it in the most positive conceivable direction, and maximize our chances of success?
I hope you'll join me in exploring these questions - and many more - in the coming months. Enjoy the article!
2.) On advice
Here’s something to keep in mind next time you’re giving advice to a colleague, employee, client, friend, relative, etc.:
“When you counsel someone, you should appear to be reminding him of something he had forgotten, not of the light he was unable to see.” — Spanish philosopher Baltasar Gracian
3.) Maybe you’re “languishing?”
People are worn down from the pandemic, and even as we maybe, sort-of return to “normal,” you might not be 100% mentally. (And that’s ok, for what it’s worth.)
Whether COVID-related or not, if you haven’t been feeling yourself but don’t think you’re suffering from full-blown depression, then this NYT article might be of interest: “There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing.”
That’s it for this week! Keeping it short in hopes that you check out my latest article on the psychology of ambition. If you know someone who would find it thought-provoking, please share!
Have a great weekend!
Jon D'Alessandro
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