Ambition has always been that which drives individuals forward. It’s what motivates us as a society to achieve more than our ancestors had. The relentless pursuit of excellence, wealth, fame, power, whatever your desire may be, is not, in and of itself, a bad thing. However, when ambition takes control of your life to the point where you no longer care who you step on to get what you want, you have crossed a line.
Be ambitious. Chase after your dreams and see them through. Be strong and persevere when others tell you that what you want is nothing more than a pipedream. No one ever achieved great success, saw dreams come true, by giving up. But be careful in your pursuits; like everything else in life, carrying your ambition forward is a balancing act between achievement at all cost and giving in, giving up. To that end, neither extreme will serve you well.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
—Henry David Thoreau
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