Where does the idea of ambition come from and how do we tackle it, especially when we’re not reaching our full potential?

Creative ambition can be even murkier. We have so many opportunities to chase it, but with that come opportunities to sell ourselves short along the way. 

In this episode, we talk about all of the scary and uncertain parts about being ambitious and the personal reconciliation that needs to happen. It can be an uncomfortable topic to cover but thinking about your own relationship with ambition is an important first step. 

Main Takeaways

• At the foundation of your decision making needs to be love, the fact that you will be loved even if you screw up or miss a shot. This can give you the confidence to pursue your ambition even if you’re scared of failing. 
• Applied introspection is critical because it gives you the “why” of your ambition and gives you the motivation to go out and accomplish what you want. 
• If you name your goal out loud and visualize it, then two things are going to happen:
  • You will have to put in the work to make it happen.
  • You have to own the fact that people will think differently of you if you achieve or fail to achieve that ambition.
• Know what your gifts are, recognize them, and figure out how you can best use them to serve yourself and others. 
• Naming a goal may make other people uncomfortable because it forces them to reconcile themselves with their own ambition.  

Thought of the Day

Links

• What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture by Ben Horowitz
• Miss Americana: Taylor Swift Documentary

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