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By *rHotNotts OP Man 4 weeks ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
Do you enjoy achieving your potential? Would others describe you as ambitious ?
What’s something you’ve done lately that demonstrates your ambition? Do you think ambition is sexy?
No, it’s not a job interview. I’m just nosy.  |
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Ambition can be both a positive and negative trait, depending on how it's channeled and the values it's aligned with. I try to be aiming for things I like to achieve but always within the values and ethics I subscribe to and without being burned out, causing offence or harm or put strain on relationships that matter to me. |
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By *rHotNotts OP Man 4 weeks ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"Ambition can be both a positive and negative trait, depending on how it's channeled and the values it's aligned with. I try to be aiming for things I like to achive but always within the values of values and ethics I subscribe to and without being burnout, causing offence or harm or put strain on relationships that matter to me. "
Yeah, I agree, but I also think a lot of non-ambitious people just automatically assume ambitious people are negative and money oriented and associate ambition with things like materialism, burnout, tramping on others, etc. I often find those people aren’t truly ambitious, they are envious, because they want what they truly don’t deserve or can have, they want it too much.
For me, it’s always been about having an impact on the world rather than personal gain, but obviously successful people often gain a lot personally in the process. |
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By *rHotNotts OP Man 4 weeks ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"I'm not ambitious at all. If I were, I'd actually have a career and decent money, instead of a series of jobs."
Well, I don’t have a job or a career and the moment, but I’m still ambitious. Ambitious on here? Ambitious at the gym ? Ambitious in the kitchen ? |
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I'm finding my ambition again. I spent many years allowing my partner to suppress my dreams and ambitions. It's taken me a while to realise that. Even now he is still so controlling and manipulative. I sometimes worry that my drive and ambition are so far hidden these days I might just become a crazy cat lady. I'm not ready to settle for that just yet though. So maybe I am a little ambitious?🤷♀️ |
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"I'm finding my ambition again. I spent many years allowing my partner to suppress my dreams and ambitions. It's taken me a while to realise that. Even now he is still so controlling and manipulative. I sometimes worry that my drive and ambition are so far hidden these days I might just become a crazy cat lady. I'm not ready to settle for that just yet though. So maybe I am a little ambitious?🤷♀️"
And yes I think ambition can be sexy. I admire people who have the drive and ambition to make things happen. I need to be more like that. |
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By *avinaTVTV/TS 4 weeks ago
Transsexual Transylvania |
"I'm not ambitious at all. If I were, I'd actually have a career and decent money, instead of a series of jobs.
Well, I don’t have a job or a career and the moment, but I’m still ambitious. Ambitious on here? Ambitious at the gym ? Ambitious in the kitchen ? "
I'm not ambitious on here. I'm not ambitious at the gym (gym? Hahahahaha). I'm not ambitious in the kitchen.
I'm not an ambitious person.
I stint think ambition in a chosen field of work necessarily makes someone money-fixated or ruthless or unpleasant - ambition is a drive to achieve something. I don't have any.  |
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"Ambition can be both a positive and negative trait, depending on how it's channeled and the values it's aligned with. I try to be aiming for things I like to achive but always within the values of values and ethics I subscribe to and without being burnout, causing offence or harm or put strain on relationships that matter to me.
Yeah, I agree, but I also think a lot of non-ambitious people just automatically assume ambitious people are negative and money oriented and associate ambition with things like materialism, burnout, tramping on others, etc. I often find those people aren’t truly ambitious, they are envious, because they want what they truly don’t deserve or can have, they want it too much.
For me, it’s always been about having an impact on the world rather than personal gain, but obviously successful people often gain a lot personally in the process. "
Personally I would not assume anything about other people's lack of ambition as their reasons can vary. As long as they are happy with how they run their lives. I agree though that if your ambition impacts positively on pthers it is a great thing. Some super ambitious people are also great philanthropists but they are far and between. |
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By *rHotNotts OP Man 4 weeks ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"I'm finding my ambition again. I spent many years allowing my partner to suppress my dreams and ambitions. It's taken me a while to realise that. Even now he is still so controlling and manipulative. I sometimes worry that my drive and ambition are so far hidden these days I might just become a crazy cat lady. I'm not ready to settle for that just yet though. So maybe I am a little ambitious?🤷♀️
And yes I think ambition can be sexy. I admire people who have the drive and ambition to make things happen. I need to be more like that. "
Hey, welcome back 😊
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By *rHotNotts OP Man 4 weeks ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
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Personally I would not assume anything about other people's lack of ambition as their reasons can vary. As long as they are happy with how they run their lives "
I also wouldn’t assume highly ambitious people are necessarily any happier. They are the positive and negative stereotypes of each and then everybody else between them.
I’ve always been interested in what makes someone ambitious, it’s like an internal compass pointing them, and no one or nothing can knock them off track, and what gives someone drive, which is like the fuel to take them there… |
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By *rHotNotts OP Man 4 weeks ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"I've achieved much of what I wanted to in my life and still have things I'd like to get done. I'm not driven though and my achievements are unremarkable to anyone else. "
Me too
It doesn’t matter though does it, I mean I’m super proud of my spag bol, it’s been refined over 40 years, To me it’s one of the greatest achievements of my entire life. A chef who came for dinner once in Dubai even referred to it as a ‘Ragu’ |
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"I've achieved much of what I wanted to in my life and still have things I'd like to get done. I'm not driven though and my achievements are unremarkable to anyone else. "
Still time to win that best marrow competition  |
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By *rHotNotts OP Man 4 weeks ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"👦🏻 What the fuck does that mean Greyo?
👴🏻What does what mean?
👦🏻 That, "ambition is fucking critical".
👴🏻It say's "ambition is critical." There's no "fucking" in it.
IYKYK 🤗🏴"
Clearly IDK, IDHAFCWYTA |
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"I've achieved much of what I wanted to in my life and still have things I'd like to get done. I'm not driven though and my achievements are unremarkable to anyone else.
Still time to win that best marrow competition "
 very true. |
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"I would say I have an ambition for comfort. I'll always have worries and stresses but if I can work to live comfortably, I'm all good."
I couldn't think how to describe my ambition but you've hit the nail on the head there Joe! |
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"I would say I have an ambition for comfort. I'll always have worries and stresses but if I can work to live comfortably, I'm all good.
I couldn't think how to describe my ambition but you've hit the nail on the head there Joe!"
Thanks! I literally just thought of it on the spot 😂 |
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By *avinaTVTV/TS 4 weeks ago
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"I was ambitious on starting secondary school. Then at 14 I knew I would work in i.t. which I did. Then recently freelance.
I now have a Porsche and currently looking for an Aston Martin."
I got into computers at 15, and realised I'd almost certainly work with them. I got an electronic engineering degree, and I've worked as a software engineer ever since. I now have a 10 year old, second hand Vauxhall and currently looking for the money to fix the chronically leaky cooling system.
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"I was ambitious on starting secondary school. Then at 14 I knew I would work in i.t. which I did. Then recently freelance.
I now have a Porsche and currently looking for an Aston Martin.
I got into computers at 15, and realised I'd almost certainly work with them. I got an electronic engineering degree, and I've worked as a software engineer ever since. I now have a 10 year old, second hand Vauxhall and currently looking for the money to fix the chronically leaky cooling system.
🤣 "
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By *rHotNotts OP Man 4 weeks ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"I was ambitious on starting secondary school. Then at 14 I knew I would work in i.t. which I did. Then recently freelance.
I now have a Porsche and currently looking for an Aston Martin."
You were ambitious to make as much money as you could, to buy cars ? Or you just like Money.? |
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By *rHotNotts OP Man 4 weeks ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"I was ambitious on starting secondary school. Then at 14 I knew I would work in i.t. which I did. Then recently freelance.
I now have a Porsche and currently looking for an Aston Martin.
I got into computers at 15, and realised I'd almost certainly work with them. I got an electronic engineering degree, and I've worked as a software engineer ever since. I now have a 10 year old, second hand Vauxhall and currently looking for the money to fix the chronically leaky cooling system.
🤣 "
I also used to work as a software engineer. One of the first systems I built was for the education sector in the UK and it’s still used today over 20 years later when I begun I enjoyed the improvements I made to the staff’s life’s, the old system made them do very repetitive tasks and lots of scrolling. There’s a few mentions of it on my LinkedIn. It makes me extremely proud. My ambition was always to make the best system possible for the team and in the process to develop my own team to be outstanding/the best systems team in the world. I never made much money in that role either. |
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By *avinaTVTV/TS 4 weeks ago
Transsexual Transylvania |
"I was ambitious on starting secondary school. Then at 14 I knew I would work in i.t. which I did. Then recently freelance.
I now have a Porsche and currently looking for an Aston Martin.
I got into computers at 15, and realised I'd almost certainly work with them. I got an electronic engineering degree, and I've worked as a software engineer ever since. I now have a 10 year old, second hand Vauxhall and currently looking for the money to fix the chronically leaky cooling system.
🤣
I also used to work as a software engineer. One of the first systems I built was for the education sector in the UK and it’s still used today over 20 years later when I begun I enjoyed the improvements I made to the staff’s life’s, the old system made them do very repetitive tasks and lots of scrolling. There’s a few mentions of it on my LinkedIn. It makes me extremely proud. My ambition was always to make the best system possible for the team and in the process to develop my own team to be outstanding/the best systems team in the world. I never made much money in that role either."
Software engineers don't generally get rich. The people who employ them do. |
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"Do you enjoy achieving your potential? Would others describe you as ambitious ?
What’s something you’ve done lately that demonstrates your ambition? Do you think ambition is sexy?
No, it’s not a job interview. I’m just nosy. "
Waiting for the majority of yummy mummy’s on fab who take all the benefits to scream about their ambition to set up a wax melt business xxo |
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"Do you enjoy achieving your potential? Would others describe you as ambitious ?
What’s something you’ve done lately that demonstrates your ambition? Do you think ambition is sexy?
No, it’s not a job interview. I’m just nosy.
Waiting for the majority of yummy mummy’s on fab who take all the benefits to scream about their ambition to set up a wax melt business xxo"
this is a read |
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By *eliWoman 4 weeks ago
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"Do you enjoy achieving your potential? Would others describe you as ambitious ?
What’s something you’ve done lately that demonstrates your ambition? Do you think ambition is sexy?
No, it’s not a job interview. I’m just nosy.
Waiting for the majority of yummy mummy’s on fab who take all the benefits to scream about their ambition to set up a wax melt business xxo"
It’ll free up time for the husbands for you so silver lining. 🩷 |
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By (user no longer on site) 4 weeks ago
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"Do you enjoy achieving your potential? Would others describe you as ambitious ?
What’s something you’ve done lately that demonstrates your ambition? Do you think ambition is sexy?
No, it’s not a job interview. I’m just nosy.
Waiting for the majority of yummy mummy’s on fab who take all the benefits to scream about their ambition to set up a wax melt business xxo
It’ll free up time for the husbands for you so silver lining. 🩷"
You know it🤪 |
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By *sWyldWoman 4 weeks ago
Edinburgh |
I am . I have worked bloody hard to build my career will continue to. I always strive for more or better in every aspect of my life. Not a benefit or a wax melt in sight. Just determined to never be a stereotype or a statistic.
Usually when someone suggested I couldn't do something , my response was watch me . It still is |
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I was massively, had kids and have focused on them for a while. Am now getting back into things. I've got 3 main ambitions at the moment, one is in its early days, the other I'm more or less there and the last one is a bit silly, but some things are supposed to be hard. |
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By *rHotNotts OP Man 4 weeks ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"Do you enjoy achieving your potential? Would others describe you as ambitious ?
What’s something you’ve done lately that demonstrates your ambition? Do you think ambition is sexy?
No, it’s not a job interview. I’m just nosy.
Waiting for the majority of yummy mummy’s on fab who take all the benefits to scream about their ambition to set up a wax melt business xxo"
Mummy’s should be paid by the state regardless, and if they are making the effort to stay yummy for us guys, they should get a decent bonus |
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In short, no.
The closest I ever really had to a life goal was just to be happy.
Never been particularly fussed or driven towards any particular circumstances around that. I just live to enjoy my life and hopefully bring joy to the people around me sometimes too 💜 |
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By (user no longer on site) 4 weeks ago
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"Do you enjoy achieving your potential? Would others describe you as ambitious ?
What’s something you’ve done lately that demonstrates your ambition? Do you think ambition is sexy?
No, it’s not a job interview. I’m just nosy.
Waiting for the majority of yummy mummy’s on fab who take all the benefits to scream about their ambition to set up a wax melt business xxo
Mummy’s should be paid by the state regardless, and if they are making the effort to stay yummy for us guys, they should get a decent bonus "
Coming from a true yummy mummy conquest. Having a child is a choice, therefore in my opinion- a mummy should have no more right to tax payers money.. than anyone else  |
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Being ambitious sounds like too much hard work. Having to have a goal and then go chase it? Life is too short for that.
I just like to do what I want and focus on what I find interesting. Sometimes that means I have ended up doing well at things. Any resulting success isn’t due to ambition, it’s just random luck that what I found interesting was valuable to someone. |
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