The more I heal, the less ambitious I become.
substack.com
The more I heal, the less ambitious I become.
“What is the number one thing you are looking for in a partner?”
The guy immediately fires back with “ambition.” It was so fast that it made me wonder if it was truly his opinion or a sad evidence of capitalism infiltrating our thinking. Either way.
I snorted. And honestly, it stopped me in my tracks.
The guy immediately fires back with “ambition.” It was so fast that it made me wonder if it was truly his opinion or a sad evidence of capitalism infiltrating our thinking. Either way.
I snorted. And honestly, it stopped me in my tracks.
The more I heal, the less ambitious I become.
This reminds me of people judging my relationship because I’m not “with someone ambitious” and I’m “an overachiever”. I’m not sure if either of those are true. What I know is true is I’m with someone who supports me no matter what. Who cares deeply about me and my happiness. Who is a caretaker by nature. I used to think ambition was important in a partner because I thought that through ambition was how I would admire them, respect them, feel worthy because they choose me. Now I realize that I admire a good heart more than anything else.
On a podcast I recently listened to the question was posed: “Can ambition be virtuous?”
And I agree with the host guiding the conversation: it can’t. Ambition is inherently selfish.
Ambition requires you to have unhealthy priorities. I have seen it again and again. In myself and others. Ambition requires you to sacrifice the things that matter most... See more
And I agree with the host guiding the conversation: it can’t. Ambition is inherently selfish.
Ambition requires you to have unhealthy priorities. I have seen it again and again. In myself and others. Ambition requires you to sacrifice the things that matter most... See more