I’ve always been fiercely ambitious. It’s a part of my nature to always be looking towards the next step, the next big thing. Because of this ambition, I often take even fun hobbies and turn them into some sort of competition. If I set out to do something, I want to be the very best at it. No questions asked.
My drive wants me to be the best runner or the best photographer and it piles all of these must do’s onto my already large to do list. Perhaps you feel this way also. Maybe you’re always pushing yourself to be the absolute best. And there’s really nothing wrong with that, until of course you begin to take it too far. Ambition gets ugly when you stop having fun – when it makes life tiring and stressful.
You don’t have to be the best at everything you do.
It’s great to be ambitious but it’s also good to just relax. Sometimes it’s ok to be an amateur photographer or to just run for fun. It’s even ok to suck at baking and to never fully grasp Spanish. Sometimes it’s ok to just be. Sometimes you just need to relax.
Have you seen the ugly side of ambition? How do you fight it?
