Ambitions

Ambitions.. I am certain everyone; irregardless of age would have at least one, since the day we get ourselves interviewed by our teachers "What would you like to be when you grow up?". I do still remember some of my choices..  a doctor, a lawyer, a nurse, a policewoman (Surprising, huh?), a teacher, a manager and etc. Ambitions change as you grow up as our thinking gets influenced by many external factors. The books we read, the dramas and movies we watch, the people we live and connect with, the topics of conversation, the environment which you grew up in, the people you look up to.

One cannot deny the influence of these external factors in shaping your ambitions. Also, not forgetting is how you picture yourself climbing up the career ladder. Is it going to be at the expense of other people, or you climb the ladder through sheer hard work and taking challenges head-on or by apple-polishing your way up?

I live by the motto that "There's a price to pay for everything". Hence, if you choose to step on the toes of people along the way for your own benefit, you have to pay the price for it. Which means, you will never have true friends and acquaintances. You will always live with scepticism and view things and people in a suspicious manner. Why live way in such a sad manner??

I am fortunate that I have been brought up in an environment that irregardless of how much you desire for success, you should never do that at the expense of someone else. If you feel you are worthy of the level of the success, so, make sure you put in your effort and work your way up by your own virtue, instead of resorting to other measures. That way, once you have reached the position which you desired, there will be no question to your credibility and integrity. Even if there is, at least you know you are true to yourself and that is all that matters. (You got there by your own ability!)

Perhaps it's because that I hold firm to such principles in life, hence I am being mistaken as someone who is unambitious. Ambitions should commensurate with your current capability! No point in trying to hit the sky when your current capability only allows you to hit the 5ft wall... right?