Acting upon ambition

“To feel ambition and to act upon it is to embrace the unique calling of our souls. Not to act upon that ambition is to turn our backs on ourselves and on the reason for our existence.”

Steven Pressfield
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We feel those stirrings of ambition, but often we quickly shut them down. Who has time for indulgence in these silly ambitions, we tell ourselves. We have daily responsibilities consuming all our free time. So we settle for a mediocre existence that is unfulfilling.

What if, instead, we acted upon this ambition? What if your dream became a reality?

It doesn’t have to be some big, crazy change that upends our world.

It can only be baby steps in a new direction. It can make a profound difference to our wellbeing and the sense of meaning we feel in our lives.

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