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How ambitious are you ? And is it a blessing or a curse?
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:04 pm
1 being you just don't care, life-time slacker. Content just being you at this moment on Planet Earth.
10 being you are driven to succeed at every thing you do, 100% of the time and are willing to pay any price to attain your goal.
Do you view your approach as a blessing or a curse?
How important are material goods and income to you?
What do you think of people who have the opposite perspective?
10 being you are driven to succeed at every thing you do, 100% of the time and are willing to pay any price to attain your goal.
Do you view your approach as a blessing or a curse?
How important are material goods and income to you?
What do you think of people who have the opposite perspective?
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Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:12 pm to Lsupimp
I fluctuate between 7 and 9. I'm ambitious enough that I went to grad school, but also enjoy a work/life balance enough that I just took a remote job, rather than attempting to climb the ladder at my current workplace.
Income is important, but I won't sacrifice my free time and lifestyle due to it. I could double my pay, but it would require being away from home 4-5 days a week.
I don't understand people who are not ambitious. I graduated from undergrad with many people who said "this is the last class I'll ever have to take!", the semester before graduation, which is super shortsighted, IMO. I see people on social media who lust after big homes, trips, and luxury items, but fail to realize that those things are earned, not given.
Income is important, but I won't sacrifice my free time and lifestyle due to it. I could double my pay, but it would require being away from home 4-5 days a week.
I don't understand people who are not ambitious. I graduated from undergrad with many people who said "this is the last class I'll ever have to take!", the semester before graduation, which is super shortsighted, IMO. I see people on social media who lust after big homes, trips, and luxury items, but fail to realize that those things are earned, not given.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:13 pm to Lsupimp
7
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:14 pm to Lsupimp
I'm lazy but lucky. I've never had to apply for a job in my life. Everything I've done, someone else has approached me first.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:19 pm to Lsupimp
About 3 I guess. i'm not very ambitious when it comes to school.
I put in very little effort and get Bs with a few As every semester.
I put in very little effort and get Bs with a few As every semester.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:22 pm to Lsupimp
I don't share this kind of information with a pimp.
Get an honest job and we'll talk.
Get an honest job and we'll talk.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:22 pm to Lsupimp
Bout tree fiddy
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:26 pm to Lsupimp
OT 10
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:28 pm to Lsupimp
I think 8-9 on ambitious/ driven scale.
I wish I could just relax, but I get in a bad mood if I'm not doing something to keep me engaged/ leaning/ experiencing life. Mine isn't all work related so that's good, but I just can't do "nothing" for very long.
Edit: it was benefical while younger, but at 47, I'm starting to not like it.
I wish I could just relax, but I get in a bad mood if I'm not doing something to keep me engaged/ leaning/ experiencing life. Mine isn't all work related so that's good, but I just can't do "nothing" for very long.
Edit: it was benefical while younger, but at 47, I'm starting to not like it.
This post was edited on 1/3/17 at 5:35 pm
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:28 pm to Lsupimp
Depends on the day of the week. If it's Monday-Thursday, I'm pretty ambitious trying to get all my shite done. Friday-Sunday, I'm coasting.
That's all gonna change though in a week or two when I finally get my arse back in school after an extended absence.
That's all gonna change though in a week or two when I finally get my arse back in school after an extended absence.
This post was edited on 1/3/17 at 5:30 pm
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:31 pm to Lsupimp
9
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:32 pm to Lsupimp
8. Pretty focused and driven, and I've made huge investments from a monetary and time perspective in myself and my future.
7. I enjoy nice things and I desire to attain the income levels necessary to support buying those things.
As long as they're happy. But don't lecture me. I have a friend who continually questions why I continue to pay for classes and spend the time to take them so I can get eligible for the CPA. He believes as long as he does a good job it's enough. He believes in clocking his 40 and not worrying about work after that. I don't agree with it, but it only aggravates me when he tries to lecture me about it.
7. I enjoy nice things and I desire to attain the income levels necessary to support buying those things.
As long as they're happy. But don't lecture me. I have a friend who continually questions why I continue to pay for classes and spend the time to take them so I can get eligible for the CPA. He believes as long as he does a good job it's enough. He believes in clocking his 40 and not worrying about work after that. I don't agree with it, but it only aggravates me when he tries to lecture me about it.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:37 pm to Lsupimp
Somewhere between a 6 and a 9. When I find a new project that interests me I beat it into the dirt before I let up. Once that's over I usually back off for a bit.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:37 pm to Lsupimp
I used to be a 7, now I am maybe a 5 for most things. I care about the stuff I want to do, and do other things just to do those things. Generally if I am going to do something I do it at 110%, but am pretty selective on what I do.
I think I might be better served with more ambition. But I am set to retire at 45, so its not like a fricking slacker.
Not particularly important.
I have issues with 1s and 10s. They are both annoying. 1s are particularly annoying, especially if they have the promise for bigger things.
quote:
Do you view your approach as a blessing or a curse?
I think I might be better served with more ambition. But I am set to retire at 45, so its not like a fricking slacker.
quote:
How important are material goods and income to you?
Not particularly important.
quote:
What do you think of people who have the opposite perspective?
I have issues with 1s and 10s. They are both annoying. 1s are particularly annoying, especially if they have the promise for bigger things.
This post was edited on 1/3/17 at 5:44 pm
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:41 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:
I put in very little effort and get Bs with a few As every semester.
That probably says more about your school and degree program than you.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:43 pm to Lsupimp
I'm a 9 at work and my hobbies. At home ,as in chores and shite, around a -3.
I try to excel at everything I do at work especially. I'm very competitive, to the point where I have to remind myself that life isn't a competition sometimes. That's what I keep my SO around for.
She'll pop my bubble real fricking quick. Thats why I love her
I try to excel at everything I do at work especially. I'm very competitive, to the point where I have to remind myself that life isn't a competition sometimes. That's what I keep my SO around for.
She'll pop my bubble real fricking quick. Thats why I love her
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:51 pm to Lsupimp
About an 8. I live by "if you're not growing you're dying" so I'm always trying to improve. Not money driven but that's a side effect of always trying to get better / win.
I used to look down on people with different perspectives but part of my self growth is developing an understanding of how others are. I don't impose or judge them based on my value system as long as they're honest and not a criminal.
I used to look down on people with different perspectives but part of my self growth is developing an understanding of how others are. I don't impose or judge them based on my value system as long as they're honest and not a criminal.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 5:52 pm to Lsupimp
I guess that I'm about a 6.5 and view it as a blessing as I wouldn't want to be at either extreme.
I mostly slacked through high school and college and sort of got lucky that I was able to obtain my CPA license about a year after finishing at LSU.
For the past 15 years, I've had a slightly above average job for my education/experience that has prevented me from being more ambitious (career-wise).
For some people, being a slacker early in life leads to minimal prospects which then lights a fire into being very ambitious in their 20s/30s.
I mostly slacked through high school and college and sort of got lucky that I was able to obtain my CPA license about a year after finishing at LSU.
For the past 15 years, I've had a slightly above average job for my education/experience that has prevented me from being more ambitious (career-wise).
For some people, being a slacker early in life leads to minimal prospects which then lights a fire into being very ambitious in their 20s/30s.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 6:09 pm to Lsupimp
When it's something I'm passionate about, I'm relentless. I'll know whether it's ultimately been a curse within the next few months.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 6:13 pm to Lsupimp
I have zero ambition but I wouldn't call it being a slacker. I'm just a simple man who enjoys simple things.
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