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I Was Told That I’m Not Ambitious Enough

But the thing is, my ambitions are just right — for me

Benny Lim

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Photo by Samuel Ng on Unsplash

I’ve honestly lost count of how many times I’ve heard people tell me that my ambitions are not high enough, that I should aim to be more ambitious than I currently am. I’ve been told that I won’t go far in life if I keep my ambitions to how they are right now.

Let me tell you about my ambitions:

  • Putting a roof over the heads of myself and my family
  • Putting food on the table every single day
  • Providing quality education for my children
  • Take my family on nice holidays at least a couple of times a year
  • Have total control of my time
  • Be financially stable and independent
  • Spend as much time with my family
  • Do whatever the hell I want to do and enjoy it

Sounds pretty normal and straightforward right?

Now, let me tell you why a lot of people say I’m not ambitious enough, at least not up to their standards:

  • I don’t aim to own a supercar
  • I don’t aim to be the CEO of a Forbes 500 company

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