How Ambitious Do You Actually Need To Be To Succeed?
In this episode, Kaila and Kyle are debating ambition: do you really need to be super ambitious to have a successful career? What level of ambition is the ideal amount? And can you be ambitious in both work and life in equal measure?
00:00 Intro
01:21 How we’re defining “ambition”
05:42 Can you succeed without ambition?
13:30 What is the opposite of ambition?
17:05 Kaila’s framework for thinking about the qualities necessary for career success
18:18 How ambitious SHOULD you be?
24:04 Can you be ambitious at work and have some level of work life balance?
27:07 Advice if you’re questioning your own level of ambition
31:46 Work Rants
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