Ambition is awesome! Ambition is what drives innovation and has the power of changing someone's entire situation for the better. Unfortunately though, ambition has a darker side that can take shape in some very tragic and sad ways. I am all for ambition and for people getting out there and "taking control" of their life through goals and aspirations; however, ambition must be understood and balanced in order for the desired outcomes. A newly released headline tells a sad story of a younger person who was acting out of ambition, but, got way too far ahead of themselves leading to a worse case scenario outcome. Let's walk through some of the lessons we can learn from this and how to be as wise as possible when it comes to being ambitious.
