Controlling Ambition

On a scale of 0 -10 how ambitious are you?

What role does ambition play in your life?

These are both questions I have been asking myself recently as a prelude to making some tough decisions about the direction in which my life will take me.

I have also been exploring my thoughts and feelings around ambition and how ambition affects my behaviour. There have defintely been times when ambition has dictated different aspects of my life, including my relationships with other people.

Ambition has defintely prevented me from enjoying life as I stressed about and planned the future.

I have goals in my life and  I know from experience that achieving these goals depends upon the condition and quality of my mind.  I now know that if my mind is calm and clear then I see things more clearly and I perform better.

I am also aware that I am not as ambitious now and that I am more content.  I know that in order for me to be happy I need faith in myself and what I am doing.  I need to work hard and to be able to  focus on what is important to me, I also need to be mindful in order to gain fresh insights.

But I am left wondering….Can you be ambitious and content?