What is Ambition to You?

What is Mindful Ambition? And Why Does it Matter?

Mindful Ambition is a mindset that integrates?two powerful life forces. You need both?to live your best life.

Mindfulness grounds you?in appreciation and presence.

It helps you cultivate awareness and gratitude?in everyday moments.

It helps you foster deeper connections to the people, places, and activities in your life.

Ambition drives you forward to learn, grow, and develop.

It pushes?you to work hard on things that matter.

It motivates?you to pursue excellence.

Ambition has been described as having a “fire in the belly.” An ambitious person can be thought of as being goal driven, having goals and the energy to accomplish them. Ambition can be a discontentment with one's current state or condition that motivates the person to accomplish something greater.

Some might say mindfulness and ambition are opposing forces that can’t coexist.

I can hear the voice now…

If you?really?took mindfulness seriously, you wouldn’t need ambition. Shouldn’t you be able to find happiness and fulfilment in the little things in life? Why would you need anything else?

That perspective makes sense, but the truth is they are not mutually exclusive.

Mindfulness and ambition?can?coexist in harmony.

Ambition is the fuel that drives you to grow, learn, and create.

But not all ambition is created equal. “Ambition” means different things to different people.

It all depends on where the source of your?fuel is.

Internal and external motivations

To some, ambition means?perfectionism. This is a limiting?mindset because perfectionists depend on other people for validation.

Perfectionists do everything in their power to avoid?mistakes. They put too much?focus on the end result, which turns success into a binary metric.

Viewing success in black-and-white terms?distracts from what is most important.

The?mindfully ambitious?person (or “healthy striver ” in?Brené Brown ‘s words) takes a different approach. They know that end results are only part of the story. Their individual process of growth is what?matters most.

When you derive?satisfaction from within, you no longer depend on the others for approval. It’s freeing and empowering. Joy and satisfaction come more frequently, and stay longer.

Take the long view

Both the perfectionist and healthy striver have similar goals. They want to be successful!

But their approach getting there sets them apart.

Perfectionists?may “succeed” in the short term with their focus on?mistake-avoidance. But the long term picture of this mindset is grim. They spend their life living by other people’s rules.

The healthy striver also tries their hardest. But they know that mistakes and losses are wonderful learning opportunities. They get satisfaction from the process of learning and growing.

Next time you find yourself in a tough spot, take a few minutes to reflect on how you’re approaching it.

Are you open and curious like a healthy striver?

Or anxious and direct like a perfectionist?And finding that balance is a worthwhile pursuit.

Find your balance

Mindfulness and ambition are complementary?forces. When you bring them together in an intentional manner, they set you up to live your best life in a way nothing else can.

Mindfulness is a powerful force for good. But it isn’t realistic (or desirable!) to spend 100% of your time focused on the present moment.

You need to have a healthy eye on the future. Living mindfully helps you fulfil your ambition in a sustainable manner that’s true to your values.

If your mindset is Mindful Ambition ... and you want to be the change leader/agent that people need in the business now and in the future, then contact us to enrol in the 2023 'Change Leader' Leadership Acceleration Program or 'Change Agent' Manager Acceleration Program - you can start now with the Pre-Program work.

*** This is a blended learning program - you can also attend the workshops In-Person or Virtually (all sessions are recorded if you are unable to attend one of the workshops. For those in Perth you are able to mix the In-Person and Virtual Workshops to suit your schedule.

We are also holding an Energy + Mindset Workshop on the 31st August 8:00 am 12:30 pm to provide you and your team with the opportunity to find out more about these programs + work as a team on the Energy + Mindset Culture that is needed in the business to create a better future.

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