How ambitious are you?

Ambition can be defined as an eager or strong desire to accomplish something. Anyone that has ever created anything, given this world any value, or simply aspired to greater heights, had to have a certain ambitious quality in their personality.

It is the desire for personal achievement. It provides the motivation and determination necessary to help give direction to life. Ambitious people seek to be the best at what they choose to do for attainment, power, or superiority. Ambition can also be defined as the object of this desire.

“If you have a great ambition, take as big a step as possible in the direction of fulfilling it. The step may only be a tiny one, but trust that it may be the largest one possible for now.”

How to be an ambitious?

If you have little self-confidence and self-esteem, work on it.

It's very tricky to be ambitious if you can't even believe in yourself. Realise that you are you, and since you're never going to be anyone else, you may as well learn to love yourself. You're unique, and you have the freedom to make your own decisions. You can work hard and become whatever you want. Believe in yourself, and learn to love yourself. Figure out what you're good at, and make sure you make other people see these too.

Once your self-esteem is thriving, think about your goals and values.

 Everybody has goals, whether it be improving at sport or becoming a biologist. Think: What are you good at? Do you want to bring that out of you? What do you want to do in life? Are you willing to work for it? How can you improve at everything you do? Decide what you want to do. Study and become a doctor? Or maybe follow your natural talent and become a singer? Don't let anyone make the decision for you.

Think about how you can improve, now that you know what you want to do.

Are you going to work harder at school, so you can get into medicine and become that doctor? Or are you going to practice all day and enter competitions to become that singer?

Begin to work on improving and chasing your dreams.

It's okay to be a little competitive and set challenging goal for yourself. Always dedicate some time to what you want to do-and never give up because things aren't going your way.

Keep that competitiveness friendly-nobody likes a competitive and nasty person.

Don't beat yourself up because you don't quite achieve what you wanted.

Do not be too ambitious:

"This will harm your social life. Balance out your work and personal life. If you work too much, you may get stressed. If your work suffers, you risk losing your job."

How do you answer 'How 

ambitious 

Are you' in a job interview?

How do you explain that your career path is shaped like a bullet but that you realise you have to get your head down and do this job well and thoroughly? Be honest and enthusiastic but mainly keen to prove yourself in the job you're applying for.

The key person here is the most senior person involved in interviewing you. They're the ones looking for talent to join their organisation, not just someone to do a job.

This question has many guises. Here are a few: 'where do you see yourself in five years' time?' 'In an ideal world what job would eventually fulfil your dreams?' and even, 'When do you expect a promotion?'

  

Start from an honest and reasonable answer to the question. 'Well, I certainly want to move forward and have a career that makes good progress. I know that my career will depend first and foremost on doing well in the job I go into. As I do that job I'll also become a more knowledgeable professional in this organisation and in this industry. This will allow me to focus my energies and skills in the areas that are key to the success of the company. I think it'll take a couple of years to get into that position and at that point I'll have a much more informed view of what is possible. But my starting point is that I'm looking to get ahead.'

The key is to show that you are ambitious but not arrogant enough to know exactly where you want to be. 

Or Simply say

"yes i do consider myself an ambitious person however i am mature enough not to allow my ambitions to get in the way of the job at hand. Getting the job done is my first priority."

Some more questions of ambition:

How ambitious are you? And why do you think you are ambitious?

a real ambition that is also backed by a persistence and real enthusiasm to succeed. However, check that this ambition is balanced by a sense of clear-headiness and an innate common sense. Make sure that the candidate is ‘grounded’ in reality.

Do you think this company is ambitious and if so, why?

a good knowledge of the company, especially its past achievements, and have an optimistic and positive view of its future.

Do you have any past heroes?

Pay attention to the heroes and look for the qualities they admire. Do they possess any of those qualities? Look for historic figures that have demonstrated a clear purpose, enthusiasm and all the other specific qualities that resonant with the position you are offering.

What important goals have you achieved in the past year?

Look for an answer that demonstrates real ambition that is also backed, not only by persistence, but by a real enthusiasm to succeed. Try to determine if they have a record of practical achievement.