Cultivating Ambition to Reach Your Career Goals
36mGeneral2021-10-26
Authors
Ron Carucci
Author and Management Consultant
Course details
Sometimes, when we think of an ambitious person, we imagine someone with unfettered drive to achieve what they want, no matter the cost. And sadly, for some people, this unhealthy sort of ambition is a reality, and it can affect a person’s mental or physical health, relationships, and happiness. But there’s also a healthier version of ambition, one that can lead to greater levels of performance, deep personal learning, and a gratifying sense of purpose. In this course, best-selling author and management consultant Ron Carucci teaches you the three components of healthy ambition: Performance ambition, growth ambition, and achievement ambition. Ron shows how to balance the right degree of each component, and avoid the pitfalls of too much, or too little, of any of them. If you’re looking to reinvigorate your sense of what your future could hold, join Ron in this course.
Skills covered
Career ManagementCareer DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Start cultivating healthy ambition
- 02 - The three components of healthy ambition
1. Imagine Your Future Self
- 03 - Name your ambitions
- 04 - Avoid faulty thinking
2. Choose How High to Aim
- 05 - Express aspirations through goal setting
- 06 - Know when you've overreached or underreached
- 07 - Ask for the right help
3. Cultivate Personal Mastery
- 08 - Identify where you'll need to stretch
- 09 - Nurture your ability to self-manage
4. Know and Share Your Achievements with Others
- 10 - Be honest about what you want, and why
- 11 - Balance tangible and intangible rewards
- 12 - Be humble when sharing your achievements with others
Conclusion
- 13 - Ambition as a lifelong journey - Beware of false summits
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