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The Nature of Ambition

The Nature of Ambition
az said... well, that's so true. Soemtimes though, it's not due to ambition. Things just get bigger and bigger until you can't handle them. The important thing is always: do what you love January 15, 2013 at 1:22 PM Glen Isip said... Such a sweet ending! January 15, 2013 at 1:50 PM Kathryn said... lovely ending, in fact the whole comic is lovely. i enjoyed the journey. :) January 15, 2013 at 4:11 PM dean said... Such a beautiful story. January 16, 2013 at 1:04 AM syed said... i still belive, There is nothing spontanous or natural about Human desires, we know what we desire but how do we what we desire, its all created from outside January 16, 2013 at 6:28 AM Grant said... Thanks all! January 16, 2013 at 7:48 AM Catie Chan said... Someone posted your comic on 9gag. January 17, 2013 at 1:23 PM Paintings said... You've really captured the fun in these. January 18, 2013 at 12:18 AM Lisa said... Grant, that is so sweet! January 19, 2013 at 12:31 AM Anonymous said... Saw you reblogged on tumblr! Jull said...

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Life After College by Jenny Blake Written by Melissa Anzman Impatience is a virtue… said the overly ambitious employee with their eyes set on their next move. Ambition is a great characteristic to have, especially early on in your career. But while you are busy being ambitious, you tend to miss important lessons and skillsets around you. I know the narrowing of focus first-hand. I ignored the small things, the lessons, the connections, and the work. My ambition scared people. Only as I look back can I see how the approach I took wasn’t the best one, it wasn’t the most efficient one to move up. How to Stop Being Overly Ambitious and Still Move Up Create a Clear Map of What You Need to Learn in Each Role For every job you take or create, you need to go into it with a clear set of skills and knowledge that you want to learn from the position. Each job can teach you something – usually it’s a lot of somethings. Fully Understand Your Why I talk about “the why” a lot when it comes to your career – in general and in specifics.

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