ambition

A formidable force that makes one believe that he needs to achieve what is desired; a mind-set that is really more of an entity that sits on one’s shoulder and relentlessly screams “further, further.” This is an asset that makes those who are not zealous, jealous... It is ambition. Ambition has been the cause of glory and wonder, pain and endurance. Whether the cause is achievement, gaols being met, the pain that comes with …showed first 75 words of 433 total…

…showed last 75 words of 433 total…supported not by his schemes, but by the ambition to realize them. Ambition makes for healthy, wealthy, and wise. Observe this immortal quotation of Henry Ford: "Whether you think you can or you think you cannot, you are right." The truth he successfully conveys is that anyone is the scribe of his own destiny. It is ambition that makes one think he can be successful, and lack of ambition that makes him think he cannot.