Is too much ambition bad? Why?

hi neel^^;; i have not much to say because this is a serious discussion and u have mention them but i think an ambition only becomes bad when it is unrealistic. No matter how high a person's ambition is if he/she thinks he/she can achieve it then why not. i say realistic because it's attainable within the given period of time and that is time of life.

being overambitious can be a dangerous thing. ambitions should always be matched with ones capabilities. because failure to achieve ones ambitions will only lead to frustration. also one should set up small goals to be achieved one at a time and improve to be worthy of the next one. unfortunately today people do not want to work for their ambitions and adopt unethical means to achieve them.

Becomes dangerous when ya never let up on it like fellers staying way late in office to get that last order in where it hurts health and family

Hi neelianoscet, Yes, I think that it's possible to be too ambitious. When someone reaches the point where he/she doesn't care who they hurt or what they do in order to achieve success, they have gone too far. It is good to be ambitious as long as you can achieve your goals on your own merit, but if you have to cheat or walk over another, it is never worth it. Keep a right balance in all things. Blessings.

You are right, too much ambition is dangerous. In order to reach his goal a person tends to use unlawful means, become corrupt and self-centered. He stops caring about others and use extreme measures. There is something my father always says - "Too much of anything is always bad".Ambition is a good thing to have but too much ambition is harmful.

There is no such thing as too much ambition in my book. I think lack of ambition is more dangerous.

In my opinion, ambition is like a dream or a goal that one must accomplish and achieve depending on the motivation or his desire in pursuing it. Whether it is less or much, the way you achieve it is all that matters. With less ambition may tend to be easily content when his ambition is achieved, while too much ambition may tend to have a hard time or high standard in reaching his goal. But for me, no matter hos less or much your dream is as long as the motivation and desire to dream is there or the hope that someday the goal is accomplished. Sometimes, it's all in the mind, that there are people who have less ambitions in their lives. Those have less will power or less hopes. I want to share to you my story which other people may take as an inspiration to dream high. To dream is free, so why not dream high. Take it as a motivation and do something to reach it. Don't let the ambition remain a dream, that is the thinking of people who do not dream at all and pessimistic. If you dream, take one step at a time, never rush. Going back in my last year in high school, I dreamed of becoming a lawyer. I had no other ambition other than to become a lawyer. When I was in College, I took a degree then take Law proper afterwards. Law school was very tough and I had to sacrifice some activities that am used to do. It is worth it because I finished it. Consequently, I just finished the Bar exam and the result will come out next year. I believe and pray to God that I will be one of the Bar passers and soon be called Attorney. For me, whatever ambition you have, entrust it to God. Despite the hardships i had been through, I believe that I can and will make it.

I think to much ambition can be bad. When it gets to the point when you do not care who you hurt, to get what you want. I think this leads to destructive habits. I think it will cause you heartache in the end. There must be a balance and you must set goals and be respectful of other people. Have a great day.

I think ambition can be a really good thing it is a good thing to try to achieve goals and success and work hard towards reaching them, but there is a point where it does become bad and dangerous. If you forget to live a full life because of ambition and you spend your whole life working and never enjoying any of the joys that life has to offer then ambition can be a bad dangerous thing, some will find they spent their whole life trying to achieve something and when they look back all they remember is work, that is not way to live.

I don't think that there can ever be too much ambition! Here are my reasons. If you are prepared to work hard towards something then you deserve to go all the way. People who do nothing get nothing. For those that have goals and work hard towards attaining them there's a good chance that they will succeed, not all the time but a very good chance. It's always best to try and I think the key word here is try! I agree with you that there must be a balance in all things. If someone is so set on achieving their aims regardless of everything or anyone else then this can be a bad thing. I have my own goals and I'm slowly working on achieving them one thing at a time. Andrew

In modern thinking, ambition should be a positive word, but it should be on good standing, without sacrificing the basic values, merits, and on good planning, both near and far.

Too much ambition can lead to obsession. When you reach the point of wanting something at all costs, people tend to get hurt. It's like, you no longer give a care about the well being of anyone. Not even yourself. Everyone has to sacrifice, but there's a limit on what can be done away with. When ambition is too strong, everything that doesn't serve to help you accomplish your goal, actually turns into a detriment in your own mind.

Ambition becomes bad when a person becomes too boastful and think high of oneself discarding other friends who fail to reach the same status as her then discriminate others or belittle them for being a loser. Ambition good if uses properly and for the benefit of the common good, from hard work and honest efforts.

personally, there is no limit for one's ambitions. it is free for anyone to aim high or to be ambitious. it is the way to achieve ur ambition that may make it good or bad. there are laws which we are to follow be it political, religious, societal or moral laws. if we follow these rules in achieving our ambitions, we can say they are good ambitions. but if u embark on actions to achieve ur ambition in a way that it contradicts with any law, then, personally, i think ur ambitions are geared to be bad.

Too much ambition is still good as long as it doesn't make you tired and hurt the innocent people around you. Anyway, it still comes from the human greed, and so is never able to take as a good reason to plead for bad things.

Neelianoscet hi yes too much ambition can be bad if you neglect the people in your life and your health to boot. make enough to live on and live your life with your family and take care of yourself. you do not have to become a millionaire. just make enought to live and pay bills. It becomes dangerous when the person never seems to make enough, and has to have more and more and more, forgetting family and friends and endangering his or her health.

having an ambition in life is a good thing, coz it will give us something to look forward in the future and will give us an inspiration in doing our best to achieve this dream... but too much of everything may harm us...and with ambition, it will become bad when we fall in doing bad, nasty things just to achieve it... yes you are right, too much of it can lead us to greediness, self destruction , selfishness...and everything...and sometimes, it can make us forget about our God...

Hi friend,as you said ambition is just one part of personality.it is hard to say bad or not my opinion.it is also hard to change someone's mind.i think it is good to keep balance.

Not really as long as you know how to handle your self and the morality is there there will be no problem at all. But, when a person is only wanting for his/her own good that would be another issue. Wanting too much money, power, and fame will only manipulate the person due to his/her eagerness to attain certain things and due to that he/she will forget that he/she's a christian.

for me theres nothing wrong in too much ambition as long he can reach his ambition and what causes it bad if he failed in reaching it.....so its better to be contented in what you got and satisfy in what you have....