Comparing Ambition And President Donald Trump

Being ambitious means that you have big dreams, and that you plan on achieving those dreams quickly and efficiently. You become more confident after you know what you want, when you want it, and how to get it. In the little piece of “Late Nights on Air”, I focused on the personality and behavior of Gwen Symon, a girl who wanted to be a better radio DJ, and acted like she was the best. This, however, was presented to her colleagues as being arrogant. It reminded me of how I had a similar situation when I tried to the whole “fake it until you make it”.

The thematic statement, “Ambition may lead to negative outcomes” is very true and unfortunately has applied to me. In the summer of 2010, I found myself to be very ambitious and I wanted to learn how to swim, so i asked my grandma to sign me up for swimming lessons. I was very excited, but I was also very nervous. When she finally agreed to sign me up, i was was bursting with excitement. The anticipation was growing and my swimming class were only a week or so away, and I was extremely excited.

Too much ambition can be disastrous. The word “ambition”generally has a positive connotation, however, it is not always a positive thing Too much of a “good thing”, in this case ambition, can be catastrophic. Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, and Tim Burton’s film, The Nightmare before Christmas, use characters, conflict, and plot events to convey the universal theme that too much ambition can alter one’s judgement of right and wrong, causing them them to becomes treacherous or deceitful to achieve their goals.

Geoff Colvin, the author of What It Takes to Be Great, once stated “Greatness isn’t handed to anyone; it requires a lot of hard work.” This statement is undeniable because it is proven multiple times in the story, “The Smallest Dragonboy” by Anne McCaffrey, the Duracell advertisement with Derrick Coleman, and the article, “What It Takes to Be Great,” by Colvin himself. Deliberate practice will greatly improve their adroitness on one’s field of profession and perseverance will play a great role on achieving one’s goals. Talent is insignificant compared to determination and meticulous practice. Colvin’s claim on how success is only achieved with perseverance and certitude is indubitable.

Money is the main goal some people shoot for because they consider it as a fundamental key for success; in fact many believe that having a lot of money means success. For this type of person to achieve his goal, it starts with going

Malcolm Gladwell points out that being considered an outlier is a matter of opportunities. He states that to be a great achiever, one must have been born into the right home, at the right time; and in the right place. Provided, money does not necessarily signify future success, nor does intelligence. Hard work can only take one so far, while the rest is already set in motion. Here’s how Gladwell portrays this in his book Outliers: The Story of Success.

Success is an effective word that society uses to define what set of achievements an individual creates for themselves. Based on society, success is one’s ability, intelligence, and how gifted an individual is. However, In “Outliers The Story of Success” Malcolm Gladwell argues that it does not matter if an individual is talented, smart, or driven, it does not mean that they will achieve up to their full abilities. Gladwell believes that the way to success is by an endless amount of practice, timing, and opportunity one is given and whether or not the individual sees and takes advantage of that opportunity.

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell In his book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell explores a variety of different success stories as case studies. Gladwell begins by explaining the definition of an outlier. An outlier can also be referred to as “something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body” (page 3). Therefore, this means that outliers can be a person, place, or even an event in time.

Whether it is a good or bad way to achieve excellence, everyone still holds some sort of determination. Whether you are at the top of your game and you are the best at what you do, or you are at the bottom and at the worst, deep inside everyone

Thesis Statement: When someone is overly ambitious they will do anything and everything in their power to get what they want.

I am an overachiever and I live by the notion of meritocracy. I believe that the hard work and effort that I put into everything will equate into success. For me, the door of opportunities is opened for those who knock on the door with the right skills, attitude, merit, and character. I believe the lie of the “American Dream” that if you put your mind and heart to accomplish something, you can certainly do so. When hospitals, successful businesses, and law firms look for people to hire, they want the cream of the crop. Would you honestly hire a mediocre lawyer or let a doctor who barely passed medical school to operate on you? I believe the answer is no. I strive to be the cream of the crop so that I can earn what I worked so hard to

While life often does reward ambitious people, being too ambitious can be dangerous and might end up destroying a person. An example from the story is Tom Benecke was very passionate about his work he decided to make a side project to boost him ahead of his co-workers for a promotion. He was close to finishing his work for his boss to read over the weekend and passed up an opportunity to go out with his Wife to a movie. More evidence from the story that he was too ambitious for his work is Tom climbed onto a ledge to retrieve his work while almost slipping and falling multiple times. Tom was out on the ledge because a draft picked up his analytical paper he worked on for two weeks and carried it out of his apartment window and onto a ledge

In some cases when someone is overly ambitious that can create a problem. They will only care about the results of where their ambitions takes them, but not about the impacts it has on family and friends along the road to their success. Everyone in my family are all ambitious people, we work hard everyday to reach certain goals and dreams, but one person does stand out more than anyone, my oldest cousin. He is an overly ambitious person who only thinks about becoming a very successful doctor that everyone will respect. When we were little, he never talked a lot in family events so therefore he was left out a lot.

Everyone is born with a capacity for great evil. The idea of freedom and absence of law alters our character to ignore values and virtues, exposing our egotistic personality. Over the course of the play, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, unchecked ambitions awakens evil within characters, allowing them to be compared and contrasted. In the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth is initially presented as a confident yet ruthless individual who lacks concern for the well being of others. Meanwhile, Macbeth, the new Thane of Cawdor is able to maintain loyalty to King Duncan but also Scotland, being a character that easily obtains sympathy from the audience. Therefore, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth can be compared and contrasted to one another for their apparent similarities and differences in character. This is achieved by examining their personalities, decisions made and the conflicts they are involved in.

Many ordinary people have managed to be become extraordinary. It’s quite inspiring to know that from a person who was once homeless to a struggling paycheck to paycheck person are now one of the wealthiest Americans.