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Ambition vs. aspiration with philosopher Agnes Callard

WorkLife with Adam Grant

CHAPTER

The Difference Between Ambition and Aspiration

Both ambition and aspiration can fuel big changes in your life. An example might be wanting to get a certain kind of high powered job or make a lot of money. In the case of aspiration, it's where you want to see the world the way that a doctor does. You don't have those values yet but you think you already know why you want them.

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