Ambition that lasts: pursuing success without losing yourself - with Kathy Oneto of Sustainable Ambition

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#213: Kathy Oneto is a life-work strategist, author and founder of Sustainable Ambition.  She explains what makes an ambition sustainable, the different influences that drive ambitions, and the difficulty of predicting what will make us happy. 

What you’ll learn

• [01:50] The difference between traditional ambition and sustainable ambition. 
• [03:33] What unsustainable ambition looks like. 
• [05:24] The difference between a challenging ambition and a misplaced ambition. 
• [07:28] The different influences that drive ambitions. 
• [11:17] How to avoid shiny object syndrome. 
• [13:23] The physical signs your ambitions are misaligned with your self. 
• [16:12] Affective forecasting and how to react when you start questioning your ambitions. 
• [18:25] The four different motivators for following ambitions.
• [21:28] The distinction between doing what you love and loving what you do. 
• [23:41] How to gain clarity on what you want to do with your life. 
• [26:00] How to identify what sparks your curiosity.  
• [28:55] How to apply your ambitions to your life. 
• [31:12] How to balance your responsibilities and ambitions. 
• [34:04] How much time it takes to achieve an ambition. 
• [36:27] Actionable steps to identify your ambitions. 

Resources mentioned in this episode
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• Affective Forecasting, Timothy Wilson and Daniel Gilbert
• Conscious Business, Fred Kofman
• Working Identity, Herminia Ibarra
• Squiggly Careers podcast
• “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”, Mark Twain
• Change Work Life coaching

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/ambition-that-lasts-pursuing-success-without-losing-yourself/

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