How to Get Rid of That Lack of Ambition & Find Direction, Once and for All
Posted by: Marcelle
When it comes to a lack of ambition and no direction, today’s youth seem to have a strangle hold on this issue. From the teenagers whose favorite saying is “What ever” to the young adults who are discovering that they are not entitled to a good living.
We Like to Think That We Live In A World of Entitlement
As each generation grows up, life keeps changing the rules. It now seems that the baby boomers had it best of all. Their parents had survived not just the Great Depression but World War II and the Korean War. The economy started on the greatest boom in the history of the world. Back then a high school diploma was a guarantee of a good job. And then the baby boomers grew up and suddenly you needed a college degree to get those good jobs. And now the children of the baby boomers are growing up and the goal posts have once again been moved.
There is no automatic job waiting for you just because you grew up in an affluent household. A high school diploma means very little (unless you don’t have one) and all those high paying jobs have been outsourced to India, China, Vietnam and Mexico. We seemed to have been lulled into this false sense of security, that because things were good for our parents and grandparents, it automatically follows that it will be good for us as well.
And that is where reality hits home. We live in a new world, where we now compete with people and countries around this ever shrinking planet of our. No longer does being born in this great county mean you are entitled to a good living. You have to get out there and work for what you want. Because if you don’t, there are hundreds of others who will.
And it is easy to get overwhelmed, to have our ambition drained out of us. Yes, we have gotten softer over the last 50 years and now we, as a country, as a culture, are paying the price. But, just think of where we live and how we are still the envy of the world. This is Still The Greatest Country with The Most Potential of any in the World today!
Here is what it takes to pull ahead:
- Persistence – you need to keep on trying
- Education – you need to” know your stuff”, no matter what you are going for
- Focus – on the goal. Break things down into small steps so that each step takes you closer to the desired end result
- Flexibility – be open to new opportunities. Remember, opportunity doesn’t always knock on the front door.
- A Change of Attitude – yes, most often your biggest obstacles are self-imposed. You’ve got to work on this internal resistance.
If any of this seems to be speaking to you or someone you know, then make sure to attend the Ultimate Detox Workshop on January 29, 2012 held in Ottawa, Ontario. We will show you how to get an unfair advantage over all those others who are competing against you. Yes, you have to work at it, but we have tools that we will share with you that work, that put you into a different frame of mind. And there is nothing more powerful than a person who knows what they want out of life!
