Ambition
Ambition
big, tiring, difficult
career, determination, resilient
career, impossible, energy
CEO, famous, General Motors
dedication, drive, motivation
desire, hope, wish, drive
Desire, Inner fire, Grandeur
determination, drive, desire
difficult, scary, lonely
difficult, work, rich
dream, learn, success
dreams, determination, striving
drive, focus
For my family to be happy
goal, objective, hope
goals, striving, success
Great job, Leadership, Money
Happiness, Accomplishment, Success
hard work, goals, strive
mit students, Italy (lack of ambition), ivy league schools (& equivalent globally)
motivation, inspiration, important, success
motivation, success, power
Politician,
power, will, work
Study, Success, Search, Unknown
success, self-serving, determination
unique,
avenir, réussite, but
compétition, monde professionnel
individualisme, progression, travail
moteur, objectif, positif
moteur, progression, travail
motivation, projet, fierté
Motivation, volonté, réussir
pouvoir, envie, réussite
Professionel, objectif, volonté
Progrès, développement, technologie
réussir, créer, dynamique
réussite, avenir, accomplissement
Réussite, futur, volonté
Réussite, moteur, études
rêve, réussite
volonté, argent, devenir puissant
volonté, courage
volonté, envie
volonté, projet, ampleur
volonté, travail, rêve
Discussion
Hi,
I think, in general, we have the same ideas about ambition. Most of us consider ambition as closely related to success, goals, work, etc. I noticed some negative words, such as tiring, scary, lonely on the American side but none from the French. You all seem to have similar and positive thoughts about ambition, I wonder if that's also the case for the majority of French people or just French college students.
Yeah, I also noticed that there were a lot more words with negative connotations in from the Americans, which I did not expect. Is being ambitious a quality that is stressed growing up in France?
I notice that we all seem to agree that ambition will lead to success. However, very few of us associate it with money. Yet, many of us associate success with money. Is this because we view ambition as a very positive thing - that it is a good reason to be successful? Instead of looking at success and saying there are many ways to be succcessful, some less honourable than others?
I am also noticing a few more words on the American side regarding tangible results:
Great job, Leadership, Money
whereas words with more intangible qualities on the French side:
Motivation, volonté, réussir
Is this indicative of America as a more results-driven society, and that one expects the product of ambition to be something tangible? (Or is that too presumptuous.)
Nous voyons l'ambition positivement dans les 2 cas je suis d'accord (à part quelques mots négatifs chez vous, pas forcément représentatifs).
J'ai l'impression que nous avons plutôt cherché à répondre à la question "qu'est ce que l'ambition?" -> c'est la volonté de réussir (volonté et réussir sont les mots dominants chez nous) alors que pour vous c'est plutot "comment atteindre mon ambition?" -> c'est mon objectif, et je vais devoir travailler dur pour y arriver.
Ce qui fait que vos réponses sont plus tangibles que les notres je confirme.
Pourquoi nous n'avons pas parlé d'argent? je ne sais pas trop ... peu être parce qu'on a mis le mot argent dans déjà pas mal d'autres thèmes!!