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Sep 2, 2026
Episode #53: “The Evolution of Ambition” w/ Director & Art of Documentary Co-Founder Mark Bone
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Jon BregelHOST
you hear that definition and look back at the beginning of your career, what were you ambitious for and where do you think those ambitions came from?

Mark BoneGUEST
Yeah, no, I definitely think, and this is inherently, I think, the question that everyone is asking in their 20s.

Mark BoneGUEST
And if they're saying they weren't, I would challenge them that they're being dishonesty.

Mark BoneGUEST
And it's, am I good enough? And what I mean by that is it not like, some people might be connected to like, am I good enough as in my identity and my value in this world? But am I successful enough to know that I'm good at this craft? Because you've been learning it and you haven't had the opportunity to wrestle with the craft and then have often public applause or external validation of that to say, okay, you're good enough.
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Jon BregelHOST
So I'm curious, you know, was this like community and getting validation from people outside of your work? Was this something that sort of like came up parallel as you were growing your career or started in childhood? And also, like, how have you been able to prioritize that amidst all the other ambitions and things that you have going on in your life?