186. Jen Fisher on Why Hope Is a Strategy

Here's something that's been one of the biggest takeaways when I speak about sustainable ambition, and it gives people real permission to pause and exhale.

Ambition isn't fixed.

It is not just a trait, it is also a state that can shift.

It can ebb and flow based on your life stage, what's happening at work, how you're prioritizing your values, even if you've just finished something big or you've had a long week.

And that shift, that's not you losing your ambition.

That's your ambition telling you something.

Through my research, I've identified seven distinct states of ambition, from disillusionment, when success starts to feel empty, to intensity, when you're at your limits, to flourishing, when things feel aligned.

Most of us move through several of these over time, and you might even recognize more than one in yourself right now.

Here's something that's been one of the biggest takeaways when I speak about sustainable ambition, and it gives people real permission to pause and exhale.

Ambition isn't fixed.

It is not just a trait, it is also a state that can shift.

It can ebb and flow based on your life stage, what's happening at work, how you're prioritizing your values, even if you've just finished something big or you've had a long week.

And that shift, that's not you losing your ambition.

That's your ambition telling you something.

Through my research, I've identified seven distinct states of ambition, from disillusionment, when success starts to feel empty, to intensity, when you're at your limits, to flourishing, when things feel aligned.

Most of us move through several of these over time, and you might even recognize more than one in yourself right now.