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Ambition
Itmayseemanexaggerationtosaythatambitionisthedriveofsociety,
holdingmanyofitsdifferentelementstogether,butitisnotanexaggerationbymuch.
Removeambitionandtheessentialelementsofsocietyseemtoflyapart.
Ambitionisintimatelyconnectedwithfamily,formenandwomennotonly
workpartlyfortheirfamilies;husbandsandwivesareoftenambitiousforeachother,
butharborsomeoftheirmostardentambitionsfortheirchildren.Yettohaveafamily
nowadays—withbirthcontrolreadilyavailable,andinflationagoodeconomic
argumentagainsthavingchildren—isnearlyanexpressionofambitioninitself.
Finally,thoughambitionwasoncethedomainchieflyofmonarchsandaristocrats,it
has,inmorerecenttimes,increasinglybecomethedomainofthemiddleclasses.
Ambition
and
futurity—a
sense
of
building
for
tomorrow—are
inextricable.Working,saving,planning—these,thedailyaspectsofambition—have
alwaysbeenthedistinguishingmarksofarisingmiddleclass.Theattackagainst
ambitionisnotincidentallyanattackonthemiddleclassandwhatitstandsfor.Like
itornot,themiddleclasshasdonemuchofsociety'sworkinAmerica;andit,the
middleclass,hasfromthebeginningrunonambition.
Itisnotdifficulttoimagineaworldshortofambition.Itwouldprobablybea
kinderworld:
withoutdemands,withoutabrasions,withoutdisappointments.People
wouldhavetimeforreflection.
Suchworkastheydidwouldnotbeforthemselvesbutforthe
collectivity.Competitionwouldneverenterin.Conflictwouldbeeliminated,tension
becomeathingofthepast.Thestressofcreationwouldbeatanend.Artwouldno
longerbetroubling,butpurelyentertaininginitsfunctions.Thefamilywould
becomesuperfluousasasocialunit,withallitsformerpowerforbringingabout
neurosisdrainedaway.Lifespanwouldbeexpanded,forfewerpeoplewoulddieof
heartattackorstrokecausedbyoverwork.Anxietywouldbeextinct.Timewould
stretchonandon,withambitionlongdepartedfromthehumanheart.
Ah,howunbearablyboringlifewouldbe!
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It'sNeverTooLatetoChange
Ageisnocriterionwhenitcomestochangingyourlife.Infact,itmightbejust
theopposite.
Theolderweget,themorewemustchange.Changeiswhatkeepsusfreshand
innovative.Changeiswhatkeepsusfromgettingstaleandstuckinarut.Changeis
whatkeepsusyoung.
Thisisnoteasy.Whenweareyoungit'seasytochangeandexperimentwith
differentthings.Theolderwegetthemoresetinourwayswebecome.We'vefound
outwhatourcomfortlevelis,andweallwanttostayinit.Wedon'twanttoberisk
takersanymore,becauseriskfrightensus,andsimplynotchangingseemssoeasy.We
mustfightthroughthis.Wemustlookfearstraightintheeyeandtakeiton.Wemust
tellourselvesthatwehavetoomuchtalent,toomuchwisdom,toomuchvaluenotto
change.
IbelievethatJim,whoisonmystaff,isoneofthebestassistantcoachesinthe
country.ButIalmostdidn'thirehimthreeyearsagobecauseIthoughtthat
psychologicallyhewastooold,thathehadlostthedriveandpassionthatan
assistantcoachneeds.Threeyearsagohewasforty,andIthoughthemighthave
spenttoomanySaturdayafternoonsatthecountryclub,thathewasn'tgoingtogetin
thetrenchesanymore,liketheyoungerassistantcoachesdo.ButJimtoldmethathe
couldn'twaittogetdowninthetrenchesagain.SoIhiredhim,andhe'sbeenan
integralpartofoursuccess.
Thereisaconventionalwisdomincoachingthatonceyou'vebeenaheadcoach
youcan'tenthusiasticallygobacktobeinganassistantagainandstillhavethesame
passionasbefore.Jimdidn'tbuyintothat.Hedidn'tlethisoldagegetinhisway.
Hewasreadywhenopportunitycamecalling.Hereestablishedaworkethicsecond
tononewiththeeagernessofapersonrightoutofcollege.AndI'mthankfulforwhat
hedid,becauseheplayedsuchanessentialroleinourchampionshipseason.
Thisiswhatweallmustdo.Wemustrealizethatit'snevertoolatetobeginmaking
changesthatcantransformourlife.
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FailureIsaGoodThing
Lastweek,mygranddaughterstartedkindergarten,andIwishedhersuccess.I
waslying.WhatIactuallywishforherisfailure.Ibelieveinthepowerof
failure.Successisboring.Successisprovingthatyoucandosomethingthatyou
alreadyknowyoucando,ordoingsomethingcorrectlythefirsttime,whichcanoften
beaproblematicvictory.First-timesuccessisusuallyafluke.First-timefailure,by
contrast,isexpected;itisthenaturalorderofthings.Failureishowwelearn.
IhavebeentoldofanAfricanphrasedescribingagoodcookasshewhohas
brokenmanypots.Ifyou'vespentenoughtimeinthekitchentohavebrokenalotof
pots,probablyyouknowalotaboutcooking.Ioncehadadinnerwithagroupof
chefs,andtheyspenttimecomparingknifewoundsandburnscars.Theyknewhow
muchcredibilitytheirfailuresgavethem.Iearnmylivingbywritingadaily
newspapercolumn.EachweekIamawarethatonecolumnisgoingtobetheworst
column.
Idon'tsetouttowriteit;Itrymybesteveryday.Ihavelearnedtocherishthat
column.AsuccessfulcolumnusuallymeansthatIamtreadingonfamiliarground,
goingwiththetricksthatworkordressinguppopularsentimentsinfancywords.
Ofteninmyinferiorcolumns,IamtryingtopulloffsomethingI'veneverdone
before,somethingI'mnotevensurecanbedone.
Myyoungerdaughterisatrapezeartist.Shespentthreeyearsputtingtogether
anact.Shediditsuccessfullyforyears.Therewasnoreasonforhertochangethe
act-butshedidanyway.Shesaidshewasnolongerlearninganythingnewandshe
wasbored.Soshechangedtheact.
Sheriskedfailureandprofoundpublicembarrassmentinordertofeedhersoul.My
granddaughterisaperfectionist.Shewillfeelherfailures,andIwillwanttocomfort
her.ButIwillalso,Ihope,remindherofwhatshelearned,andhowshecando
whateveritisbetternexttime.IhopeIcantellher,though,thatit'snottheendofthe
world.Indeed,withluck,itisthebeginning.
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TheFollyofAnxiety
Halfthepeopleonourstreetslookasthoughlifewasasorrybusiness.Itishard
tofindahappylookingmanorwoman.
Worryisthecauseoftheirwoebegoneappearance.Worrymakesthewrinkles;
worrycutsthedeep,down-glancinglinesontheface;worryistheworstdiseaseof
ourmoderntimes.
Careiscontagious;itishardworkbeingcheerfulatafuneral,anditisagood
dealhardertokeepthefrownfromyourfacewhenyouareinthethrongoftheworry
wornones.Yet,wehavenorighttobedispensersofgloom;nomatterhowheavyour
loadsmayseemtobewehavenorighttothrowtheirburdenonothersnorevento
casttheshadowofthemonotherhearts.
Anxietyisinstability.Fretstealsawayforce.Hewhodreadstomorrowtrembles
today.Worryisweakness.Thesuccessfulmenmaybealwayswide-awake,butthey
neverworry.Fretandfeararelikefinesand,thrownintolife'sdelicatemechanism;
theycausemorethanhalfthefriction;theystealhalfthepower.
Cheerisstrength.Nothingissowelldoneasthatwhichisdoneheartily,and
nothingissoheartilydoneasthatwhichisdonehappily.
Behappy,isaninjunctionnotimpossibleoffulfillment.Pleasuremaybean
accident;buthappinesscomesindefiniteways.Itisthecastingoutofourfoolish
fearsthatwemayhaveroomforafewofourcommonjoys.Itisthetellingour
worriestowaituntilwegetthroughappreciatingourblessings.Takeadeepbreath,
raiseyourchest,liftyoureyesfromtheground,lookupandthinkhowmanythings
youhaveforwhichtobegrateful,andyouwillfindasmilegrowingwhereonemay
longhavebeenunknown.
Taketherightkindofthought—fortotakenothoughtwouldbesin—buttake
thecalm,unanxiousthoughtofyourbusiness,yourduties,yourdifficulties,your
disappointmentsandallthethingsthatoncehavecausedyoufear,andyouwillfind
yourselflaughingatmostofthem.
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TheRoadtoHappiness
Ifyoulookaroundatthemenandwomenwhomyoucancallhappy,youwill
seethattheyallhavecertainthingsincommon.
Themostimportantofthesethingsisanactivitywhichatmostgraduallybuilds
upsomethingthatyouaregladtoseecomingintoexistence.
Womenwhotakeaninstinctivepleasureintheirchildrencangetthiskindof
satisfactionoutofbringingupafamily.Artistsandauthorsandmenofscienceget
happinessinthiswayiftheirownworkseemsgoodtothem.Buttherearemany
humblerformsofthesamekindofpleasure.Manymenwhospendtheirworkinglife
inthecitydevotetheirweekendstovoluntaryandunremuneratedtoilintheirgardens,
andwhenthespringcomes,theyexperienceallthejoysofhavingcreatedbeauty.The
wholesubjectofhappinesshas,inmyopinion,beentreatedtoosolemnly.Ithadbeen
thoughtthatmancannotbehappywithoutatheoryoflifeorareligion.Perhapsthose
whohavebeenrenderedunhappybyabadtheorymayneedabettertheorytohelp
themtorecovery,justasyoumayneedatonicwhenyouhavebeenill.Butwhen
thingsarenormalamanshouldbehealthywithoutatonicandhappywithouta
theory.
Itisthesimplethingsthatreallymatter.Ifamandelightsinhiswifeand
children,hassuccessinwork,andfindspleasureinthealternationofdayandnight,
springandautumn,hewillbehappywhateverhisphilosophymaybe.If,
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