> What would be your alternative advice? My alternative advice was basically this: "The best reason to be ambitious is the realization that the people above yo

> What would be your alternative advice? My alternative advice was basically this: "The best reason to be ambitious is the realization that the people above you are just as flawed as you are." In other words, don't buy into the myth that your position in the social hierarchy is a natural reflection of your personal worthiness.