Ambition isn’t the problem.

Misaligned ambition is.

Wanting more isn’t wrong.
Wanting growth isn’t unhealthy.
Wanting to win doesn’t make you shallow.

The danger shows up when ambition demands sacrifices you can’t afford.

For a long time, I believed that commitment meant compromise.
That if the goal was big enough, everything else had to move out of the way.

Marriage.
Mental health.
Relationships.
Presence.

That’s not ambition.
That’s erosion.

There’s a difference between resilience and self-abandonment.

Healthy ambition sharpens you.
Unhealthy ambition hollows you out.

Questions to ask honestly:

What are you currently sacrificing for progress?

Which of those sacrifices are actually required?

If you keep this pace for five years, who pays the price?

Progress that costs you your values isn’t progress.
It’s just motion.