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What does it mean?
Describes a person who pursues goals without aggression or desperation.
In plain terms
He wants things but does not force them or hurt others to get them.
What can you take from it?
Ambition does not require harming others or demanding results.

Where it applies

  • career advancement
  • competition
  • personal goals

Putting it to work

  • pursue goals ethically
  • avoid desperate tactics

Questions to consider

  • Can you achieve much without demanding it?
  • How do you balance desire and restraint?

Another view

Some might view this lack of demand as weakness.

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