If you tune into any type of media—traditional, social—you will receive the message that success will fix everything. Except it doesn’t work. Success promises to make you happy, but it can’t.

You don’t need to look very far to see a successful person do something a happy person would not.

The next time you crave ambition, it may be a good chance to pause and ask yourself if you’re feeling bad about something, and why.

There’s a reason why grandparents always ask if their kids and grandkids have eaten yet. Ancient wisdom suggests that it’s easier to be in a good mood on a full stomach. 

You will be able to express your ambition more fully when you accept yourself.