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How to talk about ambition without losing perspective in English

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Mentor

Learner

1. 

   Learner

   Is my ambition sharpening me, or quietly narrowing my life?
2. 

   Mentor

   Your ambition is sharpening you, though it is also quietly narrowing your life.
3. 

   Mentor

   Would you still want this goal if nobody clapped for it?
4. 

   Learner

   Yes, I would still want this goal if nobody clapped for it.
5. 

   Learner

   Can we keep one non-career joy on the plan so ambition does not eat everything?
6. 

   Mentor

   Yes, we can keep one non-career joy on the plan so ambition does not eat everything.
7. 

   Mentor

   When the goal feels heavy, do you need challenge or permission to ease off?
8. 

   Learner

   When the goal feels heavy, I need permission to ease off more than challenge.
9. 

   Learner

   Shall we treat ambition as a compass, not as a scoreboard?
10. 

    Mentor

    Yes, let's treat ambition as a compass, not as a scoreboard.