I know I'm posting in the academics and careers thread, but your answer need not be related to those things.
What does ambition mean to you?
Do you have it, what is the source of it?
Do you have particular ambitions, what are they?
How do these things, ambition or lack of, play out in your life?
If I've got any ambitions its to do with leadership and change, I think there's a lot of change which can not be realised or not completely, which would make things better for everyone, but at the same time I think that, unfortunately, who is and isnt in leadership roles does determine a lot in terms of organisational culture etc. etc.
It took me a long time to realise that if you're wishing constantly for better leaders and there arent any its maybe because the better leader is you.
Its something I'm conflicted about because if there were better candidates than myself a lot of the time, or people I'd consider barely competent, I'd not be interested in those leadership roles at all, but I've noticed over time that ignoring it all and hoping for the best doesnt result in the best.
I'd clarify that this isnt exclusively or entirely about my working life, in fact its with regard to all spheres of life, also I'm aware that simply thinking or feeling this way about things means absolutely squat, elite recruitment is subject to fashions and vogues too, like anything else, and all that before you get to considering should there even be elites per se and whether or not elitism of that kind should be a norm at all.
Besides all that I'd like to learn all I can while I live, I'd like to be less lonely and meet as many people who feel the same way too. That's about it.