Erilyn
Snowy Owl
Joined: 1 Mar 2007
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Posts: 166
Location: British Columbia, Canada
05 Apr 2007, 12:13 pm
05 Apr 2007, 1:53 pm
05 Apr 2007, 4:27 pm
alex wrote:
ambition means you aren't content with staying in the same mediocre position for eternity and you are working to do great things. Obviously, people have different ideas of where they want to go in life. You can be happy with where you currently are but still tell yourself you won't be happy if you stay there too long.
Sorry to break it to you but ambition has nothing to do with NTs or the "social ladder" except that very successful people are naturally given more social leeway which is why aspies at the top don't have as much trouble making friends (like dan aykroyd ).
i would have thought that due to our obsessions, there would be more ambitious aspies, because we have focus.
Sorry to break it to you but ambition has nothing to do with NTs or the "social ladder" except that very successful people are naturally given more social leeway which is why aspies at the top don't have as much trouble making friends (like dan aykroyd ).
i would have thought that due to our obsessions, there would be more ambitious aspies, because we have focus.
Yery well said, though it can sometimes take a while to work past all the societal brainwashing out there. I've been working through that for the last severl years. The biggest single event to help me get going again is the fact that I've recently made two very close Aspie friends, neither who does the 9-to-5 grind (though one is a consultant). Support systems are crucial! WP is a good place to start, but making some good Aspie friends is even better!
