Ambition is an important characteristic of people in today’s society. How important you think it is for people who want to succeed in life? Is it a positive or negative characteristic for success?

In an era when competition 1is becomingbecomes increasingly prevalent 2Deletein contemporary society, individuals are paying more attention to the role of ambition in personal success. From my perspective, it is indispensable for people who want to 3achieveacquire long-term success and it is a positive trait in the pursuit of success in general. There is no denying that human beings are not inherently diligent. With such a nature, people who lack ambition or goals are 4prone to lazinessprone to be lazy and reluctant to strive for higher achievements, since significant breakthroughs in their lives necessitate 5a large amount of endeavour and devotionlarge amounts of endeavour and devotion. 6However, possessing great ambition means that individuals may have a full understanding of their targets and realise the effort they should devote to fulfilling these aims, motivating and stimulating them to work harder and overcome obstacles encountered during the process. For instance, ambitious people tend to make comprehensive schedules to cope with possible difficulties that may occur on their way to success. Admittedly, excessive ambition is more likely to cause severe problems for both individuals and the whole society. To begin with, ambitious aims which are difficult to achieve may frustrate individuals due to the fact that those people fail to 7assessverify their own capacities and talents. One of the most striking examples is that an ordinary worker who dreams of 8getting a promotiongetting promotion may lose his confidence and become disappointed after failing to secure a promotion. Besides, in order to fulfil their ambition, people need to dedicate large amounts of time to their work or study, which may impose a heavy 9burden on their mental well-beingburden on their mentality, leading to 10mental health issuessome mental problems. Nonetheless, the merits of having ambition outweigh its demerits. First and foremost, ambition can encourage people to try their best, laying a solid foundation for 11attainingobtaining success. More importantly, if everyone has ambition and works harder instead of being lazy, social productivity can be enhanced dramatically since all of them get immersed in their work.