The Power of Ambition: Unleashing the Conquering Drive Within You!

The Founder of Inspire Leadership & focuses on unlocking people’s potential by providing them with programs; mentorship and coaching into high performance

By Jim Rohn

Ambition or dreaming is key to success, and the level of your ambition reflects the kind of success you will attract in life. There is need however to put a caveat on this; Ambition or dream without action is an illusion and this is a reality which had befallen many.

In The Power of Ambition: Unleashing the Conquering Drive Within You, provides a very articulate need for ambition not only in our careers but also other spheres of life. Jim also provides us with the steps that can enable us to come up with an ambition that we will be grateful to embark on. 

It is a book full of learning especially if ambitions are your fuel to action. Many of us will not move an inch if we do not have a clear ambition in place. For Instance, I go that extra inch by having my dreams reflected into a vision board that I have to look at every morning. It somehow does not make sense but, kid me not, this is what keeps me going every day. The board full of ambitions helps me not only to change what is going on around me, but will also help change what is going on within you.

Jim provides us with key lessons such as the three cornerstones of an ambitious life and how selfless leads to wealth and self-preservation leads to achievement of goals. He also provides us with secrets of networking and making better relationships and how this will be of benefit to us. Persistence is a great attribute for us as creativity and courage will keep us actively working toward our goals.

One advice from Jim that I could associate with 100% was that we should focus on the first things first; Similarly, to Stephen Covey 7 habits. Once you have defined your fists things; Things to make you achieve your ambition, the next step is to create a plan. This is what I call your “game plan” which lays out your goals and what you want to achieve. This will have the long, medium, and short-term plan and should be done with a paper and a pen- probably on a good notebook that inspires. Digitization come later; there is power in writing with a pen.

 

The conclusion from the book and something we should permanently print it our brains is that having ambition is a factor of being disciplined, having a higher need for success, and that it is a state of mind that we should all aim to achieve in life. The benefit is that it will definitely lead to happiness and transformation of ourselves, People around us and indeed the whole world.

Get Updates Daily

Get Daily Motivation

Subscribe to My Channel

 

Become a Follower

Client's Testimonials

"Working as a trainee in the Danish International Investment Funds, I had the pleasure to work with Edward Mungai. Edward is respected for his dedication to his work and often stay after hours to complete his tasks ahead of time."

Mathias Gredal Nørvig
CEO of SYBO

""Edward is a charismatic expert speaker and a thought-leader on addressing climate change.""

Asher Lessels
Task Manager at UN Environment

"Edward is very forward thinking. He is a great person with a big heart who strives to conserve the environment. Edward is passionate about educating and informing people about climate action relating to renewable energy, environmental conservation, corporate reporting standards, sustainability, etc. Kenya will greatly benefit from your skills."

Samuel Muchangi
Entrepreneur

"Edward is a very tough, visionary leader who brings out the best in those he works with as well as those he mentors."

Nyawira Gitaka
Blog for Development 2017 finalist, World Bank Group

"Edward, thank you for preparing such an engaging and relatable presentation. You’re very comfortable in front of an audience, good on your feet, and knowledgeable. Your talents really shined! I’m sure that the audience was wowed and that new clients will roll in. Looking forward to many more collaborative interactions! "

Paul Acher
CEO Jade Communications

""Edward captured the attention of everyone in the room. His energy and absolute conviction in what he was sharing made everyone take notice. There were copious notes being taken throughout his talk! Ed challenged me to think bigger about what I am capable of accomplishing. He inspired me to reach for greatness and not settle for mediocrity. We can hardly wait to have him back sometime in the future!" "

Pius Nganga
CEO Capital Strategies Limited

"I had the absolute pleasure of recommending and contracting Edward to present to our congregation. Edward was punctual, easy to communicate with and his amazing energy resulted in the following responses from the congregation: Over 90% rated Edward and his presentation as 'Absolutely Fantastic', with the remaining rating him as 'Great'. When asked about what key learnings the congregation had taken from the conference, the following referred to Edward: • How important a positive attitude to life is important & not to let other people's negativity impact on you • Ignoring the naysayers • The need for work, life balance • Be thankful for your health and look after yourself • Surround yourself with people that make you happy and positive • Spirituality is key to success and how to relate with your networks • The importance of making a real difference in our life I would have no hesitation in recommending or contracting Edward for future events and I can't wait to work with him again. "

Rev. Dr. Johnson Kĩriakũ wa Kĩnyua, PhD
Senior Paster, Church of Amazing Grace International (C.A.G.I)

"Thank you for delivering a powerful message to our CEO Apprenticeship Programme Thought Leadership Session. The leaders had nothing but positive comments about your presentation, and left feeling ready to take action, and ‘owning’ that engagement starts with them. Your message was practical and logical, yet highly engaging. You delivered it in a way that the audience could easily connect and relate to you. Our event couldn’t have been a success without you!” "

Stephen Mukasa
Country Director, Uganda, Strathmore University Business School

"Edward message is entertaining, high energy, engaging, motivational, thought provoking, and behavior changing. His powerful message is delivered with humor but sprinkled with real life example as well as some science. His presentation will be a highlight of any meeting. People will be talking about his message for years to come."

Jennifer Githinji
CEO, Africa instore

Our Clients

Close

50% Complete

Two Step

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.