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Are You Morally Ambitious?

I was on my Sunday run—my bright pink running shoes kicking up dust along the Elmhurst Prairie Path—when I tuned into my favorite weekend podcast, The Interview from the NYTimes.

Unexpectedly, I began to feel my mind bending a little as I listened to Rutger Bregman, the guest. Something he said reminded me of Kourtney, a young woman I'd recently met.

Bregman, bestselling author and founder of the School for Moral Ambition, believes many of us—especially the privileged and talented—are chasing success in ways that may feel empty. He asks: What if we redefined ambition? What if we saw it not as personal gain, but as a moral duty—to do the most good with the gifts we've been given?

His words about “moral duty” brought me back to my time with Kourtney during a session at Dress for Success (DFS) in Chicago, where I volunteer as a career coach.

Kourtney is 19 years old, a student … [continue reading...] about Are You Morally Ambitious?

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