To all people who say that we may lack ambition for not wanting to work hard enough:
According to chatgpt: “ambition” is not necessarily linked to professional aspirations. Although many people associate the word with career goals and success at work, ambition can also refer to aspirations in other areas of life, such as family, personal relationships, health, education, leisure, or even personal and spiritual goals.
Ambition is often understood as a strong desire to succeed, achieve meaningful goals or realize one's dreams, whether professional or personal. This can encompass a wide range of areas, and each person can have unique aspirations and ambitions depending on their values, interests and priorities.
So, although ambition can be expressed in a professional context, it's not limited to that and can be applied to many aspects of life.
And I may add this:
For instance, if my ambition is to stay fit and healthy, and mentally sane, as longer as possible, and I do never smoke, never take alcohol, eat healthy and exercice regularly, while trying to find a job with a good professional / personal life balance (something like a qualified 3 or 4 days work week position, although very difficult to find unfortunately in the labor market), I am an ambitious guy. And probably a smart guy, knowing that in the long run health > money.
Disclaimer: I have two master's degree in top schools in math, finance and economics, and I am willing to keep learning and improving each day: however, working in a very demanding industry such as finance, is not mentally nor physically healthy according to my previous experience.