Ambition: A Window into the Co-President’s Thoughts A reflection from WIT’s leaders of ambition - By Gabrielle Younes and Vivian Wong Ambition is the motivation to strive for any type of achievement or distinction and encourages you to break free and rise above your comfort zone. It is a driving force towards success and a powerful personal trait. An ambitious person reflects a healthy self-esteem, with the drive to attain his/her higher goals in life. No-one and nothing can stand up against these people, for 2 main reasons: 1. They are not afraid to lose and 2. They are not afraid to try!
Personally, I define ambition as being open-minded and not being constrained by your personal circumstances. Having grown up in a certain socio-economic
environment shouldn’t determine the rest of your life. In my opinion, being able to foresee your future is so predictable and tiring. Ambitious people need to dream big and aim for the sky. You shouldn’t be afraid of failing and shouldn’t care what other people think of you or your actions. Pleasing others never brought about breakthrough and innovation. And this is what I aspire to achieve. At the end of the day, even if I do fail, what is the worst that can happen? I’ll just get back up on my feet and try again. Learn from my mistakes and keep on walking (as the famous Johnny Walker once suggested!). One of my greatest ambitions was to travel for my studies from Malaysia to Sydney. At the age of 16, I decided to leave my comfort zone and dive deep into unknown territory. The language barrier was enormous. I had only started learning English a year before travelling and everything seemed daunting. Public transport was the worst for me. This completely new transport system blew my mind and I still feel stressed by it. Did I know this would be a challenging experience? Of course! But I had butterflies in my stomach and it is these butterflies and amazing moments that I will always remember. Never, not in a million years, did I believe I would become student President for a
