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Welcome to JFS School's official Blog. This is our third year of the blog and represents a chance for our new team of intrepid student journalists to write what's on their minds. The Autumn term’s blog theme focuses on “Inspiration” - so stay tuned for some fantastic creative writing.


Thursday 4 June 2015

AMBITION: Embracing Ambition

“There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living” Nelson Mandela.

A truer statement from the man who made ‘miracles’ happen and never stopped believing in the unbelievable or the impossible. Aim high and you never know just how far it will take you. Without ambition where would we be and what would we know? Without the endeavours of our predecessors, the world would be a far poorer place. Throughout the ages man has been driven, not only by a need to progress, to find food and make shelter, but by a burning ambition to get to a place where they did not even know the final destination.

Ambition is the key to success, but it can also be the route to failure. Many a brave soul was lost in pursuit of not only self-betterment but discovery. Without even realising it, ambitious people were made and history was re-written.

Ambition is the driving life force, the reason why and the answer to how. Questioning, investigating and evaluating are three key elements to success. Success that leads to discovery, discovery that leads to endless doors, doors that all eventually need to be opened.

Without ambition there is no progression. How would the world look today without Einstein’s ‘Theory of Relativity’. Einstein had the elements to make things happen; first and foremost he had ambition.  Ambition is about discipline, dedication and pursuit of your objectives. Einstein challenged centuries of scientific thought with his new controversial idea, eventually leading to concrete results.

“You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path may be. Aim high. Behave honourably. Prepare to be alone at times and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give.” E.O. Wilson. How true these words are, the greatest voyages have led to some of the most incredible discoveries.


No matter how insignificant it might seem at the time, the right to question everything and to ask every question must never be taken away, or the world will be a far poorer place. Ambition is empowering and liberating, a freedom that we know not everyone has, but for those that do, they must exploit it until their last breath. Ambition cannot be taken for granted and for those that embrace it, the results can be life changing.