This is the first in a series of stories on how we are reframing ambition in 2023. What does ambition mean to you? Email senior writer Alicia Adamczyk for a future article.
My anti-ambition era started later than some. As a personal finance reporter, I was busier than ever at the start of the pandemic, trying to help people make sense of unemployment benefits, stimulus checks, and health insurance. It was a lot of work, and at times emotionally taxing, but it was also purposeful. It was my way of helping my neighbors during that scary and unstable time, and, in hindsight, it was also extremely fulfilling.
