The Corruption of Ambition

“The life which men praise and regard as successful is but one kind.” — Thoreau

My work coaching dads has helped me break new ground in understanding that our relationship with work is the central tension between the dads we are and the ones we want to be. It’s a topic I’ll be exploring in depth in the book, and this week’s essay is a sneak peek of a chapter that is waaaaay too long on how to break free from being defined by our ca…