Letters: Dec. 5, 2005

The Secrets of Ambition

Our article about how the will to succeed is affected by genes, gender, privilege and persistence sparked a lively debate between readers who appreciated the broad diversity of the people we profiled and readers who rejected wealth and fame as the most important indicators of a fulfilled life

You provided a fascinating analysis of why and how some of us have that inner fire of ambition while others do not [Nov. 14]. Your article might drive some readers to ask, Am I or can I be successful in my career? Sometimes we need a push to leave what...

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