Ambition

          We aren’t supposed to have it.  It’s unseemly, vaguely embarrassing.  It’s okay to be wanted and sought after, but it’s bad form to want something and actively seek it.  In the former case, our good work has put us on someone else’s radar for promotion or high honors.  In the latter case, we are egotistical blowers of our own horn, too self-important for promotion or high honors.  You'd think it would be praiseworthy  to set your goals high and pursue them openly—and it may be some of the time.  But don't let anyone catch you being ambitious.  You'll pay for it every time.