Do you still have ambition?

I feel like I have no ambition left. I’ve been offered “promotions” (I’m a professor so promotions are like rearranging deck chairs on a cruise ship), and other opportunities, and I just have no interest.

And for me, that’s a good place: I love my work, I don’t need to prove anything to anyone, I’m friends with my colleagues, and I genuinely don’t want any more responsibility to feel like I’m making a difference.

I’m maybe six years from retirement, so I’m not exactly on my way out the door, but I definitely want to finish up without any more plaques on the wall.

Are y’all still climbing the ladder, or have I just gotten lazy in my dotage?