I enjoyed the whole first episode but there was one thing that did stick in my mind. Pete Campbell is highly successful, being a partner, married with a new baby, and living in the suburbs. However, he is shown as unhappy and no matter what he achieves, left unsatisfied. His wife Trudy understands his longing and as she puts it “Dissatisfaction is a product of Ambition.” Ding, ding, ding. Same here. It’s wonderful having ambition enough to start a business, go to school, and achieve more and more. I do find myself always wanting more though. Last year, it was if we can only get into Whole Foods. Now we’re in several regions of Whole Foods and I’m saying, if we can only get into Publix. That desire pushes me everyday to do more, to be better. At some point though, I do need to stop and enjoy myself, look around and appreciate how far we’ve come and accomplished. It has just been over 2 years since the company started and we are already nationwide, in Canada, and Puerto Rico.
There may never be a ‘cure’ for that dissatisfaction. But I’m going to work on it. And one things for sure, I’m glad that I was blessed with loads of ambition because there are so many people that have skills, talents, and potential, and don’t fulfill their destiny because of the lack of ambition. Maybe that is a greater tragedy than being dissatisfied. Anyways, can’t wait for the next episode to see what these crazy advertising execs do next!