Ambition, fear, and greed are the 3 core values that every American office is proud to have. Very different from the pre 2009 world. Now the goal is the so called "fuck you money". This term was coined on Wall Street, where the best connected traders distinguish themselves with such a cash sum yearly bonus, that they can say "fuck you" to anyone without any repercussions. Your opinion? Discuss.
Ambition and greed is good, fear is for the weak and cowardly. The biggest bullies in society, are always cowardly and fearful.
Greed motivates ambition. Greed through criminal activity needs to be punished if it targets peoples futures and retirement, as we have seen with many "investors" and advisors. Otherwise, live and let live as long as you live a righteous existence.
Someone who believes they are special or more important due to money are on this earth to humour me. You can't take money with you and money won't prevent you from being six feet under one day, though you may cheat it from time to time. So, if people believe they are more important due to their money, they are sorely mistaken but that's for them to know or not know, makes no difference to me nor impacts my personal existence. I prefer ambition and drive, with a humble, gracious acceptance of wealth when it's achieved.
Otherwise, pursue your ambitions and go forth and apply your talents. In fact, it's your DUTY to apply yourself. Seek more and more, be greedy, that's capitalism, as long as you do so within the law and in the spirit of honest success via contribution. What is one supposed to do, stop once they reach a particular level of success? If so, find another challenge to fullfill.
As for fear. It's not in my personal lexicon and I find it a very lowly trait to possess.
God Bless America!
P.S I don't know about fear, but certainly greed and ambition were staples of the 20th Century American, and America lead the world for an entire century. Unless these Snowflakes, neo-communist and socialists get their way, this century must follow the same path.