What Meryl Streep Got Right About Ambition

"There is a cost to ambition."

That line from Meryl Streep in the new Devil Wears Prada has been looping in my head for a week.

From the outside, ambition looks a certain way. Titles. Growth. Visibility. Bigger opportunities. People see the highlight reel.

What they don't see are the trade-offs.

The long hours. The uncertainty. The sacrifices. The stress. The risks. The social life that quietly thins out while you're building.

The part where you fail, pick yourself up, fail again, and somehow find a reason to keep going anyway.

Every meaningful goal, personal or professional, comes with a price.

I’ve paid it. Some seasons more than others.

The only question worth asking is whether the cost is one you’re willing to pay.

For me, the answer has always been yes. Not because it’s easy.

Because it’s mine.