Ambition is just diligence where you push yourself to do what no one else is asking of you

or what no one else would like stop to make you do.

So it's the lesson that the sluggard is supposed to take from the aunt that having nobody

over him, driving him, no slave master driving him, he still goes out and works.

Young people, it's hard for them sometimes to see the difference between real ambition

versus just working hard.

Welcome to Scalae Sisters, where we are cultivating the maximum number of thinking moms we can.

This is the podcast for classical homeschooling mammas who yearn for something more than just checking boxes and getting it all done.

Scalay Sisters discusses topics that matter to those of us who believe that educating ourselves through reading widely, thinking deeply, and applying faithfully, equips us for the

task of educating our children.

I'm your host, Brandy Vensel.

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go to afterthoughtsblog.net slash subscribe and sign up. My co-host today is Misty Winkler.

Misty is a homeschooling mom of five, including three graduates. She writes and podcasts at Simplyconvial.com and is the author of two excellent books,

the convivial homeschool and simplified organization.

Our guest today is Dr. Ben Merkel.

Dr. Merkel is the president of New St. Andrews College.

He has served as a minister at Christchurch, Moscow, and also a part-time campus minister with

Collegiate Reformed Fellowship, a campus ministry of Christ Church.

Dr. Merkel is the author of the White Horse King, The Life of Alfred the Great.

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