The difference between your ambition and your hobby depends on the goal for each. A career is a profession or occupation that is specialized, focused and followed as your lifework. This requires a commitment to making progress and to excelling over time, which takes effort, practice and training. Hobbies, on the other hand, are defined as those activities you pursue for relaxation and pleasure. As such these are not considered a primary vocation. Those who have found the most fulfilling enjoyment in what they pursue for ambition have an enviable job