My son is 17, and frankly I don't see much ambition in the boys his age. Most of the ones who seem to have ambition appear to be looking to the military.
A friend of mine who is the president of a mining company got his first job hodding bricks for a bricklayer when he was fifteen.
The contractor dogged him all day screaming at him that he didn't get it, he didn't know how to work and he would amount to nothing if he didn't shape up.
This even though he showed up for work at 6 AM in the morning for a twelve hour shift.
The contractor was his BROTHER.
People have forgotten what hard work is all about.
BTW there is no such thing as an unemployed bricklayer.
Boys are not raised to have self awarness as males and ambition today. Girls are. Boys are penalized in public schools for being "too male" which means too self assured, ambitious and strong.