“This is the book I wish I had when I was starting out and even when I was knee-deep thinking success was the be-all and end-all.” MARIA SHRIVER
The anti-hustle guide to getting what you want – without burning out
If you ever feel like your ambition comes at the cost of feeling exhausted – that no matter how hard you work, or what you achieve, it’s never quite enough – welcome to the ambition trap.
Most of us think being ambitious means doing everything in our power to get ahead. But this approach doesn’t work: it’s bad for our health and makes it impossible to have the happiness and success we want.
Drawing on her work with Fortune 500 leaders, Olympic gold medallists and start-up founders, leadership coach Amina AlTai guides you to achieve more of what really matters. In doing so, she shares a new way to break the cycle of overwork and create the greatest, most joy-filled work of your life.
Her method is not about being complacent or giving up on your dreams. It’s about anchoring your ambition to your purpose. She explains actionable strategies for aligning your work with your deepest ‘why’, setting a sustainable pace of growth, nourishing yourself in the long-term pursuit of your goals, and allowing contentment to lead the way.
Follow Amina’s advice and you’ll live your life with greater meaning and fulfilment.
The anti-hustle guide to getting what you want – without burning out
If you ever feel like your ambition comes at the cost of feeling exhausted – that no matter how hard you work, or what you achieve, it’s never quite enough – welcome to the ambition trap.
Most of us think being ambitious means doing everything in our power to get ahead. But this approach doesn’t work: it’s bad for our health and makes it impossible to have the happiness and success we want.
Drawing on her work with Fortune 500 leaders, Olympic gold medallists and start-up founders, leadership coach Amina AlTai guides you to achieve more of what really matters. In doing so, she shares a new way to break the cycle of overwork and create the greatest, most joy-filled work of your life.
Her method is not about being complacent or giving up on your dreams. It’s about anchoring your ambition to your purpose. She explains actionable strategies for aligning your work with your deepest ‘why’, setting a sustainable pace of growth, nourishing yourself in the long-term pursuit of your goals, and allowing contentment to lead the way.
Follow Amina’s advice and you’ll live your life with greater meaning and fulfilment.
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Reviews
The Ambition Trap is a game- changing work that aids readers in rewriting ambition
on their own terms. This book is a fresh take on what it means to have enough and
how we build careers, lives, and legacies in more connected and fulfilling ways.
In The Ambition Trap, Amina AlTai redefines what it means to succeed in a world
dominated by hustle culture. . . . For anyone ready to step off the treadmill and live a
life of true achievement and joy, The Ambition Trap is the inspiring roadmap you've
been waiting for.
In Amina AlTai's glorious new book, she allows us to reframe our relationship to
ambition, particularly the vilification of it, to embrace a more positive version. . . . For
everyone looking to understand themselves and underlying societal systems that hold
perceptions of ambition in place, AlTai offers insight and actionable ideas for a new
definition of your ambition and yourself.
Amina AlTai challenges the notion that ambition has to mean sacrificing our wellbeing.
This book is for anyone tired of the hustle and ready to create meaningful
work and a life they truly love.
The Ambition Trap is a paradigm- shifter for anyone who's ever felt caught between
desire and self- doubt. With compassion and clarity, this book reframes ambition . . .
as an inherent right everyone is entitled to claim. . . . It reveals how ambition, when
grounded in authenticity, can ignite powerful cultural transformations. The Ambition
Trap goes beyond granting permission to dream big- it boldly encourages us to
embrace our gifts with confidence and unapologetic determination.