NATIONAL BESTSELLER ADAM GRANT'S NEXT BIG IDEA BOOK CLUB PICK The anti-hustle guide to
getting what you really want AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER Most of us think
ambition means doing everything in our power to get what we want. But this approach costs us
our health and wellbeing and ultimately upholds oppressive systems. In The Ambition Trap
leadership coach Amina AlTai shows you how to break the cycle of overwork once and for all—and
finally create the greatest most joy-filled work of your life. The thing is what most of us
really want isn’t money or accolades but acceptance security and belonging. When we use
external metrics to fulfill these internal wounds and desires nothing ends up being enough so
we work harder and longer in a never-ending cycle—and therein lies the ambition trap. It turns
out we get to have more of what we want when we anchor our ambition to our purpose and not our
pain. Drawing on her work with Fortune 500 leaders Olympic gold medalists start-up founders
and former “girlbosses ” AlTai guides you through the process of reconciling your ambition
starting with healing the core wounds and insecurities currently driving you. Along the way
she introduces actionable strategies for aligning your work with your deepest “why ” leaning
into your most natural gifts nourishing yourself in the long-term pursuit of your goals
setting a sustainable pace and allowing contentment to guide the way. It turns out ambition
isn’t a dirty word but an invitation to design your life with even greater purpose meaning
and joy.
