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THE AMBITION TRAP

Amina AlTai

How to Do Meaningful Work Without Burnout

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 alland 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 cycleand 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. Amina AlTai is a holistic leadership and mindset coach, proud immigrant, and chronic illness advocate. A leading coach to high-profile female leaders and impact-driven celebrities, Amina's mastery is in connecting clients to their brilliance and teaching them to live and lead from it each day. After spending a decade grappling with a fast-paced career in marketing and two autoimmune diseases, Amina hit burnout. In hopes of healing her own life, she sought training in coaching, mindfulness, nutrition, and fitness, and her goal became to teach others how to balance a thriving career, body, and mind.

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Book Published 2025-05-13 by The Open Field

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Amina's book is a beautiful offering for those looking to explore their fullest potential and to do so with wholeness and integrity. She shows us that these pieces are not mutually exclusive but essential components of how we can thrive.

Challenging the notion that ambition has to mean sacrificing our well-being, this book is for anyone tired of the hustle and ready to create meaningful work and a life they truly love.

Amina's book lovingly helps you confront your relationship to hustle and survival so that you can emerge with a redefined definition of success, work in alignment with what your true gifts are and create a career path as unique as your background.

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I can't think of a better time for us to examine and redefine ambition as we know it. The Ambition Trap is the book to do it! . . . By centering historically marginalized experiences, this book challenges the narratives that have kept too many of us boxed in, showing how ambition rooted in authenticity can spark transformative cultural shifts. The Ambition Trap doesn't just give us permission to dream big; it dares us to own our goals fully and unapologetically.

Smart, nuanced, and inclusive, The Ambition Trap encourages us to stop chasing external validation and instead align our ambitions with who we truly are.

A glorious book for everyone looking to understand themselves and underlying societal systems that hold perceptions of ambition in place, Amina offers insight and actionable ideas for a new definition of your ambition and yourself.

Amina helps us get real with ourselves and do the work needed to rest, set boundaries, and overcome burnout. Her writing is refreshing, and the exercises are practical and insightful. . . I highly recommend this book.

If you're looking to unlearn hustle culture values, and gain tools to help you build a healthy relationship to your goalsthis is the book for you! AlTai addresses all the elephants in the room when it comes to why we become overworked, overwhelmed, and burnt out. Her words remind us of the beauty we have within and how we can be ambitious and live fully.

The book you didn't know you desperately needed. The Ambition Trap cuts through the noise of 'grind culture' and replaces it with a soulful, practical path to success on your own terms.

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.

The Ambition Trap is a refreshing read for anyone who's ever felt stuck between wanting more and doubting themselves. With a warm, down-to-earth approach, this book flips the script on ambitionit's not something to hold back but a right everyone should embrace. . . it dares you to go all-in on your wildest desires.

This book is a gift to anyone who's ever felt torn between chasing more and settling for less. My advice to you, dear reader? Dive in, soak up every word, and let this book show you how to be fiercely, joyfully ambitious on your own terms.

Portuguese (Brazil): Fontanar (Companhia) ; Orion (UK)

The Ambition Trap is a transformative guide for anyone feeling overwhelmed by the pressure to succeed and seeking a more sustainable and authentic relationship with ambition.

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The Ambition Trap is a paradigm-shifter for anyone who's ever felt caught between desire and self-doubt. . . It boldly encourages us to embrace our gifts with confidence and unapologetic determination.