Welcome to Life's a Game, a weekly newsletter to help ambitious people build a more meaningful and integrated life. Was this sent to you? Subscribe here so you don't miss the next one. Perhaps we all need to blow a bubble. ↓ ♟️ MY TURN: Hi all, Last week I asked you all for your feedback on why you read this newsletter (after writing it for 3 years). I got hundreds of responses that I'm still reading through but the majority said it was the combination of hearing how someone (me) is...
6 days ago • 5 min read
Welcome to Life's a Game, a weekly newsletter to help ambitious people build a more meaningful and integrated life. Was this sent to you? Subscribe here so you don't miss the next one. 3 years of Life's a Game 🤯 + a small favor ↓ Hi Friend! Today is the 3rd birthday of this newsletter: 🧩Life’s a Game. I can't believe it. In June 2023 I hit send on a passion project. Since then.... I’ve written over 200 newsletters wrote a bestselling book sold book #2!!! This newsletter gave me the confidence...
13 days ago • 1 min read
The new podcast from Girlboss, where we’ll be exploring what it really costs to 'have it all' in work, family, identity, and self. I'm your host, Amanda Goetz. 2x Founder, 4x CMO, mom of 3 and Author of the usa today bestselling bookToxic Grit: How to have it all and (actually) love what you have This week's episode What No One Tells You about Infertility with Dr. Lucky Sekhorn Listen now → Watch on YouTube "I, like so many others, waited to have kids in pursuit of my career goals. I am...
15 days ago • 1 min read
Welcome to Life's a Game, a weekly newsletter to help ambitious people build a more meaningful and integrated life. Was this sent to you? Subscribe here so you don't miss the next one. Perhaps we all need to start from the beginning. ↓ ♟️ MY TURN: Hi all, A personal letter coming at you today…. As some of you know, I have been on the journey of writing book #2 and, I’ve got to say, it’s so much fucking harder than book #1. (and not just because I'm 7 months pregnant and sleep like a...
27 days ago • 3 min read
The new podcast from Girlboss, where we’ll be exploring what it really costs to 'have it all' in work, family, identity, and self. I'm your host, Amanda Goetz. 2x Founder, 4x CMO, mom of 3 and Author of the usa today bestselling bookToxic Grit: How to have it all and (actually) love what you have This week's episode What Great Leaders Do Differently with Amanda Litman Listen now → Watch on YouTube "I want to do meaninful things. I want to have a big job. But I'm ambitious for more than just a...
29 days ago • 1 min read
Welcome to Life's a Game, a weekly newsletter to help ambitious people build a more meaningful and integrated life. Was this sent to you? Subscribe here so you don't miss the next one. Perhaps careers are less of a ladder and more of a loop-de-loop ↓ ♟️ MY TURN: I have a friend who is really struggling with the decision to leave their cushion-y career to go out on their own. Please reply if this is something you are also struggling with right now. I’ve had quite the loopy career. Marketing at...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
The podcast from Girlboss, where we’ll be exploring what it really costs to 'have it all' in work, family, identity, and self. I'm your host, Amanda Goetz. 2x Founder, 5x CMO, mom of 3 and Author of the usa today bestselling bookToxic Grit: How to have it all and (actually) love what you have We are back and this season is more informative than ever..... We are kicking off today's reboot with 3 incredible conversations: How to Be a Rich Old Lady: The Beginner’s Guide to Building Wealth ➡️ I...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Welcome to Life's a Game, a weekly newsletter to help ambitious people build a more meaningful and integrated life. Was this sent to you? Subscribe here so you don't miss the next one. Perhaps womanhood is more nuanced than a headline allows. ↓ ♟️ MY TURN: For the last two months my FYP has been sizzling with hot takes over Emma Grede’s takes on how to be successful as a working woman. It doesn’t help that traditional media loves to deduce nuanced thoughts into tantalizing, click bait...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Welcome to Life's a Game, a weekly newsletter to help ambitious people build a more meaningful and integrated life. Was this sent to you? Subscribe here so you don't miss the next one. What I learned from a Japanese Tea Ceremony ↓ ♟️ MY TURN: On our last day in Kyoto we found ourselves sitting in a walk-in-closet-sized hut along a lake, preparing for a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. The Tea master had greeted us outside the hut and first asked us to wash our hands in a stone fountain...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read