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🧩 Life's A Game

2x Founder | Brand Builder | Creator | Investor Featured in Forbes, Ad Week, Poosh, The Skinny Confidential Over 110,000 people follow Amanda to learn how to get the most out of life. Single mom x3 Teaching Productivity to emerging Leaders via Morning Brew

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🧩 Life's a Game: How I’m doing things differently in 2026

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. How I’m doing things differently in 2026 ↓ Quick Spin: My $250,000 decision The hidden downside of being “the expert” The Student–Teacher Loop (and why you need to embrace it) 5 ways to become a student again in 2026 ♟️ MY TURN: Spoiler alert: I am deciding to give up $250k this year. Let me explain.... I’ve...

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 From Harvard Dropout to VC Powerhouse: How to Bet on Yourself with Alexa von Tobel Listen now → Watch on YouTube "You should be building things and taking on extreme risk because...

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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. Life's a Game (Plan): How to make the most of 2026 ↓ Every year I sit down and plan out my year ahead. Jesse Itzler is known for doing this with his “big a## calendar” but I just use a small a## google sheet. Today I’m giving you free access to my planning 2026 template that goes along with the below exercise....

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. My EOY Reflection Questions ↓ ♟️ MY TURN: I hope this newsletter finds you snuggled up with the ones you love. It’s the end of the year and I'm tucked away by our fake fireplace in Miami waiting to get my kiddos back so we can head out on our winter break trip to Canada. Since I had some time today.... I wanted...

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 episodeS Is having a Stay-at-Home Husband the Secret to Success? + What to do when Productivity becomes Toxic! Listen now → Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube Hi everyone! I've been knee...

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. How ambitious people actually rest ↓ Quick Spin: How I'm running a spin cycle Finding cognitive rest > physical rest Your free holiday gift ♟️ MY TURN: In my book, Toxic Grit, I talk a lot about intentional, proactive rest. When I ran my first marathon I tried to skip the rest days and ended up in PT with a...

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 PS we are coming to NYC December 15th for a Girlboss x Her Workplace conversation around a new approach to ambition. Join us! This week's episode How to actually solve burnout at work (and it's not...

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. Post Achievement Depression ↓ Quick Spin: The two part equation for contentment Post Achievement Depression 3 Questions to ask yourself 🧩 Thanks for helping keep Life’s a Game free! What if I told you you could grow on LinkedIn without having to ever scroll again? I do all my creation + scheduling + commenting...

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 PS we are coming to NYC December 15th for a Girlboss x Her Workplace conversation around a new approach to ambition. Join us! This week's episode How to take control of your career trajectory Listen...

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. The lost art of Creativity ↓ Quick Spin: ChatGPT study on Cognitive skills The steady decline in IQ 5 Steps to increase creative thinking ♟️ MY TURN: I'm increasingly worried about our need for constant stimulation. Recently someone said to me “how TF did you constantly come up with new ideas to write about?!”...