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...
2 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...
8 days 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...
9 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 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...
15 days 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...
22 days 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. The Neuroscience of Manifesting ↓ ♟️ MY TURN: I joke that I manifested my (now) husband. Wow - that’s still really weird to say the H-word out loud. After years of dating what felt like a string of people who had toxic behaviors (I swore I was a magnet for them!) I went on a trip to Italy with a group of women....
about 1 month ago • 2 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. Healthy Competition ↓ ♟️ MY TURN: Towards the end of last year I sat in a room full of top women creators. And most all-women conferences lead to a moment where women are taught three words: “collaboration over competition" And as I sat there at this conference a woman who I respect as both a competitive...
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. Hack Your Vacation to Max Your Rest ↓ Quick Spin: Why your “relaxing” vacation barely takes the edge off What Europeans understand about rest that Americans don’t A science-backed case for taking more intentional time off My simple 8-PTO-day summer vacation hack you can actually use ♟️ MY TURN: Have you ever...
about 1 month ago • 4 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. On our honeymoon. ↓ Today’s newsletter is a little bit different. I’m currently on my honeymoon in Japan (a place I’ve dreamed of going since my first flight at the age of 16). I’ve completely shut off all work to focus on the beauty around me and this life that Dan and I are building together. I *could* have...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read