What We’re Reading: The Ambition Trap by Amina AlTai

In The Ambition Trap, leadership coach Amina AlTai, who has blurbed the forthcoming Hope Lives In Our Words: Girls Write Now 2025 Anthology, 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.

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.