Redefining Ambition: From Burnout to Purpose with Amina AlTai

About this episode

Lara Schmoisman and Amina AlTai discuss the psychology of ambition and its redefinition from burnout to purpose.

Send us Fan Mail In this Coffee Nº5 episode, Lara Schmoisman sits down with Amina AlTai—holistic business and career coach, proud immigrant, chronic illness advocate, host of the Amina Change Your Life podcast, and author of The Ambition Trap: How to Stop Chasing and Start Living—to explore the psychology of ambition. From burnout and hustle culture to core wounds, systemic pressure, and sustainable growth, this conversation reframes ambition as alignment, awareness, and purpose—not endless s...

People in this episode

Host: Lara Schmoisman

Guest: Amina AlTai

Topics covered

• ambition
• burnout
• hustle culture
• psychology
• sustainable growth

Keywords

• holistic business
• career coach
• chronic illness
• systemic pressure

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Ambition Trap

Books & works: Redefining Ambition: From Burnout to Purpose, Amina Change Your Life, The Ambition Trap: How to Stop Chasing and Start Living

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