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Amy DuBois Barnett discusses the importance of betting on yourself and the journey of starting over in life and career.

#347: In this episode, I’m sitting down with Amy DuBois Barnett — media powerhouse, former Editor-in-Chief, and now author of If I Ruled the World — to talk about what it really looks like to bet on yourself throughout the many chapters of your life, and the importance of being willing to start over at any time. Amy has built a career most people only dream about — from running iconic magazines to leading at the highest levels of media — and then made the boldest move of all: walking away from it to start over as a novelist. This conversation is a masterclass in betting on yourself. We talk about what it takes to trust yourself at the highest level, especially when it doesn’t make logical sense to anyone else. She breaks down her philosophy that fear is actually growth , and why the very things that scare you the most are often the clearest indicators of where you’re meant to go. We also get into something that I think doesn’t get talked about enough: the cost of ambition. What you gain, what you lose, and how to stay connected to yourself while you’re building something big. We talk about timing. About taking years (sometimes decades) to bring something to life, and why that…

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