<p><strong>Amina AlTai, </strong>executive coach and author of <a href="https://amzn.to/47Ygrox" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Ambition Trap</em></a><em>, j</em>oins John R. Miles to expose why top achievers burn out despite “having it all.”</p><p>They dismantle hustle culture’s grip, swap wound-driven ambition for gift-aligned purpose, and unpack Amina’s 3 E’s (Excellence, Enjoyment, Ease) plus the Resentment Line to end self-abandonment.</p><p>From her near-death wake-up to systemic ambition penalties, they prove rest is resistance and wholeness at work heals teams and organizations.</p><p><strong>Listen + Watch + Go Deeper</strong></p><p>All episode resources—including guest links, John’s books <em>You Matter, Luma</em> and <em>Passion Struck</em>, The Ignited Life Substack, and the Start Mattering Store—are gathered here:</p><p> 👉 <a href="https://linktr.ee/John_R_Miles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">linktr.ee/John_R_Miles</a></p><p>To learn more about <strong>Amina AlTai</strong>, visit <a href="https://www.aminaaltai.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">aminaaltai.com</a>.</p><p>🧠 <strong>About the Episode</strong></p><ul><li><strong>The Wake-Up Call: </strong>How Amina’s workaholism and toxic relationship to success nearly cost her life—and what it took to rebuild both her health and her definition of success.</li><li><strong>Painful vs. Purposeful Ambition: </strong>The crucial difference between ambition driven by wounds and ambition driven by purpose—and how to know which one is guiding you.</li><li><strong>The 3 E’s Framework: </strong>How identifying what brings <em>Excellence, Enjoyment, and Ease</em> helps you uncover your inner genius and design a life aligned with it.</li><li><strong>The Resentment Line: </strong>Why burnout begins when we live below our “resentment line”—and how to set boundaries that honor your worth.</li><li><strong>The Ambition Penalty: </strong>How gender, race, and identity shape the way ambition is judged—and why historically excluded groups face a double bind when they strive.</li><li><strong>Rewriting Hustle Culture: </strong>Why “working more” doesn’t make you more valuable, and how leaders can redefine productivity through presence and permission.</li><li><strong>Collective Wholeness: </strong>What it means to move from individual achievement to <em>collective ambition</em>—a model of success where we rise by being more ourselves, together.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>🌱 <strong>Join The Ignited Life Community</strong></p><p>If this episode stirred something in you, <em>The Ignited Life</em> is where the transformation continues.</p><p> Each week, John shares behind-the-scenes insights, science-backed tools, and reflections to help you turn intention into action.</p><p> 🔗 Subscribe free at <a href="https://theignitedlife.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TheIgnitedLife.net</a></p><p>💫 <strong>Support the Movement</strong></p><p>Everyone deserves to feel valued and important.</p><p> Show it. Wear it. Live it.</p><p> 🛍️ <a href="https://startmattering.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">StartMattering.com</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>