The Examined Life

Are ambitious parents bad parents? [Amanda Goetz]

Feb 29, 2024

The podcast delves into the dark side of ambition, discussing burnout, broken relationships, and ignorance. Amanda Goetz shares her journey from a farm to entrepreneurship and parenting. Topics include embracing failure, ambition's influence on parenting, therapy modalities, and encouraging individual passions.

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Quick takeaways

Understanding the motivations behind ambition impacts priorities and relationships.

Exploring subconscious drivers empowers conscious choices and aligns actions with true desires.

Establishing non-negotiable routines and self-care practices fosters balance, stability, and fulfillment.

Deep dives

Impact of Ambition on Parenting

Having lived an ambitious life filled with various career endeavors, the speaker reflects on whether ambition impacts parenting and personal growth. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing the motivations behind one's ambition and how it influences priorities, boundaries, and self-perception. Drawing from personal experiences, she navigates the delicate balance of ambition and parenthood, highlighting the need to assess the underlying drivers driving ambition and its effects on relationships.

Introduction

2min

Entrepreneurial Journey and Pandemic Pivot to Health and Wellness Startup

3min

Exploring Ambition and Parenting in Creative Entrepreneurship Journey

3min

Embracing Failure and Persistence

20min

Exploring Ambition's Influence on Parenting and Relationships

11min

Exploring Therapy Modalities and Behavioral Patterns

2min

Journey of Self-Discovery and Parenting Reflections

9min

Parenting and Encouraging Individual Passions

3min

Ambition is a good thing, right? It’s your ambition that creates opportunity. It grows your income. It makes you visible and relevant. But is it also insatiable? We explore the dark side of ambition: burnout, broken relationships and ignorance. [Episode 38]

Amanda is a serial founder, brand builder, creator and single mother of three.

Learn more about Amanda:

• Amanda's LinkedIn, X/Twitter, & Instagram⁠

References from the show:

• Are ambitious parents bad parents?

• Resentment: The silent relationship killer

• Tom Brady and Gisele on the “ambition tax”

• Rethinking Success and Achievement

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