
ambitious women

What Happened To My Ambition? with Rainesford Stauffer | Crooked Media
crooked.comAlmost every woman I interviewed expressed a genuine longing to live life on her own terms, and that desire—be it for autonomy or achievement, for happiness or fame—imbued her with a wellspring of raw energy that kept pushing her higher and higher.
Barbara Stanny • Secrets of Six-Figure Women
People love to ask what you do for work and understand your professional trajectory. Often, it’s a surface question. Or, used to quickly categorize people in familiar boxes. But beneath this lies a far more interesting story. 
I don’t think you can truly answer questions about work without exploring ambition and identity. Looking back over the... See more
Sam Sager • Work, Ambition, and Identity
If there’s one hallmark for high earners, it’s that they’re exceptionally hard workers. I wasn’t surprised. I expected these six-figure women to be slaves to their jobs. But hard work has many faces and, like success itself, means different things to different people. As I came to see, the critical factor is not the number of hours as much as the i
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