258. Chase Big Goals Without Burning Out with Amanda Goetz

Financial Feminist

Her First $100K

Self-improvement, Education, How To, Business

4.7 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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What if earning more starts with ditching the BS toxic hustle culture we’ve been sold? In today’s episode I’m sitting down with Amanda Goetz — two-time founder, four-time CMO, single mom of three, and author of Toxic Grit: How to Have It All and Actually Love What You Have. We’re talking about how to earn more, buy back your time, and redefine ambition on your own terms without falling into the trap of hustle culture. From the rise and fall of the “girlboss” era to the guilt that comes with labels like “tradwife” and “soft girl,” Amanda shares how to find balance between building wealth, protecting your peace, and creating room for every version of yourself. If you’ve ever felt torn between chasing big goals and actually enjoying your life, this episode is for you. Amanda’s links: Book: https://www.toxicgrit.com/ Website: https://www.amandagoetz.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theamandagoetz/ Visit https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod to stay up to date and find any resources mentioned on our show! 00:00 Intro 01:23 Amanda on Applying Mindset Shifts 02:06 The "Girl Boss" Era and Its Impact 04:06 Competing Versions of Ourselves 05:02 Seasons of Hustle and Avoiding Burnout 07:10 Defining Toxic Grit 09:15 Surviving Divorce and Building Resilience 12:18 Outsourcing, Rituals, and Reclaiming Time 15:55 Scarcity vs. Abundance Mindset 19:54 Defining Toxic Grit for Women 21:15 Creating Checkpoints and Avoiding Spin Cycles 23:28 Burnout, Alignment, and the Ambition Cycle 29:31 The Five-Phase Ambition Cycle 33:34 The Importance of Rituals and Transitions 38:48 New Models for Ambition and Redefining Success Special thanks to our sponsors: Squarespace Go to www.squarespace.com/FFPOD to save 10% off your first website or domain purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you are ready to earn more money and buy back your time without subscribing to hustle culture,
0:05.0	these are the mindset shifts you need to make that happen.
0:08.0	Survival is a beautiful fertile ground for resilience because you have no other choice.
0:15.0	Amanda Getz is a two-time founder, four-time CMO, and single mom of three.
0:19.0	She inspires over 150,000 people every week
0:22.5	through her social insights and weekly newsletter, Life's a Game. I think we tell ourselves
0:28.0	these stories many times from whatever our upbringing was or also just the situation we're in,
0:34.8	that we are not as good at this thing. And so we're going to
0:40.2	let somebody else take it over for us. Amanda's new book, Toxic Grit, How to Have It All,
0:45.4	and Actually Love What You Have, Empowers People to Create Space for all the roles they play in
0:50.5	life. What is one mindset shift you want women listening to make about ambition this year?
0:58.0	The biggest mindset shift I would want all women listening to take on this year is let's get into it.
1:07.0	But first, a word from our sponsors. This podcast is brought to you by Squarespace. One of the biggest things I hear from people who want to be business owners is they don't know where to start. They're like, I don't know what to do. I'm so overwhelmed. I want to start this business, but I need a logo and I need brand colors. And they make a million excuses to prevent them from getting started because they're too afraid of failure. They're too
1:28.3	afraid of their business failing. And I've done the research for you. Squarespace. Squarespace is what
1:33.2	you need to start that business finally. Squarespace was the first investment I made in my business
1:38.2	way back in 2016 and they make it so easy for you to get a custom website without having to know how to code
1:44.9	and without spending thousands and thousands of dollars. Squarespace has a bunch of stuff
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2:08.2	You don't have to use another third party platform. If you're ready to start that business and
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