Dear SGS: Ambition Is Not Greed, Raise Your Standards, and Stop Explaining Yourself

Slay Girl Slay

Ashley Leggs

Self-improvement, Education

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

We're reading your letters this week! In this episode, we talk about ambition vs greed, how to handle rejection at work, and how to keep going after you have been told “no.” We get into raising your standards in relationships and in life, especially when comfort is tempting you to settle. Then we cover what to do when your family does not support your goals, including how to protect your plans, stop over explaining yourself, and stay focused until the results speak for you. Have a question for the next Dear SGS episode? Email me at dearsgspod@gmail.com and you might hear your letter read on the show. Today’s Sponsors: Get 10 free meals when you use our code SLAYFM10 at HelloFresh! Join Us on Substack: Start your week with ⁠Happy Monday!⁠ Our weekly letter full of inspiration, motivation, and tools to help you slay your goals. Follow Us: ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠ If you’d like to help keep the Slay Girl Slay podcast going, ⁠you can ⁠donate here⁠⁠. Every contribution makes a difference. Slay Girl Slay podcast is an AshMedia production, hosted by ⁠⁠Ashley Leggs⁠.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Slay Girl Slay podcast, a space designed to uplift, to motivate, and to inspire you,
0:08.5	to be fearless in the pursuit of your dreams, go after what you deserve, and show up as your
0:15.5	most unapologetic, most authentic self. This audio series was created for every woman who's on the verge of her come-up.
0:23.7	She's creating her own vibe and fiercely transforming her life. So sit down with me, get your notebook,
0:31.4	grab a pen, and let's create the life that you've always dreamed of. I'm your host, Ashley Legs, and this is the Slay Girl
0:40.8	Sleigh podcast. Hey girl, hey, welcome back to the Sleigh Girl Slave podcast. I hope all of you
0:51.6	are doing absolutely amazing today and your week or your day is off to a
0:57.1	great start. What have y'all been up to? How are you? I hope this episode finds you well and that
1:04.3	you are thriving out there. Amongst all the negativity that may surround you, I hope that you are
1:09.8	pushing through and choosing to surround
1:12.9	yourself with positivity, with love, with laughter, with light, doing things that bring you joy,
1:19.7	make you happy, and doing it just for the simple fact that you can. Y'all, I got a message. Someone sent
1:26.4	me a screenshot of her group chat, and they named
1:30.0	the group chat SGS Mondays, and every Monday someone drops the link to the episode in the chat,
1:37.5	and they all share their thoughts and discussions about the episode that week. And I thought that
1:42.4	was the coolest thing ever. I couldn't wait to get on the
1:45.4	podcast and tell that to y'all. Love y'all down. Can I be in the group chat too? We do have a
1:54.2	discussion thread over on Substack just because the pod apps don't allow for like community
2:00.1	discussion, you know? Like you guys can't interact with each other on the pod apps don't allow for like community discussion, you know? Like you guys can't
2:02.9	interact with each other on the pod apps, but we started building that out on substack. It's for
2:08.0	all of our subs. So shameless plug, if you didn't know we had a substack, we do. But I thought
2:14.4	that was so cool. And I think you guys are so cool for doing that. That being said,
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