It's time to rewrite the rules of ambition.

"A game-changer." --Whitney Port, TV Personality and host of With Whit Podcast

"Amanda offers a new way for modern women to rewrite what success means uniquely to them." --Neha Ruch, USA Today Bestselling Author of The Power Pause

"A must-read for anyone ready to stop surviving life and start enjoying it." --Eve Rodsky, NYTimes Best-Selling Author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space

Burnout is an epidemic caused by a society that praises toxic grit. Women have been taught to chase goals and to hold everything together while quietly falling apart. Somewhere in the middle of the meetings and the milestones, we lost something: ourselves.

For years we've been told the answer to burnout is better balance. But what if balance is the wrong goal? Modern ambition is broken.....and women are the ones breaking under it.

Toxic Grit is the rally cry and roadmap for those who are done surviving success and ready for a new way to live, work and (actually) enjoy our lives.

In this bold, paradigm-shifting debut, Amanda Goetz, a 2x CEO, 4x CMO and single mom of three, reframes what it means to be an ambitious woman in a culture that demands we do it all to have it all. She knows what it takes to walk the tightrope of success and sanity. Through radical vulnerability, heartfelt storytelling, science backed frameworks and real-world tools, she will help you build systems for a life that honors your ambition and your joy.

In this book you'll learn:

How to identify and create space for all the roles you play and stop feeling like you're failing at all of them
How to reclaim presence in your day
Why balance is a myth but intentional balance is the key to thriving
How to unlearn hustle culture and create a version of success that fuels you
The secret to setting boundaries that protect your energy without guilt
A new approach to productivity that prioritizes what actually matters in that moment
How to reconnect with pleasure, joy and the parts of yourself that ambition pushed aside

Whether you're leading teams, raising kids, or rebuilding your life, Toxic Grit offers more than advice - it offers real world tools and systems to create a life that honors all parts of you.

The book is an invitation to discover a new approach to ambition.

Amanda Goetz

Books by Amanda Goetz

Toxic Grit How to Have It All and (actually) Love What You Have