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TED Talks Daily Book Club: Intentional A...

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Rha Goddess is an entrepreneurial soul coach and author of the new book "Intentional Ambition: Redefining Your Work for Greater Joy, Freedom, and Fulfillment." In this TED Talks Daily Book Club interview with host Elise Hu, Goddess talks about moving forward after the 2020 pandemic and how you can center your life around joy and mental wellbeing. She lays out the three stages to renegotiate your relationship to work in order to discover and align with your true ambitions. Later in the conversation, she answers questions from the TED community and offers advice on how to recognize your mission and values in life while leading with compassion.


The TED Talks Daily Book Club series features TED speakers discussing their latest books and exploring their ideas beyond the page. Stay tuned to our feed for more interviews like this one and for special live book club events open exclusively to TED Members. 



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