How to Rediscover Purpose Beyond Ambition Jenn Romolini

Ambition is such a loaded word. It’s often associated with a relentless drive to succeed, trampling over others as you scrap your way to the top, ignoring your wellbeing, relationships, and any sense of groundedness, meaning, peace or joy along the way. It’s what helps you achieve success, we’re told. But, what it that was not only wrong, but it also kept you from the work, the relationships, the health, the life–a different kind of success–you didn’t just want, but that was actually worth wanting? Today’s guest, Jenn Romolini, shares her deeply personal journey, rising to the top of the New York media world, then untangling from that toxic drive and letting go of an ambition that didn’t align with her core values and aspirations. Jenn is the author of the raw and emotional memoir Ambition Monster about her reckoning with the workaholism and obsession with work that stemmed from her childhood experiences. First a rising star in the New York publishing world, Jenn appeared to have it all – the coveted career, money, status. But beneath that picture-perfect exterior, the relentless ambition was disconnecting her from her truest self and what truly mattered most. It took a health crisis to forcibly hit pause and have Jenn reassess everything. In this intimate conversation, Jenn shares how losing her voice, literally, became the wake-up call that allowed her to find it again. From realizing her workaholism was a trauma response, to grappling with external measures of success, to finally breaking free and realigning with her core creative calling as a writer. Guest: Jenn Romolini, author of Ambition Monster Learn more: Substack | Instagram Host: Jonathan Fields, creator of Good Life Project podcast and the Sparketype® Assessment , More on Sparketypes: Discover Your Sparketype | The Book | The Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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How to Rediscover Purpose Beyond Ambition Jenn Romolini is an episode from SPARKED by Jonathan Fields.

This episode is 42:49 long.

This episode was published on Mar 4, 2025.

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