When it comes to the state of our world and the state of our work... Women of color are 18% less likely to feel supported by their supervisors compared to white women and 25% less likely to say they are being compensated fairly for their work, according to a PowHer Redefined report. But it's not just women of color. A BambooHR report found that U.S. employees are currently the unhappiest they have been since the start of 2020. In the wake of The Great Resignation, what we thought was a radical wake-up call, has become something far more depressing--and already being called The Great Gloom. In Intentional Ambition: Redefining Your Work for Greater Joy, Freedom, and Fulfillment, renowned entrepreneurial soul coach Rha Goddess argues that resignation--the second phase out of three (negotiation, resignation, and renegotiation)--is actually the beginning of a more radical pivot. It's an opportunity to move from being resigned to the old playbook on success to being joyfully fired up by renegotiating what it means to live and work on your own terms. Turns out we've done a lot of quitting (and giving up), but if we stop at resignation without doing the crucial work of renegotiation, gloom is exactly what we can expect. The problem we face isn't just our work--it's the mounting tension we feel about our work and the way we do it. Or the tension we feel about what we really want and the way we pursue it (or not!). This book is a much-needed call to address the toxic relationship that so many of us have with ambition and success, whether we are currently in our dream careers or not. Part manifesto, part cultural commentary, and part blueprint for change, this book blends thought-provoking ideas and actionable advice with stories and case studies of real people's renegotiations, including stories from Goddess's clients and her personal life. Intentional Ambition earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of corporate types and 9-to-5ers, entrepreneurs and people in the not-for-profit world, and all individuals who know they can't go back--but aren't quite sure how to go forward.