Reimagining Our Relationship to Work and Ambition with Amina AlTai

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In this episode of Weird Finance, our host Paco delves into a conversation with Amina AlTai about reimagining our relationship to work. The conversation covers a range of topics, beginning with the notion of shame and guilt tied to earning money, with Amina revealing that around half of her clients grapple with these emotions, particularly those from historically marginalized groups. Amina, who transitioned to coaching following a burnout in her marketing career, illuminates her holistic approach to overcoming these feelings through mindset shifts and somatic tools. Amina emphasizes the need for balance through play, creativity, and ethical wealth-building. They also discuss the "passion tax," sustainable success, and the intense significance of work in our lives.

Amina AITai (@aminaaltai) is a holistic business and career coach, proud immigrant, and chronic illness advocate. A leading coach to notable leaders, executives, and founders—Amina's mastery connects us to our brilliance and teaches us to live and lead from it each day. As a woman of color of Iraqi descent, she often works with marginalized communities to help them realize possibilities in a way that honors their particular lived experiences. She is the author of the forthcoming book, The Ambition Trap, with Penguin/The Open Field.

Amina has partnered with progressive companies such as Google, Roku, Deloitte, Snap, Outdoor Voices, NYU, and HUGE. She's an Entrepreneur Magazine expert-in-residence and a Forbes contributor, and she was named one of Success Magazine’s Women of Influence. Additionally, she's been featured in goop, Well+Good, The New York Times, Yahoo, NBC, and more.

Learn more or sign up for 1:1 coaching with Amina.

A special thanks to the talented and generous Ramsey Yount for producing, editing, and sound designing this episode. 

Thank you to Jenna Parker for lending your voice to our special PSA. 

The theme music was written and performed by Andrew Parker, Jenna Parker, and Paco de Leon.

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