PODCAST by SCOUT

The Duality of Ambition: Shame, Drive, and Self-Acceptance


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Gabrielle Scout dives deep into one of her favorite and most complicated topics: ambition. She explores the duality between loving her drive and shaming it, what it means to be an ambitious woman and mother, and how ambition can be both a wound and a well of life-force energy. From self-acceptance to the pursuit of a life without limits, this episode invites you to reframe your own relationship to wanting more...and to see your ambition as a divine creative force rather than something to tame.


Referenced in this episode:

  • REVUE Newsletter: Subscribe here
  • Diana Cohen, Founder of Crown Affair on Substack here
  • Substack post: “We need to admit a real truth. Starting a business requires a little bit—okay, a lot—of delusion…” (on nervous system healing and entrepreneurship)
  • The Ed Mylett Show featuring Tim Grover listen here
  • Quote: “The race to greatness has no rules to protect you… Yet the prize at the end of the race remains so compelling, so addictive, so gorgeous, we keep running.”
  • Emma Grede, entrepreneur and co-founder of Good American, as an expander for ambitious mothers - follow on Instagram here


Themes explored:

  • Ambition as both creation and compulsion
  • Reconciling ambition and motherhood
  • The shame and beauty of wanting more
  • Why “business is my sport”
  • Learning to live a life without a ceiling


Connect with Gabrielle:

Instagram → @gabriellescoutmaio

Subscribe to REVUE → revuewoman.substack.com

Learn more about Scout's Agency → www.scoutsagency.com




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