The Truth About Achievement

For high performers who are ready to hear a more complete story about achievement—one where we choose it instead of using it to earn our worth.

By Amanda Leachman

Recent Posts

The Revival of an Athlete

Ten years after gymnastics almost ended me, I stood in an arena again. This time, the stakes weren't attached to my self-worth, and that made all the...

You Don't Have to be Perfect

On anorexia, recovery facilities, and learning to see life in color again.

Not a Quitter

An intimate perspective on what it's like to be a young athlete trapped in the identity of sport. This is the chapter I spent nearly twenty years...

Success Without Margin

Am I a breadwinner or a housewife? I was thirty-five with two six-month-olds and a two-year-old, and when the Partner promotion call came, it hit me in...

Built by Achievement Culture

We were taught that hard work was the answer. We worked hard. And somehow it feels like too much and not enough all at the same time. This is about...

Rest is Not a Reward

On what burnout actually is, what recovery actually looks like, and why we wait too long for both.

It Doesn’t Have to Be Hard to Be Working

I arrived at a cabin for rest and immediately opened the trail map, looking for the hardest hike. This is about that instinct to default to maximum...

A Few Thoughts from Durango

On 1% better, gold stars for exhaustion, and why the journey might be the whole point.