Girl On Fire: How to Choose Yourself, Burn the Rule Book, and Blaze Your Own Trail in Life and Business

Girl on Fire is the follow-up to Cara Alwill Leyba's Girl Code, which was translated into seven languages and reached a global audience. This book expands on themes of female empowerment and shows readers how to create their own path without seeking permission from others. Leyba encourages women to trust their intuition and build their own opportunities rather than waiting for external validation. She advocates for women to start their own ventures—whether publishing books, launching podcasts, hosting panels, or creating clothing lines—based on their own goals and desires. The book addresses a shift in how women entrepreneurs operate, emphasizing sisterhood and collaboration over competition. Leyba argues that the traditional gatekeeping model—waiting for agents, record labels, publishers, or companies to choose you—is obsolete. Instead, successful entrepreneurs create their own opportunities and define success on their own terms. The book calls on women to question established practices, establish their own rules, and pursue business and life in their own way.