Ambition Is Not a Dirty Word: A Woman's Guide to Earning Her Worth and Achieving Her Dreams

Wouldnt it be great if you could be audaciously ambitious and happy at the same time?

You can, and you will.

“Im here to tell you that all of your prioritiespersonal and ambitious career goals alikecan fit together harmoniously. Ill show you how, like thousands of women Ive worked with over the years, you can make more money, earn the credit and recognition you deserve, have more power, and be as ambitious as you want to be. Ill show you how you can be ambitious without compromising your ethics and integrity. Ill show you that you can feel worthy and entitled to all of this without fear that you risk sacrificing your desire to have a full, happy personal life and without being afraid that youll be less of a woman. Its worked for me. Its worked for countless ambitious women Ive advised. It will work for you.”

From Ambition is Not a Dirty Word: A Woman's Guide to Earning Her Worth and Achieving Her Dreams

We women arent advancing in our careers the way we should. Were not making the money we deserve or getting the fulfillment we desire. And this time its not men who are holding us back. This time were doing it to ourselves, because ambitionfor usis still a dirty word.

Debra Condren has coached thousands of women at every levelfrom those just starting out to the most powerful female executives in the United Statesand each one possesses the same fear: if she goes after her dream, shell be seen as selfish, bitchy, a bad wife, or bad mother. But its exactly this fear of ambition that has forced women to leave the best part of themselvestheir dreams, their great talentsby the roadside, rendering them less able to be the whole people they should be in every area of their lives.

Condren has a new message and mission: to remind women that ambition is a virtue, not a vice. Ambition is the best of who we are.

The real way to have a great life is to see ambition as a part of your value system to which you must give equal attention, along with the other priorities you hold dear, including your spouse, your children, and your friends. In Ambition is Not a Dirty Word, Dr. Condren offers fresh, powerful tools for reclaiming your dreams. Her eight Ambitious Rules provide concrete, innovative solutions to the everyday struggles we as women face, like taking credit, deflecting detractors, and handling confrontation, so that you can become more powerful and fulfilled at work and more satisfied at home. You can redefine your ambition in the face of social sanctions and unapologetically go after your dreams without sacrificing the rest of your life.

You owe it to yourself and the world to make the contribution you were born to make. Debra Condren will show you how to do it.

In this hard-hitting look at why many women fail to move ahead in business, Debra Condren argues that it is not the glass ceiling or male chauvinism that holds us back, but the socially sanctioned belief that women can't be both ambitious and happy. With welcome bluntness, she urges women to renounce traditionally feminine qualities--being nice, having a balanced life, being a team player, and other self-sabotaging behavior--and openly, forcefully pursue our ambitions.

AmBITCHous identifies the common traps women fall into and provides the tools for escaping them. It's packed with strategies for changing ingrained patterns and learning to take the risks that bring big pay-offs; standing up to people when necessary; acting tough even if it brings disapproval from others; and taking credit for one's ideas and accomplishments.

Featuring self-assessment questionnaires, interviews with prominent businesswomen, and exercises for developing business skills and savvy, amBITCHous is just the right combination of description and prescription women need to get their careers back on track.

Debra Condren, Ph.D., is a business psychologist, entrepreneur, executive coach and career advisor, and the founder and executive director of the Women’s Business Alliance, an organization that has served as a motivational think tank for 3,000 women over fifteen years. Dr. Condren received a U.S. Small Business Administration’s Women in Business Advocate of the Year Award in 2000. Her client roster includes a diverse list of Fortune 500 companies, and a wide array executives, professionals, and students between the ages of sixteen and sixty. Debra’s advice has been featured in major media outlets including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, ABC’s “Nightline,” and NPR’s Morning Edition. She lives in New York City and San Francisco with her husband, son, and stepson. To receive Debra’s complimentary CD, “Unleash Your Ambition: You CAN Be Unapologetically Ambitious WITHOUT Sacrificing A Rich, Fulfilling Personal Life” plus her weekly ezine, “Break It Down, Debra! Updates On Ambition & Life,” go to: www.AmbitionIsNotADirtyWord.com.