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amBITCHous: (def.) A Woman Who: 1. Makes more money 2. has more power 3. gets the recognition she deserves 4. has the determination to go after her dreams and [Hardcover]

Debra Condren (Author)
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December 26, 2006
Wouldn’t it be great if you could be audaciously ambitious and happy at the same time?
You can, and you will.

“I’m here to tell you that all of your priorities—personal and ambitious career goals alike—can fit together harmoniously. I’ll show you how, like thousands of women I’ve 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. I’ll show you how you can be ambitchous without compromising your ethics and integrity. I’ll 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 you’ll be less of a woman. It’s worked for me. It’s worked for countless ambitchous women I’ve advised. It will work for you.”
—From amBITCHous

We women aren’t advancing in our careers the way we should. We’re not making the money we deserve or getting the fulfillment we desire. And this time it’s not men who are holding us back. This time we’re doing it to ourselves, because ambition—for us—is still a dirty word.
Debra Condren has coached thousands of women at every level—from those just starting out to the most powerful female executives in the United States—and each one possesses the same fear: if she goes after her dream, she’ll be seen as selfish, bitchy, a bad wife, or bad mother. But it’s exactly this fear of ambition that has forced women to leave the best part of themselves—their dreams, their great talents—by 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 amBITCHous, Dr. Condren offers fresh, powerful tools for reclaiming your dreams. Her eight amBITCHous 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.

“A defiant charge to women to 'reclaim ambition as a virtue'…Ms. Condren, who has been paying attention all along, [has] worked out a way to make charm and ambition pay."
New York Times
“Debra Condren challenges women to see ambition as a virtue and to take credit for winning at work and at home. …It’s not that women must ignore the needs of others, but they need to recognize and prioritize their own needs.”
The Dallas Morning News


Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Condren doesn't mince words: "let's face it, there's just one word that our culture bestows on that supremely ambitious woman who unrepentantly values success in her career: bitch." Reclaiming the word as a virtue, she defines "ambitchous" women as those who make more money, have more power, get the recognition they deserve and have the determination to go after their dreams with integrity. A clinical psychologist and founder of the Women's Business Alliance, Condren shares her story of making career, family and big dreams work, while guiding other women toward embracing their ambitions. Condren grants her readers permission to take their careers seriously and to work toward their dreams rather than work their dreams around their lives. Women should discard the concept of work/life balance in favor of well-warranted imbalance, she argues. Condren advises women on how to be contenders, surround themselves with powerful advice, get paid what they're worth, be responsible to themselves, disable detractors and, finally, to get over the impostor syndrome. Clear suggestions and composite examples of real-life women who have embraced their goals make this an enthusiastic rallying cry. (Dec.)
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Praise for Debra Condren and for amBITCHous

“Dr. Debra Condren is a dedicated advocate for empowering women to break traditional boundaries and achieve personal and professional success.”
—Barbara Boxer, U.S. senator

“Debra Condren nails ways in which professional women—even accomplished ones—sell themselves short. She offers precise, innovative guidelines for how women can turn self-imposed blocks and inhibitions into motivation to outrun inner doubt and win back their worth.”
—Sheldon Siegel, New York Times bestselling author, Special Circumstances and Incriminating Evidence

“This is an inspiring, empowering, and practical book. Give it to your friends, sisters, and daughters.”
—Tanya Styblo Beder, CEO of Citigroup Alternative Investments' multistrategy, proprietary hedge fund, Tribeca Global Management LLC

“Positive in tone, loaded with strategies and solutions, this engaging book charts a compelling, clear, and accessible course for getting comfortable with passion for your work and transforming inner obstacles into success and power.”
—Elizabeth Roberts, first vice president of Wealth Management, Smith Barney

“Dr. Debra Condren has been a guiding light to many women business owners and young women in realizing their potential.”
—Dianne Feinstein, U.S. senator

“Irreverent, ferocious, funny, and wise! Any woman who has ever felt conflicted about feeling passionate about her work should read this book cover to cover.”
—Barbara Corcoran, real estate magnate, author of national bestseller If You Don’t Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Crown Business; First Edition edition (December 26, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0767923138
  • ISBN-13: 978-0767923132
  • Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 1 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #401,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Debra Condren interviewed 500 women for her bestselling book, Ambition Is Not A Dirty Word: A Woman's Guide to Earning Her Worth and Achieving Her Dreams. Debra is a business psychologist, career and small business coach, executive coach, and speaker. She founded the Women's Business Alliance, an organization that has served as a motivational think tank for 3000 women over thirteen years. The U.S. Small Business Administration recognized her work with a "Women In Business Advocate of the Year" award.

Debra offers women fresh, powerful tools for reclaiming our dreams and shows us how all our inviolable priorities--personal and career goals alike--can fit together harmoniously. Of her book, the NEW YORK TIMES wrote, "'Wouldn't it be inspiring if you could acknowledge straight up, to yourself and to others, that you have big, precious professional goals?' Condren urges women to 'reclaim ambition as a virtue' and to pry apart the bars of 'self-imposed traps' which cause ambitious women to 'sell themselves short. '"

Debra writes a weekly career column for MetroUS published in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. Her advice has also been featured in major media outlets including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, BusinessWeek, CNN, ABC's Nightline, Fox National News, and NPR's Morning Edition. Her client roster includes a diverse list of Fortune 500 companies, and a wide array of entrepreneurs, executives, professionals, and students between the ages of sixteen and sixty. Read more of her career advice at www.AmbitionIsNotADirtyWord.com.

 

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars great advice that I plan to incorporate into my life, August 7, 2007
This review is from: amBITCHous: (def.) A Woman Who: 1. Makes more money 2. has more power 3. gets the recognition she deserves 4. has the determination to go after her dreams and (Hardcover)
After hearing Debra Condren interviewed on a podcast about how women undermine their own ambitions, I couldn't wait to read her book. I related to her thesis. Sometimes, out of fear of looking like I have a huge ego, I don't even try to take on projects that I know I'm capable of. In other words, I need to learn how to be a little more ambitchous.

That word is Condren's way of describing the double standard facing women. As she puts it, "Ambitious men are go-getters, but ambitious women are bitches." She illustrates her point with Madonna and Carly Fiorina. Media stories about both of them tend to focus on their faults instead of their accomplishments. (Perhaps we could add Paris Hilton to that list.)

Through interviews with other women and her work as a business coach, Condren has developed strategies to help women overcome the fear of being ambitious. She bemoans the fact that many advice books suggest that achieving "balance" requires career sacrifices. Nonsense, she says. Putting your career ambitions first makes you a better person, she argues, because you will be a happier one. "You must regard your deepest career aspirations as unconditionally sacrosanct," she writes.

While the pep talk is inspiring, the real value of this book lies in its concrete tips. She recommends asking for the raise you deserve, claiming credit when it's due, asking for advice from women you respect, and taking regular sabbaticals to make sure you are dreaming big. All of it is great advice that I plan to incorporate into my life.

And when I'm done with this book, I can think of more than a few friends I'd like to pass it on to.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Platinum Honors, January 22, 2007
This review is from: amBITCHous: (def.) A Woman Who: 1. Makes more money 2. has more power 3. gets the recognition she deserves 4. has the determination to go after her dreams and (Hardcover)
Dr. Condren really hit the mark! This book is a must for all women - and men, whether in the corporate world, or wanting to realize their dreams in any arena. It's a great read; clear and crisp, and straight to the point. She shows you how to get past your own obstacles, do what you love, and make no apologies. There are fabulous nuggets of helpful information and inspiring examples. I've recommended it to all my colleagues.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Much-needed helpful book, October 27, 2007
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Ambitchous is Condren's way of describing the double standard facing women. As she puts it, "Ambitious men are go-getters, but ambitious women are bitches."

Through interviews with other women and her work as a business coach, Condren has developed strategies to help women overcome the fear of being ambitious. She bemoans the fact that many advice books suggest that achieving "balance" requires career sacrifices. Nonsense, she says. Putting your career ambitions first makes you a better person, she argues, because you will be a happier one. "You must regard your deepest career aspirations as unconditionally sacrosanct," she writes.

While the pep talk is inspiring, the real value of this book lies in its concrete tips. She recommends asking for the raise you deserve, claiming credit when it's due, asking for advice from women you respect, and taking regular sabbaticals to make sure you are dreaming big. All of it is great advice.
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