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 |  | Author: Debra Condren
Publisher: Crown Business
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0767923138
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.409082
EAN: 9780767923132
ASIN: 0767923138
Publication Date: December 26, 2006
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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
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 Platinum Honors January 22, 2007
Business book reviewer (Chicago)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.
great advice that I plan to incorporate into my life August 8, 2007
Feminist Review blog (worldwide)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.
Much-needed helpful book October 27, 2007
Kimberly Palmer (Washington, DC)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
Finally A Successful Woman Who Gets It January 3, 2007
Tracy Brennan (California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm always searching the shelves for the perfect business book. The one that will motivate me and keep me up all night brainstorming when I finish reading it. The book that I won't skim through I will actually sit down and read every tip - every bit of advice. AMBITCHOUS IS THAT BOOK. Dr. Debra Condren hits the nail on its head with this savvy, intelligent, original piece of work. I'm an entrepreneur and this was key in helping to motivate myself and kick myself into gear. You walk away from this book knowing that you can and will succeed if you follow some of Dr. Debra Condren's guidance about advancing through the business world and believing in your abilities and having confidence in the fact that you are an AMBITCHOUS woman.
This book is great for people of all ages - and not just for women - there are some tips and pointers for the workplace that men will find extremely useful.
A helpful guide for taking control of your life March 10, 2007
Manda (Washington, DC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was a helpful guide for me. I was dealing with a manipulative boss who I felt uncomfortable confronting until I read this book. I followed Dr. Condren's advice on how to deal with passive-agressive detractors. This gave me the courage to let my boss know what she was doing was wrong and stay determined in getting what I deserve. I thought this book was provided great insight in the many areas of life women end up suffering becuase of the way we are socialized. After reading this book my self-respect increased and I felt more confident demanding more from myself and the world.
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