Debra Condren, Ph.D., is a psychologist, a business and executive coach and career advisor, and the founder and executive director of the Women’s Business Alliance. 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. Her advice has been featured in major media outlets including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and NPR’s Morning Edition. She lives in New York City and San Francisco with her husband, son, and stepson.
Author's Note | p. xv |
Ambition Is a Virtue | p. 1 |
Wouldn't It Be Great? | p. 3 |
What a Difference a Word Makes | p. 22 |
Honorable Ambition? | p. 32 |
Embracing Your Ambition Makes You the Best You Can Be | p. 46 |
The Rules of Ambition | p. 53 |
Stop Ambition Sabotage | p. 55 |
Ambition Rule 1: Be a Contender | p. 58 |
Ambition Rule 2: Get More Power from Powerful Advice | p. 85 |
Ambition Rule 3: Don't Be Afraid of Confrontation | p. 103 |
Ambition Rule 4: Make 'Em Pay | p. 117 |
Ambition Rule 5: Be More Irresponsible to Others-And More Responsible to Yourself | p. 141 |
Ambition Rule 6: Be a Power Broker | p. 164 |
Ambition Rule 7: Disable Detractors | p. 177 |
Ambition Rule 8: Stop the Fraud Police-You Deserve to Be Here | p. 193 |
You Have Only One Precious Life-Dare to Be Great | p. 213 |
Lifelong Ambition Maintenance | p. 215 |
Ambition Integration: Imbalance, Not Balance, Makes for a Great, Ambitious Life | p. 232 |
Dare to Be Great | p. 255 |
Acknowledgments | p. 265 |
Notes | p. 271 |
List of Contributors | p. 275 |
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