Debra Condren is the author of amBITCHous, a woman’s guide to earning her worth and achieving her dreams—with integrity (Broadway Books). www.AmbitionIsNotADirtyWord.Com. Condren is a psychologist, career and business advisor, and founder and executive director of the Women's Business Alliance and Manhattan Business Coaching. She lives in New York and San Francisco with her husband, son, and step-son.
Stay true to my own dreams; don't sacrifice my goals to achieve so-called "balance". Go for harmony/acceptance rather than for perfect balance.
An adjective to describe me:
Creative
My favorite book:
Wartime Lies: A Novel, by Louis Begley
My favorite movie:
Shut Up and Sing
Family
Number of children:
2
Age of children:
19; 17
Relationship status:
Married
Parenting advice I follow:
Seek advice from spouse, friends, and trusted experts when I hit rough spots. Trust my instincts. Trust that I have many chances to get it right.
Parenting advice I ignore:
I ignore so-called experts who hand out idiotic advice and who guilt trip.
Favorite activity with my kids:
Be at a beach house. Road trips. Talking in the car.
Work
Work status:
Run my own business
Industry:
Consulting
Name of business:
Women's Business Alliance.org ~ Manhattan Business Coaching.com
Hours worked per week:
40+
How much I like my job:
I love it!
Job stress level:
Not very stressful
Best thing about my job:
Working for myself. Am at a level where I can be highly selective about which clients and projects I take on. Inspiring others by giving expert advice through writing and coaching is my passion.
Worst thing about my job:
Working for myself means that...I'm always working.
My dream job:
Writing, speaking, teaching at the graduate and college level--exactly what I'm doing now, except having a better administrative and tech support infrastructure in place (I'm always working on that piece).