5 New Year's Resolutions for Ambitious Women

Life coach A

Daly PhD offers advice to ambitious women who want to live large in 2009. Excerpted from Dr. Daly's new ebook, "A Year of Clarity: The Monthly Guide for Women." What are the best New Year's resolutions for ambitious women?

"Women are hungry for a life of focus, meaning, and accomplishment," explains life coach A

Daly, PhD. "In order to commit to that life, women need to begin by getting clear about what they want. They need to unclutter their minds and hearts."

In her new e-book, "A Year of Clarity: The Monthly Guide for Women" ($16.95, Wollemi Pine Press), Dr. Daly shows women how to claim and achieve their ambition, whether it's for the C-suite, work-life balance, or a creative calling.

What is the best way to begin a year of clarity? Dr. Daly suggests these New Year's resolutions:

1. Tame the female ego -- If men feel the need to be in control, women feel the need to please. Ask yourself: "Am I doing this because I want to do the right thing, or because I'm afraid to be seen as selfish, bitchy, rude...?"

2. Just say "No!" -- Every time you begrudgingly reply "Yes" to someone else's priorities, you say "No" to your own.

3. Add Mozart to the mix -- This measured, buoyant music is an immediate antidote to the manic moment. You'll find yourself able to breathe, relax, and focus.

4. Don't say "should" -- Eliminate the word from your vocabulary. Find alternatives such as "want" that declare your power and responsibility to make choices.

5. Stop Multitasking -- It's not a productivity tool. It's an excuse for perpetual distraction. Instead, plan your time well enough to focus on one task--or person--at a time.

To request a review copy or schedule an interview, contact A

Daly at: 512/454-0531.