Redefining ambition for women: motherhood, leadership, and strategic growth I am ambitious. Unapologetically so. I like working and more than that, I want to work. For years though I tried to temper how that looked. Early in my career I softened my edges, careful not to appear ‘too much'. I told myself I didn't quite know what I wanted yet or that I was still finding my voice. In reality, I knew I wanted influence, ownership and growth. I just wasn't sure it was safe to say that out loud.