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Mustang Sallies

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This book will have a permanent place on my nightstand so I will find a little calm before going to sleep. Finally. FINALLY! Someone has explained all of my self-doubts and shown a way around them. This is a powerful book that I am giving as gifts to every one of my friends. It's required reading for any woman who has ever felt judged or criticized by others when she was absolutely in the right.

I was given this book as a gift from a friend who said, "Now you'll understand what's going on with your life, Diane. You're a mustang. That's not a negative." When I read Fawn Germer's Mustang Sallies, I knew what she meant. I've always felt misunderstood and underappreciated. Now I realize I am what Germer calls a "trailblazer." I've never been one to go along to get along, and I don't kiss up to move up. That's hurt me in the past, but Mustang Sallies is filled with strategies to make me succeed without selling out. I love this book. (...) It's phenomenal.

This has saved me about two years in psychotherapy. If you are starting to wonder if work is going to make you insane, you need this book. It's really wonderful.

I got an early copy of this book when Fawn Germer was the keynote speaker at a conference I attended. This book is a powerhouse. On one level, it is great to have such insightful input from Germer's interviews with people like Hillary Clinton, Susan Sarandon, Janet Reno and all kinds of athletes, CEOs and mustangs. But, Germer's words are powerful and her insights are absolutley unforgettable. She has been through some of the same hellacious corporate political encounters that I have experienced, and lived to help the rest of us in our battles.

The book shows how our feelings that we are "outsiders" or "misfits" be explained by the fact that we aren't marching to the sam drummer as everyone else. We are mustangs who may make some waves because we dare to be excellent and strive for better. The best parts of the book show how to interact with detractors and people trying to put you down.

I'll never forget her speech, when she talked about how this boss tried to derail her career and how she bounded back. She's traveled a courageous path that I admire and want to explore for myself. Any woman who wants to succeed on her terms should read MUSTANG SALLIES!!!

I just discovered Fawn Germer's books thanks to a friend who saw her speak in D.C. last year. What great advice for someone who is struggling career-wise. I am in a situation where I am unwilling to compromise my beliefs in order to fit in to a work environment where I am not respected or valued. To read this book and hear what ultra-successful women have gone through in order to just be themselves has given me hope and renewed energy. I am presenting "Mustang Sallies" to my reading group next month and I feel confident thirteen other women are going to find strength in Fawn's writings.

I highly recommend this book to any and all career women who have felt undervalued and conflicted about their careers.

If these stories of women who made a difference despite all odds don't inspire you to achieve to your fullest potential, it's doubtfull that anything else can. The spectrum of women chosen is a testament to diversity. This would make a great holiday gift for anyone and everyone.

I LOVE this book. The author has interviewed about 75 famous women about how they deal with the difficulties of being first or the label of being "too aggressive" or a "troublemaker." I needed this book 10 years ago, but I'll take it now. It's like my own private sledgehammer for those moments when I feel my power and self-esteem just slipping away.

Do you feel isolated and judged at work, simply for being who you are? Then you may well be a Mustang Sally, insists journalist Fawn Germer ("Hard Won Wisdom"). Mustang Sallys (from the song) don't go along to get along, says Germer, which means great rewards, but also great trouble - especially in business, where women have little leeway as outspoken leaders.

Peppered with interviews from some 75 different women like Hillary Rodham Clinton, Erin Brockovich and Eve Ensler ("The Vagina Monologues"), Germer offers advice on being true to yourself, fighting for what matters, getting what you want and daring to make mistakes. While Germer suggests little in the way of self-examination, she will definitely reassure courageous yet criticized women who refuse to kiss up in order to move up.

Every morning,I put on my business suit and pumps, go into the office and hope like heck I don't get beat up again.I have had my share of bad bosses and experienced many situations of sabotage. I have never felt like I fit in. Now I know that it's because I belong with these mustang women like Nadia Comaneci, Eve Ensler, Carly Fiorina, Janet Reno and the others in this special, life-changing book. One thing I learned is that I have to be more proactive in my personal interactions. I have to know what others want and expect. I have to start calculating ways for a win-win outcome, rather than trying to win with a knockout punch. This is a great book that is well-written and insightful. I highly recommend it.

This book has all kinds of insights on what we as women do in the workforce to make it work and our own ways we subvert our own success. Read this women, you are in this book.