In My Wildest Dreams: Living the Life You Long For [Unknown Binding]

Gail Blanke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 22, 1998

"In My Wildest Dreams" gives you the tools to invent a reality from your dreams. The book is about deciding that you get to have a great life however "you" define great. And about understanding that you get to make up a life as outrageously wonderful as you can imagine. So stop settling and start soaring!

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Carolyn B. Maloney Congresswoman, U.S. House of Representatives This book celebrates the new heroism among women who want their lives to matter. If you want to make a difference, this is a book to help you find the courage to do just that. -- Review

About the Author

Gail Blanke is president and founder of Lifedesigns, a motivational consulting firm whose mission is to empower women worldwide to live the life of their dreams. She is former senior vice president of Avon Products, Inc., where she spearheaded its Breast Cancer Awareness Crusade and initiated the Women of Enterprise Awards. She is the author of Taking Control of Your Life: The Secrets of Successful Enterprising Women. Mirabella magazine listed her in their tribute to "1,000 Women for the Nineties." She currently serves as president of the New York Women's Forum, and has received numerous leadership awards. A graduate of Sweet Briar College who studied at the Yale University graduate school of drama, Gail lives in New York City with her husband, Jim Cusick, and their daughters, Kate and Abigail.

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Product Details

• Unknown Binding: 256 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (June 22, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684841134
• ISBN-13: 978-0684841137
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #854,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for moving forward in your life's journey, October 22, 1999

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Vicki K. Yenzer (vicki_yenzer@quorumhealthres... (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In My Wildest Dreams: Simple Steps To A Fabulous Life (Paperback)

I have read a number of "self help" books and this one was incredibly solid and practical while making me understand that my wildest dreams are possible. Incredible!!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY Fantastic!!!!, June 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: In My Wildest Dreams: Living the Life You Long For

This book, and the conference I attended after reading the book, CHANGED MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!! I've literally purchased at least a dozen copies and given them away to women... I want everyone to know this kind of freedom.

My husband and children respect me so much MORE because now I'm being true to myself and everyone else.... it's incredible.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Helpful, but hardly unique, December 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: In My Wildest Dreams: Living the Life You Long For

To me, the best part of this book was Blanke's discussion of how the language we use often limits us, and how reframing the way we state something can open up new possibilities we hadn't thought of before. (I realized that, uncongenial as my mother's "change is bad" perspective always was to me, I still picked up her tendency to shoot down a new idea without taking seriously -- which has caused me to be seen as a nay-sayer and a pessimist at work.) She's also good on the subject of "unfinished business" -- her recommendation to throw out 50 things was a real eye-opener for me. And I felt that her remarks on how to convert disbelievers into allies were pertinent and useful. Her use of material from actual "Lifedesigns" groups gave her examples a convincing grounding in reality. But I didn't find much in the exercises or their interpretation that I hadn't seen somewhere else already. The book is still worth reading for the reasons I've mentioned, but if you're REALLY interested in rethinking your life I recommend Barbara Sher's books instead.