Success Strategies for African-Americans: A Guide to Personal and Professional Achievement [Mass Market Paperback]

Beatrice Nivens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1998

This inspiring book provides expert guidance for those seeking to realize their dreams while balancing their personal and professional lives. Using interviews, selftests, and individualized worksheets, Success Strageties for African-Americans encourages readers to determine their own goals while focusing on a dozen core strategies for success in all aspects of life, including:
Thinking big, dreaming large
Boosting selfesteem
Letting go of fear
Developing "prosperity thinking"
Affirming your success, and
Giving back to the community
The book includes the inspirational stories of more than 50 prominent African Americansfrom editor Susan Taylor to actress Ruby Dee to media executive Robert Johnsonwho share their secrets for success: "I gave a lot of myself, cared about my environment and left no stone unturned. And when you give 110%, have integrity and loyalty, are smart and care about people, you are justly rewarded in life." Terri Williams, publicist "Keep questioning yourself. Is this good? And I doing the best I could? You can never do it enough. And it will pay you back."Walter Mosley, writer "Success takes talent, timing, and tenacity." Angela Bassett, actress Packed with practical tips, inspirational anecdotes and positive affirmations, this book enables readers to discover the best motivational tools to enhance body, mind, and soul.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Plume (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452275245
• ISBN-13: 978-0452275249
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #210,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

My business/career writing career began by accident. Although I spent a great amount of time writing and reciting poetry to college groups, I also counseled prelaw and premed students. One day I wrote an article about the career opportunities in the health field and submitted it to Essence Magazine. The editors asked me to write the monthly "Work It Out Column." The rest is history.

I found myself writing "The Black Woman's Career Guide," the first book to document Black women in corporate America. I went on to write other books including Success Strategies for African Americans(Dutton), How To Change Careers (Putnam), Careers for Women Without College Degrees (McGraw-Hill), Oportunidades De Carreira Para Mulheres Sem Cursos Universitarious (McGraw Hill, Brazil), How to Choose a Career (Longmeadow Press)and How to Re-Enter the Workforce (Longmeadow Press). In 2008, I was commissioned to write So You Want To Become..a Career Guide for Young People (Lorraine Monroe Institute). My new book How To Become A Black CEO and Corporate President: Top Leaders Share Their Wisdom is due out September 2010.

Today, I am considered a highly respected Business Leadership Expert, Author and Speaker. I spent more than ten years in corporate America as a Career Management Consultant and Senior Associate. As a speaker, I have spoken to over 100,000 people at various colleges, universities, women's groups, African American professional associations, etc. I specialize in women in management and diversity in the workplace. 

In addition, I have a lot of media experience. I have appeared in numerous newspapers across the country. I was the guest on over 50 radio and television shows. I have also written for or been quoted as an expert for the following publications or web sites: Diversity MBA Magazine; Essence Magazine; Essence.com; Black Enterprise.com; Ebony; The Network Journal; Unity First.com; Family Circle; Glamour; Womenof.com and others.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dynamic, motivating, and uplifting, April 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Success Strategies for African-Americans: A Guide to Personal and Professional Achievement (Mass Market Paperback)

I found the book dynamic, self-motivating, encouraging and the profiles interesting. The book helped me to sitdown and really take a hard look at my life in terms of career and interests. I felt like I could take a chance and do anything I choose to do. Thanks Ms. nivens for a stimulating book that should be read my everyone searching and trying to decide their career paths. Jacqueline Fauntleroy

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book, November 10, 2000

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Jennifer Woodard (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Success Strategies for African-Americans: A Guide to Personal and Professional Achievement (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed reading this book and it was very helpful. They did a good job of breaking the book up into sections and you can just read the areas that are most important to you at the time and the others at a later time. I enjoyed reading this book and will refer to it time and time again.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, March 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Success Strategies for African-Americans: A Guide to Personal and Professional Achievement (Mass Market Paperback)

This book brought an array of emotions to surface. Laughter,idenity,tears and most important, an enlightment of black history and education. I beleive all people of color should read this book because there's parts in the book that males and females can relate to.