Happiness, financial security, peace of mind, love, power, success, good health, respect, growing old gracefully -- these nine desires stand at the top of most women's wish list. Yet too often, for any number of reasons from low self-esteem to internalized rage, the divide between desire and reality is not crossed. This book can change all that. To enable women to target their desires and pursue their dreams, this informative volume provides inspiration from celebrities who have battled the odds and achieved their goals -- stars like Goldie Hawn, Tina Turner, Oprah Winfrey, Barbara Walters, and Sophia Loren -- as well as drawing upon the experiences of less famous but equally exemplary women. Not only defining the anxieties that hold women back from fully realizing their capabilities, the book also features questionnaires to help them define their aspirations, positive steps to aid in their attainment, and affirmations to reinforce the value and validity of accomplishment. Recommended readings at the end of each chapter provide sources for further exploration of the sites on this clearly mapped road for women who want a fuller, more rewarding and exhilarating life without sacrificing their families or their femininity.
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Justice, a freelance writer and author of several books, including Why Men Stay and How Savvy Women Keep Them, believes that most women want respect, financial freedom, good health, love and peace of mind. However, they often don't achieve these goals for a variety of reasons, including lack of motivation, discouraging comments by friends or family and lack of flexibility. In Justice's book, each goal gets its own chapter, complete with an analysis of "what's holding you back," a questionnaire, a list of positive steps and affirmations (e.g., "I will use criticism as a learning tool"). Justice also attempts to motivate readers by presenting a hodgepodge of quotes and anecdotes from role models both well known and not so famousAincluding Oprah Winfrey, Helen Gurley Brown and Queen Latifah. According to the author, these women should inspire readers to take charge of their lives, just as Justice had to do when she was poor, unhappy and whining about her life. (Eventually, she realized she had to work harder to earn more money and push for the changes she wanted.) Undoubtedly, some readers will be inspired by these anecdotes, but the book's advice remains superficial, with few original psychological insights. Unhappy women must "Be grateful.... Give to others and learn from your lows"; women who want respect should "be polite and helpful at all times." The same advice could be gleaned from watching the popular daytime talk shows. Agents, Bob Diforio and Marilyn Allen. 5-city author tour. (July)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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