Take 2: Your Guide to Creating Happy Endings and New Beginnings
Leeza Gibbons
Language: English
Pages: 336
ISBN: 1401939821
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
personal database of skills, and it can make the biggest difference in your life. Whether it’s things you wish you’d never done, jobs at which you failed, men you shouldn’t have married, or abandoned attempts to learn something, all of the misfires can keep you right on target in your current moment of discovery. Think of the past failures as practice. If practice makes perfect, then you’re just one mistake closer to getting it right the next time. As Thomas Edison said, “I have not failed. I’ve
validation, the respect, and the thrill of being part of something. I’ve been there. When I left my job at Extra to start my nonprofit, I worried and wondered what it would mean to not be on television every night and not get the big check that goes with it. At our lunch, Debra and I talked a lot about what we “need” to feel. Is it egotistical, are we addicted, can we never be okay without a high-octane career? Are we really valuable without a salary to demonstrate our worth? I told my friend to
she gets a job you really wanted and she has great hair and the best house on the block, and her banana pudding beats the vanilla wafers out of yours (okay, maybe this is my example)—look at it as setting the standard for you. Whatever she can have, so can you. After a while, you’ll discover that you’ve started feeling actual joy over the victories of others, and you really will become the first to applaud and celebrate when someone wins. Don’t forget that you’re creating your own trip here. You
gained the Freshman 15. I know that some make do with the Freshman 5, but remember, I’m an overachiever! My solution then was the same as now. I had to increase three things: my water intake, the amount of movement in my day, and the amount of sanity in my life. When life feels out of control, so does my eating. Now I look for ways to incorporate isometrics in the car, in the elevator, anywhere that I can get in some repetitions of “squeeze and hold.” Being mindful of good posture also helps me
believe in. Cultivating your relationships is the wisest investment you can make in your life and career. That means being impeccable with your word. Call people back, and respond to requests. A quick no is always preferable to a long maybe. Listen. Be unfailingly courteous, respectful, and interested. I often have a choice about whom I want to work with. I choose character over skill every time. Skill can be taught; character delivers, no matter what. What Really Matters I love business. I