Take 2: Your Guide to Creating Happy Endings and New Beginnings

Take 2: Your Guide to Creating Happy Endings and New Beginnings

Leeza Gibbons

Language: English

Pages: 336

ISBN: 1401939821

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


Life changes on the way to happily ever after, doesn’t it? I mean, sometimes you don’t even see it coming until one day you wake up and say, “Wait—this is not where I was supposed to end up!” It doesn’t matter if you got divorced, got fat, got fired, got sick, or just got stuck—you can always call for a “redo.” See, you’re the author of your own book and it’s time for a dramatic plot twist, so let’s get working on that. This is not the end of your story; this is where you learn about second acts, second chances, and new beginnings . . . In this book, I’ll share with you what I’ve learned about calling for a second take in my own life. I’ll tell you how I’ve done it in a very public business and managed to come out the other side with my heart intact and my feet on the ground. I’m assuming you and I might actually have a lot in common—well, unless you’re one of those astonishingly lucky women who married the right guy (the first time), got the job you wanted making the money you wanted while brilliantly parenting the children you imagined, and living it all in your size-2 body, perfectly happy and serene. Now, if you do happen to be one of those women, please put down this book and go write one of your own! As for the rest of us, I’ve always thought we reach our highest “goddess quotient” when we share our paths, especially the detours, bumps, and potholes that help us find who we really are. . . . At the end of this book, I hope you’ll go for it! The new job, the new relationship, the new body—the new you—just put it out there and make it happen. Come on! You’ve got this! Welcome to your Take 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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