Ten Things I Wish I'd Known - Before I Went Out into the Real WorldAward-winning broadcast journalist and NBC anchor-woman Maria Shriver reveals the lessons she has learned that have guided her journey as a career woman, wife and mother. You could call them notes from life’s trenches. Maria Shriver’s TEN THINGS I WISH I’D KNOWN—BEFORE I WENT OUT INTO THE REAL WORLD gives us her reflections, confessions, advice, memories, and, most of all, hard-earned lessons . . . all the things we wish we knew before we started out, and that few people ever honestly discuss. Here is the truth about: the price we pay for giving in to our fears, as well as the relief we feel when we finally face them; the humiliation of swallowing our ego so that we can learn from an abusive experience; the rewards of taking risks and the pain of failure; the joy of finding someone we can love and the limitations of every relationship; how it’s never too late to tap the wisdom of others, even (especially!) our own parents; and the importance of taking what we do seriously without taking ourselves seriously. Expanded from Maria’s acclaimed College of the Holy Cross commencement address and written in the voice of a trusted and trusting best friend, TEN THINGS I WISH I’D KNOWN—BEFORE I WENT OUT INTO THE REAL WORLD is a pithy, poignant, down-to-earth, and at times laugh-out-loud book that will help people of all ages and on all roads in life. |
Contents
First and Foremost Pinpoint Your Passion | |
No Job Is Beneath | |
Who You Work for and with Is As Important As What You | |
Your Behavior Has Consequences | |
Be Willing to Fail | |
Superman Is Dead and May Be Taking Viagra | |
Children Do Change Your Career | |
Marriage Is a Hell of a Lot of Hard Work | |
Dont Expect Anyone Else to Support You Financially | |
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Ten Things I Wish I'd Known - Before I Went Out Into the Real World Maria Shriver Limited preview - 2003 |
Ten Things I Wish I'd Known - Before I Went Out into the Real World Maria Shriver No preview available - 2000 |
Ten Things I Wish I Had Known-- Before I Went Out Into the Real World Maria Shriver No preview available - 2000 |
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