Never Say Never
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- 9,99 €
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- 9,99 €
Publisher Description
Life wisdom from one of America's best-loved personalities
A broadcast pioneer and entrepreneur shares her stories of inspiration and tells readers to not give up
With a career spanning three decades and transitioning seamlessly between the fields of sports, entertainment, and politics, Phyllis George has lived a lifetime of risk taking, pioneering, and success. Now, in Never Say Never, she shares 10 essential lessons she has learned from her vast and varied experience, from Miss America in 1971 to the first woman coanchor of the national football pregame show "NFL Today," to first lady of Kentucky, actress, entrepreneur, and award-winning humanitarian and businesswoman. Phyllis also includes inspirational stories from high-profile personalities, such as Walter Cronkite, Larry King, Roger Staubach, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Terry Bradshaw, and many more.
With her powerful combination of positivity and hardearned wisdom, George shares life-tested lessons that will motivate and inspire others to create the future they want. Lessons include:
Dream Big Dreams
Keep Your Options Open
Lend a Helping Hand
Find a Void and Fill It
Be a Risk-Taker
Trust Your Own Instincts
Keep the Faith
Feel the Power of Being Nice
Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously
Never Say Never!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
If there's anyone who's an expert on reinventing herself, it's Phyllis George. She may be best known for her stints as Miss America 1971 and a CBS sportscaster, but she's also been the First Lady of Kentucky, Hollywood royalty (during her eight-month-long marriage to Robert Evans), the author of two books on crafts and the mastermind behind Chicken by George, a venture that brought marinated, boneless, skinless chicken breasts to supermarkets nationwide. Her motivational lessons may not be as innovative as her reinvention skills, but they just might be the swift kick in the rear some apathetic readers need. Her mantras, among them, "Say yes to yourself," "Trust your instincts" and "Learn to laugh at yourself," are simplistic yet undeniably useful, and George fleshes them out with anecdotes about her famous friends, which, though sometimes irrelevant, are uplifting and amusing. A successful interview George conducted with Jets star quarterback Joe Namath illustrates the "trust your instincts" lesson, while a silly performance she gave at a birthday party that wound up leading to a bit part in Meet the Parents serves as the backdrop for acknowledging, "timing is everything." She writes: "Sometimes opportunity arrives when you're taking the dirty laundry home and the phone rings. Answer it. Starting to believe 'I can' instead of 'I can't' can truly change the course of your life." Even if this book doesn't inspire readers to drop their laundry baskets and start a company, it does provide a memorable glimpse into the myriad adventures of its tirelessly plucky author.
