Year of yes : how to dance it out, stand in the sun, and be your own person by Rhimes, Shonda, author instant download

Year of yes : how to dance it out, stand in the sun, and be your own person by Rhimes, Shonda, author instant download

1 online resource, In this poignant, hilarious and deeply intimate call to arms, Hollywood's most powerful woman, the mega-talented creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away with Murder, reveals how saying YES changed her life - and how it can change yours too. With three hit shows on television and three children at home, Shonda Rhimes had lots of good reasons to say no when invitations arrived. Hollywood party? No. Speaking engagement? No. Media appearances? No. And to an introvert like Shonda, who describes herself as 'hugging the walls' at social events and experiencing panic attacks before press interviews, there was a particular benefit to saying no: nothing new to fear. Then came Thanksgiving 2013, when Shonda's sister Delorse muttered six little words at her: You never say yes to anything. Profound, impassioned and laugh-out-loud funny, in Year of Yes Shonda Rhimes reveals how saying YES changed - and saved - her life. And inspires readers everywhere to change their own lives with one little word: Yes, Intro; Dedication; Epigraph; Hello: I'm Old and I Like to Lie (A Disclaimer of Sorts); Prologue: Full Frontal; Chapter 1. No; Chapter 2. Maybe?; Chapter 3. Umm, Yes ...?; Chapter 4. Yes to the Sun; Chapter 5. Yes to Speaking the Whole Truth; Chapter 6. Yes to Surrendering the Mommy War (Or, Jenny McCarthy Is My Everything); Chapter 7. Yes to All Play and No Work; Chapter 8. Yes to My Body; Chapter 9. Yes to Joining the Club; Chapter 10. Yes to More Year of Yes; A Note About Time: Yes to More Year of Yes; Chapter 11. Yes to No, Yes to Difficult Conversations; Chapter 12. Yes to People, Chapter 13. Yes to Dancing It Out (with the right people)Chapter 14. Yes to Who I Am; Chapter 15. Yes to Beautiful; Photographs; Acknowledgments; Reading Group Guide; About the Author; Photo Credits; Copyright