Product Description

Every day millions across America tune in to watch María Celeste Arrarás, one of the most trusted media personalities of Hispanic television, who has successfully crossed over into the English-language market.

In spite of the difficult obstacles she has confronted in her life, María Celeste has been able to move forward and triumph against all odds as a woman, a mother, and a professional. What is her secret? You will find the answer in Make Your Life Prime Time, an empowering and uplifting guide for succeeding in all areas of life.

Through a series of autobiographical anecdotes, María Celeste shares with her fans the formula to achieve fame, fortune, and emotional fulfillment, all at the same time. She is proof that it is possible to survive heartbreak and find true love without sacrificing professional success and the dream of having a family.

María Celeste shares the lessons she learned from her parents' divorce, the adoption of one of her sons in Russia, and the abuse that her other son suffered at the hands of a nanny. She talks about the betrayal by her unfaithful husband and making peace with the "other woman." And she reveals how her personal assistant stole her identity and thousands of dollars in the midst of her divorce.

Make Your Life Prime Time takes you behind the scenes of the fascinating, fast-paced, and cutthroat world of television like never before. This book is funny and moving, inspiring and powerful. It's a lesson on the power of forgiveness and the importance of striving for excellence.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #987382 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781416585817
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Publishers Weekly
Determination and drive were critical to the success of Telemundo/NBC talk show host Arranas, the secrets to which she shares in this empowering self-help memoir. Offering breezy but sincere advice rooted in her own challenges, including a dictatorial father and two broken marriages of her own. Her first, foundational lesson is independence: "Love shouldn't be the sole master of your destiny." Arranas insists that women must always be able to take care of themselves financially, preserve their integrity and avoid mediocrity while sharing the personal stories that brought her to the conclusion-including a cheating husband and a personal assistant who stole thousands of dollars from her. Her methods for coping, learning and moving on are her most important lessons, warning readers that "ignorance is not bliss but rather a brutal teacher." Advice aside, this celebrity memoir is obviously aimed at an audience already familiar with her TV persona, and makes an entertaining, if light, read.
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Review
"I've had the great pleasure to work side by side with María Celeste and see firsthand her exceptional talent, passion, wisdom, and compassion. This book will allow millions of people to experience what I have."-- Don Browne, President of Telemundo Communications Group

Review
"María shares her ups and downs and provides a road map to living life with joy and dignity. For any young woman just starting out, it's the next best thing to having a big sister by your side to help guide you on your journey."-- Meredith Viera, cohost of The Today Show

"María is one of those rare and special people eager to thrive, grow, and learn from events in her life and happy to share her inspiring life lessons with people in a way that is powerful but still accessible and relatable." -- Rachael Ray, host of The Rachael Ray Show

"María Celeste reveals the secret to success in an engaging manner. I enjoyed every page!" -- Queen Latifah

"María Celeste's book is a fascinating read that gave me even more reasons to admire someone I already feel fortunate to call my friend. She shares with us many unique ways to look for deeper truths and lessons in life's difficult experiences. And I know this book will be a wonderful gift to her ever-growing legion of fans!"-- Gloria Estefan

"This book shows that when we live according to the right principles, the Universe makes sure that we are compensated."-- Ricky Martin

"Make Your Life Prime Time has the same energy as María Celeste. She is an honest woman, a fighter who has achieved everything with unshakable will. Her personal story will inspire many young people and will help them to take control of their personal and professional lives." -- Enrique Iglesias

"I've had the great pleasure to work side by side with María Celeste and see firsthand her exceptional talent, passion, wisdom, and compassion. This book will allow millions of people to experience what I have."-- Don Browne, President of Telemundo Communications Group

Customer Reviews

Maria Celeste is an Endurer!
Maria Celeste is independent, assertive and she's smart and talented. "Make Your Life Prime Time" is a book with important principles and lessons based on her experiences that will make you have a different and positive outlook to life. Maria Celeste's shares her background, success, struggles, challenges, and trials, along with many different situations that have an impact. She describes how to endure it positively, with your head up and to keep reaching your full potential in excellence. You will definitely take something to heart from this book.

Make your life prime time: is a truly guide to succeed !!!!
MAKE YOUR LIFE PRIME TIME is an inspirational and utterly insightful guide to the power of forgiveness and the importance of striving for excellence. It was entertaining from begging to end and I feel great admiration for the author and how she handled the challenges she had to face to get to the top as a person and a professional. Vive tu vida al rojo vivo (Make Your Life Prime Time; Spanish Edition): Secretos para triunfar en todo

A Memoir, an Autobiograpy and a Heirloom
I originally wanted to get this book so I could share some of the insights for my wife, since she exceptional language skills and Maria Celeste is someone she has watched in the past. But upon reading this, I was impressed that her desire was initially to write about her life for her kids to understand a lot about her and to give them ideas and ways to deal with life, love and opportunity.

She starts with two interesting stories about her mom first and then her dad. She delves into the encouragement she received when learning to swim at a young age and how she had the chance to be in the Olympics.

She shares us her lifes stories with her first husband and gives us a thread of her career in Journalism along with many very interesting anecdotes. She talks about love, forgiveness, character, frankness, taking chances, being gracious with former adversaries. She shows us by proper amounts of tenacity and taking opportunities that arise, that life can have some fun as well as new vistas.

I was very impressed at how she writes and her passion for the stories she shares. Surprising to me as well is how fast this book was to read through. I was done in one full day, of course not a full 24 hours. But I started reading this last evening and was finished the next evening. Not that I could not put the book down, it was that the 30 plus chapters were short, quick reads.

She wishes her children will learn from the book, I have learned from it and there are definately things to apply. In a time when our economy is struggling, there are things we can do to make an impact in the world around us. Make Your Life Primetime shares with us how to be brave to face a world of opportunity.