Product Description

This inspiring book provides expert guidance for those seeking to realize their dreams while balancing their personal and professional lives. Using interviews, selftests, and individualized worksheets, Success Strageties for African-Americans encourages readers to determine their own goals while focusing on a dozen core strategies for success in all aspects of life, including:
Thinking big, dreaming large
Boosting selfesteem
Letting go of fear
Developing "prosperity thinking"
Affirming your success, and
Giving back to the community
The book includes the inspirational stories of more than 50 prominent African Americansfrom editor Susan Taylor to actress Ruby Dee to media executive Robert Johnsonwho share their secrets for success: "I gave a lot of myself, cared about my environment and left no stone unturned. And when you give 110%, have integrity and loyalty, are smart and care about people, you are justly rewarded in life." Terri Williams, publicist "Keep questioning yourself. Is this good? And I doing the best I could? You can never do it enough. And it will pay you back."Walter Mosley, writer "Success takes talent, timing, and tenacity." Angela Bassett, actress Packed with practical tips, inspirational anecdotes and positive affirmations, this book enables readers to discover the best motivational tools to enhance body, mind, and soul.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1789355 in Books
• Published on: 1998-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Customer Reviews

Dynamic, motivating, and uplifting
I found the book dynamic, self-motivating, encouraging and the profiles interesting. The book helped me to sitdown and really take a hard look at my life in terms of career and interests. I felt like I could take a chance and do anything I choose to do. Thanks Ms. nivens for a stimulating book that should be read my everyone searching and trying to decide their career paths. Jacqueline Fauntleroy

Very good book
I enjoyed reading this book and it was very helpful. They did a good job of breaking the book up into sections and you can just read the areas that are most important to you at the time and the others at a later time. I enjoyed reading this book and will refer to it time and time again.

excellent
This book brought an array of emotions to surface. Laughter,idenity,tears and most important, an enlightment of black history and education. I beleive all people of color should read this book because there's parts in the book that males and females can relate to.