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Summary: I am glad I finally bought the book and worth every cent
Review: I found Maria Schriver's book to be insightful. It was easy to read and I could not put it down. She was honest, sincere, and generous in sharing her life experiences with the readers. I highly recommend the book to high school and college students. It will give them a dose of reality. Also, she emphasizes the importance of goal setting (figuring out what you are passionate about and going for it) hard work, and NEVER giving up or burn your bridges. It is full of real life experiences. Even at 49, I still learned something from the book. Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks?It was very refreshing to read of how grateful and proud she was of her family, especially her mother and father. She gave them the credit they deserve. I hope Maria continues to write and remains on the air. She has alot to offer. Her beauty within and out shines through.
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Summary: Compassion and advice.
Review: "Ten Things I Wish I'd Known - Before I Went Out into the Real World" by Maria Shriver is a fun book written with a spirit of compassion. While it's based on a college graduation speech, its appeal is really to anyone open to advice about work and personal relationships. My favorite chapter was "Your Behavior Has Consequences" because . Shriver takes an honest look at getting "your gut to talk ethics to you." It's about personal integrity in environments that practically beg you to bend your principles. Shriver uses examples from her own life, citing mistakes she's made, and successes she's had in the area of living with integrity. I got the feeling that someone who had been down certain roads was willing to lend me a hand in being true to myself. I was inspired that she stressed letting go of the past and getting on with what's present in your life. To readers interested in discovering a fuller life, I highly recommend "Working on Yourself Doesn't Work" by Ariel and Shya Kane. This book is for anyone who wants to live each day with self-expression, satisfaction and love. Many books have pointed the way for me, but this one went right to the heart of the matter - that trying to fix yourself keeps you stuck in the places you'd like to be free of, but getting into the moment will set you free. Just in reading and re-reading the book, I've found myself falling into the space of living in the moment and my life has become easier. This book is truly a gift.
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Summary: Thank goodness I didn't pay for this book -
Review: it was given to me by a well-meaning friend. I find it irritatingly arrogant for Ms. Shriver to think she can tell any of us about the real world since she does not now, and never has, lived in it. She simply cannot relate to the problems of the every-day woman and her trite words of advice do not offer anything that we do not already, in our heat of hearts, know. One cannot look at this woman, read what she has (maybe) written, and think she has anything in common with the life of the average woman. Save your money and read a good novel instead.
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Summary: Real world survival guide
Review: As a recent graduate from college, I was looking for anything help me assimilate into the real world. Everyone has advise for the college-bound kid, but none for the recent graduates. College is hard enough to leave and adult life is a scarry place without some help. This book has real life advise from a woman famous for cutting through the bull. Thanks Maria!
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Summary: INSPIRING WORDS OF COMFORT
Review: This book is one's best friend during times of doubt. Ms. Shriver does a superb job of reassuring and reaffirming the art of claiming one's identity. I like the way she underscores her point that external credentials does not a good or successful person make and that one's real gains are made are in meeting self improvement goals. Ms. Shriver has successfully managed to bypass the "commas" in her life identity, e.g., wife of/daughter/cousin/niece/granddaughter of and be what she really is: Maria Shriver, successful news reporter, mother, wife, author, human being and realist who knows how to compartmentalize her life and meet reasonable goals. This book is especially comforting during major set backs in one's life as well, e.g. changing jobs or moving. It is truly a book that I would recommend to ANYONE. It helps raise one's awareness and it encourages empathy. Kudos to Maria Shriver!
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Summary: useful
Review: I am a working (outside the home)mother of two, and a bit younger than the author, and I found that although her "10 things" were basically common sense, it doesn't hurt to focus on them every once in a while. I listened to the audiobook on a couple-hour drive and found it entertaining and relevant. Sure, there's nothing earth-shaking, but although we all probably know these "things" deep down, we are often so busy with our kids, our jobs, our lives, that we don't take the time for a little self-reflection. And this is a good nudge toward self-reflection. It is true that in the financial sense she is not your average mom, but should that mean that she must be prohibited from offering advice to the rest of us? The angry, self-righteous, Kennedy-bashing seen in a lot of reviews is really unfortunate. Give her a break -- her heart's in the right place.
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Summary: should be jettisoned into space
Review: i should have known that this would be a horrible book simply by judging its cover but i decided to delve within its "intricacies", but, rest assured there are none. shriver gives us such wonderful tips as "stay true to yourself" and "remember to slow down and enjoy life", with the same sparkling wit that dominates this national-enquirer trash-writing landscape known as "advice books" - i was practically expecting a small "lose 10 pounds in 5 days diet" at the end. given the number of sales of this book, one would think that maria truly grasps the nuances and richness of our highly complex culture, but then one would be dead wrong. you could get the same advice from reading the back of a milk carton. save your money and go buy yourself some.
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Summary: Great advice that you wish your Mom had given you
Review: If I could give this ten stars for the 10 great pieces of practicle advice that's given in the book, I would. Maria Shriver's book is a quick and easy read full of the "been there, done that" stories (some of them were really funny) from the lessons in life that she has learned. Some of the information in the book is common knowlege (get a job that you enjoy doing, learn how to manage your money). There are other grains of advice (don't be afraid to fail, don't even try to be SuperMom) that are true gems. This is a great gift for any young adult, guys as well as girls, who is about to leave high school or college behind and take on the real world.
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Summary: Ten Things I Wish I'd Known : Before I Went Out into the Rea
Review: I thouroghly enjoyed this perspective on life's possibilities for a woman in today's society. The particular encounters of Maria Shriver are enlighteing for a naive individual, and could refresh the caution needed for many, when dealing with business and life everyday. It was very easy reading that didn't overkill any particular subject, allowing the reading not to get bored. Worth reading and reflecting on.
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Summary: Ten things I wish I knew before buying this book
Review: Ten things I wish I would have known before buying thisbook!...1. That I wasted [my money] 2. That I learned nothing fromit. 3. That the 10 "things" could have been discussed in an interview with Barbara Walters and let go at that! 4. There are really 20 "things" 5. That the Schrivers were surprisingly a "Functional" family for a change. 6. That Maria has her little part time NBC Dateline job only because of her name recognition. 7. That Maria should stay home and take care of the kids, spend Arnold's millions, not feel guilty, and never bother to write another book. 8. That Maria's next book will probably be about divorce if she continues to "coddle' Arnold. 9. That I won't buy the next book. 10. That...."sorry, Maria, but you aren't pretty. P>S> and that I can't get a refund. END
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