What if you said YES to everything for an entire year?
Jul 12, 2019
This week, we review the New York Times Bestseller Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In The Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes.
If you've ever watched ABC, you already know her work.
Shonda Rhimes is the creator of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" as well as founder of Shondaland which produces "How to Get Away with Murder," "For the People," and "Station 19." Her book "Year of Yes" from Simon & Schuster was an instant New York Times best seller. Her Masterclass.com course on TV writing is a top draw. Her site Shondaland.com, launched in September 2017 as a part of Hearst Magazines Digital Media Network. In 2017, Shonda Rhimes was inducted into the Television Academy of Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
In this Year of Yes book review, we explore an overview of each of the chapters:
- No
- Maybe?
- Um, Yes…?
- Yes to the Sun
- Yes to Speaking the Whole Truth
- Yes to Surrendering the Mommy War (or, Jenny McCarthy is my everything)
- Yes to All Play and No Work
- Yes to My Body
- Yes to Joining The Club
- Yes, Thank You
- A Note About Time: Yes to More Year of Yes
- Yes to No, Yes to Difficult Conversations
- Yes to People
- Yes to Dancing It Out (with the right people)
- Yes to Who I Am
- Yes to Beautiful
If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book here.
You can visit the book’s website here. or Shonda's website here.
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Are you going to love this episode? We say YES! (See what we did there?)
XO,
Misty & Lisa