Having What Matters: The Black Woman’s Guide to Creating the Life You Really Want: Monique Greenwood
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From Publishers Weekly
Monique Greenwood runs a bed and breakfast, owns a restaurant and a coffee shop and is editor-in-chief of Essence. In Having What Matters: The Black Woman’s Guide to Creating the Life You Really Want, the superwoman offers feel-good advice for “sistahs.” Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at “ground zero” and worked her way up to the top. She tells how she did it and adapts her story to a self-help format in nine chapters, among them “A Great Career,” “Financial Freedom,” “A Sexy Soul Mate” and “Leaving the World a Better Place.”
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From Booklist
Greenwood, editor in chief of Essence, expands on that magazine’s mission of promoting the personal advancement of black women. Successful in her own right, Greenwood describes her job and business pursuits as part of a “life mission,” more geared toward personal satisfaction than competitive pressures. She subscribes to the belief that “success is personal fulfillment and satisfaction” and encourages readers to define success for themselves. Still, in true women’s-magazine style, the book offers advice on the common elements of success: love life, family, career, and financial freedom. Greenwood recounts her own personal experiences and family history, encouraging fortitude in the face of disadvantages and offering positive affirmations to help maintain the focus on success. She advises taking frank personal inventory, keeping a journal, and providing personal rewards for goals gained, among other strategies for achieving a balanced life. Although the cultural references are geared toward black women, readers of any race will enjoy and appreciate her prescription for a successful life. Vanessa Bush
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