Beautiful Ambition : My Secrets to Love, Happiness & Success.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooke, Tara.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Success.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Beautiful Ambition

Place of Publication:

Newburyport : Morgan James Publishing, 2011.

Summary:

In this mix of memoir and motivational guide, a model and businesswoman shares how she overcame personal trials to achieve love, happiness, and success.Today author Tara Brooke lives life with passion, but it wasn't always that way. In Beautiful Ambition, she describes her painful childhood, her parents' divorce, her mother's ill health, and the bullying and humiliation she endured at the many different schools she was forced to attend because of their many moves. Never settling for the life she was born into and training herself to believe in the impossible, Tara, through hard work and self-discipline, set out on a path of personal growth and development.In this must-have book, Tara provides a step-by-step approach on how to go about life, how to embrace, be, and do who and what you are and want to be--all while staying true to yourself and remaining dedicated to making things happen and to having your dreams become reality. The core message being: You can do anything in life that you put your head, heart and mind to!"Tara is an amazing example that no matter how difficult your childhood is...you can still have a warm loving heart, a love of life, and a spiritual light that will guide you into becoming a wonderful person...the kind that Tara has become today."--Michael King, CEO, King World Productions

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication Page

Contents

Foreword

Chapter 1 - My Life: The Early Years

Chapter 2 - I Want it all and I Want it all Now

A Great Example: Angelina Jolie

What Do You Want?

Setting Goals and Achieving Them

The Power of Visualization

What You Should Learn From This Chapter

Chapter 3 - Who am I?

Great Example: Bethany Hamilton

The Seven Steps to Knowing Yourself

Get Started with your Own Personality Quiz

What You Should Learn from this Chapter

Chapter 4 - The Decisions you Make Today will Create your Tomorrow...

A Great Example: Hilary Swank

Seven Rules for Decision Making

Positive Decision Making Attitude

Self Confidence

Chapter 5 - Forgiveness-The Key to a Happier and Longer Life

A Great Example: Oprah Winfrey

Keeping a Positive Forgiving Attitude

A Forgiving Lifestyle is Good for you!

Living a Lifestyle of Forgiving, will add Years to your Life!

Effects of Un-forgiveness on Health...

Learning to Forgive as a Part of Anger Management

Forgiving Heals Families' Wounds

Forgiving will Enhance your Relationships

What you Should Learn from this Chapter

Personal Exercise

Chapter 6 - The Sisterhood

A Great Example: Kimora Lee Simmons

Self Esteem and Self Confidence: How to Get it

The Importance of Friendship Among Women

The Other Woman in your Life: Your Mother

Chapter 7 - Money Management that Makes Cents

A Great Example: Joanne (JK) Rowling

Budgeting

Goals

Get S.M.A.R.T.

Balancing your Checkbook

Saving

Credit Cards

The Power of 50 a Month

Debt

Chapter 8 - Finding Mr. Right and Keeping Him

A Great Example: Faith Hill

Meeting your Mr. Right.

The way Men Perceive Beauty

Things to Avoid

Interesting Tidbits About Men

The Male Ego

Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

Chapter 9 - To Eat or Not to Eat? Eat! Just do it Right!

A Great Example: Jennifer Lopez

Staying Healthy and Feeling Vibrant

Food for Life

Cut the Fast Food

Balanced Eating

Things to Help You Feel Great

Healthy Inside and out

Inside Tara's Kitchen

Chapter 10 - Full Circle

30-Day Trial Undertaking: A Getting Healthier Adventure

Positive Changes

Create a 'Habit-Building' Environment

Tips for Getting Started on your 30-Day Plan

A Final Note

About the Author

Bonus.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781600379796

1600379796

OCLC:

1206394992