An Analysis Of Shonda Rhimes 'The Year Of Yes'

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A person that I feel embodies a similar virtue to myself would have to be Shonda rhimes from her book The Year of Yes where she has a shift in how she lives her life. Rhimes shows self-reliance and self-confidence and because of this book I can say I am on my own self discovering path to become braver. for Shonda rhimes it started when her sister seen that she never said “yes” to anything, Rhimes took it as a challenge. She started, accepting invitations, and facing unpleasant conversations to name a few. The result was a year of yeses. So, I started my own journey of saying yes to more things to get out of my comfort zone. I can say I am liking the effect it has in my life and feel I am becoming braver.

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