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eudijo's review against another edition
5.0
This book saved me this semester. When I was feeling inspiration leave me, opening up to the colorful photos and stories of beautiful, successful women from different backgrounds gave me permission to create and innovate artistically and academically. I bought three copies of this book on November 9th - one for me and two for female colleagues that I love. So glad I made the investment!
alannajane's review against another edition
5.0
Seriously, this book is AMAZING! The 100 interviews with different businesswomen, entrepreneurs and creative makers are diverse, inspiring and super motivational. I love how some slightly different questions are asked of the different participants too. That makes it more interesting and relatable. Also, so many answers are authentic, deep, and so vulnerable. The interviewees become like mentors of a sort. The photos and whole package are absolutely stunning. I took this book out of the library, but now I want to own it so that I can revisit it over and over again. Basically, this book wants me to take over my/the world, learn to fly or something equally as epic!
ahhrielmonsters's review against another edition
this is definitely a coffee table book that i was trying to read before i used it as a coffee table book & i give up on that goal
balletbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
A very beautifully designed book of interviews with over 100 creative women about what inspires them.
My only criticism is that each profile was too "rote". After a while, so I had to read only in small chunks at a time before reading the same repeated questions every 2-3 pages.
My only criticism is that each profile was too "rote". After a while, so I had to read only in small chunks at a time before reading the same repeated questions every 2-3 pages.
cdmcc's review against another edition
3.0
I give Grace Bonney a lot of credit for putting together a diverse group of successful businesswomen who, by most accounts, are invisible (am a little @@ that the vast majority of women profiled inhabit either NY or CA, though). That said, I didn't really learn much or pick up any profound insights here: the Q&A format gets annoyingly repetitive after a while with so many women interviewed; and while it's fine when their answers are unique, I don't know what I'm supposed to take away when the umpteenth person answers that she wanted to be a lawyer when she was a kid.
This would've been much more impactful if deeper dives were done on a handful of these women, instead.
This would've been much more impactful if deeper dives were done on a handful of these women, instead.
melissa_427's review against another edition
4.0
"Freedom to choose is the ultimate luxury." -Danielle Colding
“I’m never worried about having enough inspiration. I’m worried that one lifetime will never be enough to execute it all.” -Genevieve Gorder
"The world could always use more people who are interested in lifting up others, not only themselves." -Christy Turlington Burns
"Whether it is the hours you are open for business or the frequency in posting on a blog, let people know they can depend on you. I believe that being consistent has been one of the best ways to build our reputation and to grow our business." -(didn't create a proper Kindle highlight, so I can't credit the quote properly).
"I think success is a practice, sort of like love or happiness." - Debbie Millman
"Joy eclipses pain." -Randall Women
"When I’m down, I think about me as those women see me. This helps me remember who I am. Always." - Randall women
"Fear does not keep me up at night. Sometimes I’ll stay up for prayer. Or dancing. But never for fear. I’m too exhausted for fear." -Matika Wilbur
“Courage is not not feeling fear, but feeling fear and doing it anyway.” -Aarti Sequeira
"It is important to be part of a community." -Anita Lo
“I’m never worried about having enough inspiration. I’m worried that one lifetime will never be enough to execute it all.” -Genevieve Gorder
"The world could always use more people who are interested in lifting up others, not only themselves." -Christy Turlington Burns
"Whether it is the hours you are open for business or the frequency in posting on a blog, let people know they can depend on you. I believe that being consistent has been one of the best ways to build our reputation and to grow our business." -(didn't create a proper Kindle highlight, so I can't credit the quote properly).
"I think success is a practice, sort of like love or happiness." - Debbie Millman
"Joy eclipses pain." -Randall Women
"When I’m down, I think about me as those women see me. This helps me remember who I am. Always." - Randall women
"Fear does not keep me up at night. Sometimes I’ll stay up for prayer. Or dancing. But never for fear. I’m too exhausted for fear." -Matika Wilbur
“Courage is not not feeling fear, but feeling fear and doing it anyway.” -Aarti Sequeira
"It is important to be part of a community." -Anita Lo
miszjeanie's review against another edition
4.0
This book is excellent and a must read for (creative) entrepreneurs around the world (especially women). It feels like a great big understanding circle of women who know the struggles of putting your heart out there as one does in creative business.
heykstan's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed reading a few pages of this every morning with my coffee. I was so inspired by their words and the gorgeous portraits that accompany them.
oneday_atbookland's review against another edition
4.0
Really love the variety of individuals in here and so many people I wasn't expecting to see (Mary Lambert! Lizzo! Abbi Jacobson!). I do wish it had been more narrative based versus the same Q&A and some of the interviews were way too short. Still worth a read though!