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Making It
Table Of Contents
- Introduction - iv
- One - Making It - 1
- Two - Micki Moore’s Survival Kit - 27
- Three - Outwitting Your Female Conditioning - 61
- Four - Having It All - Is It Possible? - 93
- Five - Dont’t Talk About It, Do It! - 111
- Six - Men: Making The Connection - 135
- Seven - Sex - 171
- Eight - Love: Liking, Lusting, Lasting - 193
- Nine - Shifting Gears - 211
- Ten - Taking Flight - 227
Introduction
I will never be a little old lady in a rocking chair talking about what I should have done and could have done. I have lived my dreams.
Looking back, I have to laugh. I used to be so shy I would write out my half of a conversation before making a telephone call. I spoke with a thick, high-pitched Southern accent. To me, it’s nothing short of a miracle that yearas later I make my living, in fact, from my voice (two years of elocution and diction, thank you),conversing spontaneously on television with world-renowned expers and celebrities.
Yet, it wasn’t a miracle, really. I wasn’t born with any special talent; whatever I’ve accomplished or acquired has come from sheer hard work, determination, a kind of blind naiveté, and the willingness to take risks. I’m afraid I can’t even hang my hat on that old standby, luck. Nothing ever seemed to just happen to me; I had to plant the seeds and make it happen.
I have lived many lives; being in front of a camera was just one of them. I have been a wife, mother, homemaker, working woman, single parent, and co-vivant. I have worked as a cashier, model, art gallery tourer, researcher, news reporter, actress, writer, and television interviewer. (I’ve even been the voice of a shredded wheat!!)
I have travelled the world; I have lived and worked in New York, London, England and Toronoto. I have done it all, and I still have more to do.
Having lived as both a married woman and a single woman (in that order) and having raised two children, I truly understand the struggle of most women to achieve emotional and financial independence. And what it means to come full circle, finding a healthy and positive love and interdependence with a very special man. I know what it means to want and “have it all.”
I think that success is a journey and not the destination. And a successful life is knowing how to get the most out of that journey: savoring each day, going after what you want, overcoming obstacles, growing and changing and striving to be the best you can be.
I’ve traveled a long distance in a short time, and this is what i’ve learned along the way...
Back to topOne - Making It - 1
- Build Yourself from the Inside Out
- The Truth about Making It
- Treat Yourself with Kid Gloves
- Find the Missing Pieces
- Stumbling Blocks - Clearing the Path
- Why Do I Look in the Mirror and See Only My Faults?
- No One Can Take Away What Is Yours
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Two - Micki Moore’s Survival Kit - 27
- Humor Heals
- Intuition
- Resourcefulness
- A Support System
- Self-Discipline
- Get Smart
- Acquiring a Skill
- Self-Acceptance and Self-Trust
- Get Organized
- Build Your Own Cocoon
- Getting Together Your Survival Kit
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Three - Outwitting Your Female Conditioning - 61
- You Don⁽t Have to Buy What They’re Selling You
- Comfortable Traps
- Stop Tap Dancing: Stop Saying, “I’m Sorry”
- Parameters - Setting Your Limit
- Why Can’t a Woman Be More like a Woman
- Don’t Put Up with Put-Downs
- Getting Tough
- Action Defeats Fear
- Intimidation
- The Art of Negotiation
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Four - Having It All - Is It Possible? - 93
- Micki’s ”Somebody Something“ Theory
- Career and Love: So Passion Pursuits Detract from One Another?
- Two out of Three Ain’t Bad
- Three out of Three: Hello, Superwoman!
- Shifting Priorities: Maybe That’s What You Wanted Five Years Ago
- What Really Makes You Happy?
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Five - Dont’t Talk About It, Do It! - 111
- Stop Putting Your Life on Hold
- What Ever Happened to Your Dreams?
- What’s Holding You Back?
- There Is No Failure, Only Experience to Grow From
- The Best Chance of Getting What You Want Is Knowing What It Is
- Get the Action Habit
- Motivation: What Makes You Run?
- When Preperation Meets Opportunity
- Improper Channels
- Don’t Go into the Boxing Ring withour Your Gloves On
- The Truth about Success
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Six - Men: Making The Connection - 135
- Can’t Live with Them, Can’t Live without Them
- What Do You Want in a Man?
- What Do Men Want?
- Men Are Equal but Different
- Where to Meet Men
- Why Do I Still Think He Has to Be Older than, Smarter than, Richer than, Taller than Me?
- It’s Not What They Say, It’s What They Do
- A Chase Is Nice: Let It Happen
- If a Good Man Is Hard to Find, Why Do I Want to Leave the One I’ve Got?
- Why Are You Missing Him Far More Than You Ever Loved Him?
- If He’s Hopless, Why Do I Hang On?
- Can You Trust Another Man?
- Friends and Lovers - The Fine Line
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Seven - Sex - 171
- The Rules You Follow Are Your Own
- Don’t Trade Sex For Stroking
- Casual Sex: Too Much, Too Soon?
- Living with a Body You Like
- Sexual Power: It Can Be Yours for the Asking
- Sexual Fantasies: A Little Spice Is Nice
- Sexual Criticism: How’s Your Bedside Manner?
- Is There Lust After Marriage?
- Sexual Inhibitors: Do You Have Any?
- Celibacy: Is There Bliss Without Sex?
- Get What You Want in Bed
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Eight - Love: Liking, Lusting, Lasting - 193
- I This the Real Thing
- Choosing a Mate, Not a Date
- Emotional Intimacy: Do You Want It?
- Building a Loving Relationsip
- Running from Commitment
- Compromising for Love
- Romantic Malnutrition: Finding the Remedy
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Nine - Shifting Gears - 211
- Are You Where You Want To Be?
- Reading the Signposts along the Way
- Emotional Intimacy: Do You Want It?
- How Willing Are You to Take the Risk?
- What If My Need to Change Threatens Our Relationship?
- Letting Go
- Strategies for Moving Ahead
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Ten - Taking Flight - 227
- A Man’s Gotta Do What a Man’s Gotta Do - And So Does a Woman!
- It’s All Out There - Go Get It!
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