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"I will dream my life as if I will live to be one hundred. I will live my life as if this day\\u2014the day I wake up in\\u2014is the only one I get."\\xa0

Episode Summary:\\xa0\\xa0Sheri Salata, author of her new memoir, \\u201cThe Beautiful No\\u201d, an evolution of her 20-year career at The Oprah Winfrey Show, Harpo Studios and OWN, where she said goodbye to her dream career and hello to her dream life. In this honest, heart-warming interview, she shares the story of how she realized that being a successful professional does not necessarily mean success in all areas of your life, and how that discovery took her on an ongoing path to become a trustworthy steward of her life, on her terms.

Some Questions I Ask:

• What was the motivation to write this book?
• What do you mean by \\u201cThe Beautiful No\\u201d, and how did the title come about?
• You started as a freelancer, what was the secret to going from a promo producer to being the executive producer of the Oprah Winfrey Show?
• When you received some no\\u2019s that weren\\u2019t so beautiful what kept you going and what advice would you give to someone facing a similar situation?
• How does one develop the willingness to accept that all is well at all times? Any practice that has assisted you?
• Did you wake up one day and decide you just weren\\u2019t happy? Any advice for those that still haven\\u2019t taken action of their own dreams?
• As a leader yourself, what have you learned about leadership?

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• One spiritual hack to stop feeling miserable.
• How to navigate the shift within yourself to make a change towards happiness.
• The key trait of a great leader.
• The main reason people don\\u2019t take action towards positive change and how to overcome it.
• The definition of true success.
• How to deal with the desire for external validation.
• 3 lessons to pass on to the children of the world.