Yes to sussing out real friends, so we have the energy for a firm “no” to users.

Yes to inspiring Dartmouth grads with “Pass out, die, poop.” – cuz that’s what we secretly fear from public speaking.Yes to talking to Oprah and Jimmy Kimmel.It’s comforting to read Shonda’s stepping out and stepping up to so many chances at Yes: But a magical internal life sometimes leaves writers a bit stumbly when it comes to really living in the real world. Hidden away, she ran amok with the world-building stepping stones that build a creative life. Shonda grew into a powerhouse TV writer from a creative life built as a child playing among the cans of a simple pantry. Year of Yes opens with a quote from Shonda’s Ride or Die character Cristina Yang from Grey’s Anatomy, “If you want crappy things to stop happening to you, then stop accepting crap and demand something more.” Her Shondaland voice bursts through everything she does and, as an introvert herself, she rallies introverted writers and reminds us we are more than the solitary keyboards we plick away at. (More about accepting a “thank you” as a yes further down.) And my personal fav, she mirrors a scosh of my own upbringing as a Midwestern please-and-thank-you female in her 40s. She also happens to be a black female triumvirate of awesomeness – writer, producer, and director –with universal experiences to inspire us all.

She exec produces ABC’s How To Get Away With Murder and stepped up her game with a multi-year development deal with Netflix Original series. Shonda Rhimes is most famous as the creator of the hit TV series Grey’s Anatomy, who powered to the top with other popular TV shows like the Grey’s spin-off Private Practice and the political thriller Scandal. It’s like that song you keep hearing and you looooove but have no idea who sang it or, even more esoteric, who wrote it. Shonda Rhimes – New Phone, Who This?įirst up, quick recap on who Shonda Rhimes is. We’re all in this year of yes together, even if we only pull of one major yes. Shonda (cuz I feel like if we met, she’d let me enjoy the fun of first names) writes a book filled with invitations for introverts to say yes – in so many wild and wonderful writer-ly ways. So, in the spirit of what’s old is new again, let’s declare all of 2019 the Year of Yes – Part 2.

It truly feels like it just released this month, in my Dr. Plus it's the beginning of April.' But when you find yourself immersed in what is now one of your fav books, all you wonder is, Why the heck didn’t I read this book sooner? In my defense, Year of Yes has been on my Read This Now (aka When You Finally Freakin’ Slow Down) List. I know what you’re thinking, “Umm, Cheryl, Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes came out in 2015.

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