How to Be Like Women of Influence: Life Lessons from 20 of the Greatest

“Women of Influence will show any woman how to use her innate gifts to make a positive difference in her own life and the world around her.”

—Joan Lunden, television newswoman and mother

“You don’t have to be a soccer player to have goals in mind. This is a handbook on how twenty women of influence achieved theirs. Read it and win.”

—Mia Hamm, U.S. Olympic soccer star

“Eleanor Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Florence Nightingale . . . all women we are familiar with but this tribute to their life’s work is especially engaging. The well-chosen quotes and anecdotal stories remind us that there is hope to be found in the great efforts of committed, humanitarian women, both in the past and present. A must-read for every young woman.”

—Anjelica Huston, actress, film director

As a twenty-first-century woman, your choices are limitless in how you can make a difference in yourself and the world around you.

Discover how twenty amazing women pressed forward the boundaries of race, religion, culture and business to make their own contributions to the world. By discovering their common character traits and learning their life lessons, you will begin to recognize your own innate gifts and be inspired to use them to their highest potential.

Every woman should dare to achieve what she desires in life. Every woman should embrace life as deeply and fully as she can. Most importantly, every woman should become the unique person she was born to be. The role models in Women of Influence will show you how.

Williams blends personal accounts of such women as Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Mary Kay Ash, Helen Keller, and Oprah in this blueprint for creating a successful life. 100,000 first print.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-355).

Pat Williams is one of the country's top motivational speakers and the senior vice president of the Orlando Magic. Before joining the Central Florida pro basketball effort in 1986, Williams spent twelve seasons as general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, taking them to a World Championship title in 1983. Williams has written twenty-one books, including Making Magic, Ahead of the Game, Paradox of Power, Winning with One-Liners, How to Be Like Mike and How to Be Like Jesus.Michael Mink is a professional writer who lives in Woodland Hills, California.