Showing results for "make it" in Biographies & Memoirs

When she was five, tragedy prompted her parents to join Kabbalah, a cult-like sect of Judaism. They immersed themselves in it unreservedly–from its peculiar rituals (rolling in the snow naked to purify their sins) to the beauty of belonging to something greater than themselves. She left at eighteen–after years of abuse and living in communes in three countries–devastated and isolated, searching for meaning in her life. Today, that woman is Professor Debbie Haski-Leventhal, who specialises in finding meaning in our personal and professional lives.

In this moving account, Peter Korn explores the nature and rewards of creative practice. We follow his search for meaning as an Ivy-educated child of the middle class who finds employment as a novice carpenter on Nantucket, transitions to self-employment as a designer and maker of fine furniture, takes a turn at teaching and administration at Colorado's Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and then founds a school in Maine: the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, an internationally respected nonprofit institution.

How to Make It in the New Music Business, since its first publication in 2016, has become the go-to resource for musicians eager to make a living in a turbulent industry. Widely adopted by ambitious individuals and music schools across the world and considered "the best how-to book of its kind" (Music Connection), this essential work has inspired tens of thousands of aspiring artists to stop waiting around for that "big break" and take matters into their own hands.

Can drugs, sex, and revolution lead to lasting fulfillment and love? This memoir by Eli Jaxon-Bear, framed as a teaching story, using Joseph Campbell’s model of the hero journey, answers this question in an exciting, funny, and deeply personal memoir.  

For a long time, I felt that I couldn't write this book. At first, I didn't think I'd lived enough, then life got busy and filled with distractions. In more recent years, there was always a very painful consideration - I knew where it would eventually have to go. I have recently decided that the truth is the only thing that can set me free. The truth has taken a long time to make itself clear to me, but now is the right time to share it, all of it. Television and broadcasting has been a part of my DNA for as long as I can remember.

When Margo Price was nineteen years old, she dropped out of college and moved to Nashville to become a musician. She busked on the street, played open mics, and even threw out her TV so that she would do nothing but write songs. She met Jeremy Ivey, a fellow musician who would become her closest collaborator and her husband. But after working on their craft for more than a decade, Price and Ivey had no label, no band, and plenty of heartache. Maybe We’ll Make It is a memoir of loss, motherhood, and the search for artistic freedom in the midst of the agony.

When Michael and Cheryl Morse slowly drifted apart amid an empty nest, her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, his symptoms of PTSD, and the grief of losing their two beloved dogs put down on the same day three years prior, it became apparent their lives were in need of a little joy. Enter an energetic, white ball of fluff known as Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson's story begins in Arkansas, where he was left in a leaky, drafty barn for days.

By the time Sara Davies left university, she was running a business with a half-million-pound turnover from her student bedroom. When she became the youngest of BBC 1's iconic Dragons, that turnover was £25 million. Today, she is one of Britain's biggest business names. Now, in a memoir as full of warmth, wit and wisdom as she is, Sara shares what it took to get there - from manning factories overnight with her mam and dad to hitting the trade shows of Las Vegas alone, armed with little more than ambition and a passion for crafts. What does she look for in a business investment? 

At a time where more things make less sense and truth is easily manipulated, we must dig deeper within ourselves to unravel the complexity. Savannah and Colin have found endless possibilities that can come after opening up and allowing new discoveries to emerge. Join the two on their journey every week to discuss how they navigate a troubled reality and the thrills that can come from seemingly little moments.

Intimate poems in French and English by some queerdo who hates la poésie(English follows) Tous les vendredis, découvre un nouveau poème, slam ou spoken word intimiste, écrit et lu par Jo Güstin, en français ou en anglais. Jo Güstin est une autrice et comédienne Noire et queer qui a toujours dit qu’elle détestait la poésie. Va savoir pourquoi elle se lance dedans. Quand on le lui demande, elle répond : "Un jour, j'ai quitté Instagram et j'ai eu le temps."🍀Every Friday, there's a new intimate poem, slam or spoken word poem, written and read by Jo Güstin, in French or English. ...

Welcome to our podcast, we are two young women who go by E and Lovely Lavender. We created this podcast so that we could share our thoughts and opinions with the world. Our discussions will be based on our experience, the experiences of others and making sense of it all (hence the name!). Join us at 9pm every Monday as we explore different interesting topics and take a deep dive into the minds of each other and people we come across.

'MAKE IT WORK' podcast is started with the purpose to share life stories and experiences of not only Successful and established personalities but also to provide a platform for ordinary people to share their own Unfiltered life experiences that are very valuable and life-changing, Still they are left unheard.

From three-time Olympian and Olympic champion Kyle Shewfelt, this is the inside story of his pursuit of gymnastics glory, his courageous comeback from two broken legs, and how the difference makers in his life guided him along the way.

Make it Happen with Ali Meehan are snapshots of inspiration and stories from Business leaders on various topics to help you make it happen in business and life. Make it Happen with Ali Meehan offers you small but mighty, rich, intense moments of inspiration.

This podcast is focusing on the people who are just winging it as they go along and highlighting how we all are just getting by day by day. Life is all about up's and downs and ''faking it till you make it'' and I will be discussing different life events through my own experiences. I hope you enjoy it.

This is a autobiography of my life. I have MS, I was divorced, was in a car accident and battled mental and weight issues. I want to be a voice for others who don't feel like they can talk about their situation, but can relate to my story. I hope and am trying to help others - this is way bigger than me. I want to show others it's only 10 percent what happens, 90 percent is what we do about it. I want to brighten someone's cloudy day.

Okayyyyy Arkansas, the natural state, the state where nothing happens until something happens then everyone is left shocked because of what happened, this is a podcast that documents just that. Well, there is an extensive history of murders that a rarely documented that should be talked about more and that’s what I’m here for. I plan to cover stories, and cases that have been overlooked by mainstream media over the years, in Arkansas. I’m in a way giving a voice to the voiceless men and women of Arkansas.

A misfit kid at the best of times, Mishka Shubaly had his world shattered when, in a 24-hour span in 1992, he survived a mass shooting on his school's campus then learned that his parents were getting divorced. His father, a prominent rocket scientist, abandoned the family, and their home was lost to foreclosure. Shubaly swore to avenge the wrongs against his mother but instead plunged into a magnificently toxic love affair with alcohol.

Throughout her life, Dorinda Medley has always strived to “make it nice” regardless of the circumstances. In her incredibly candid memoir, the real housewife of New York City opens the doors of Blue Stone Manor, her Berkshires sanctuary, welcoming fans into her beloved home. In her first-ever written life story, Dorinda clips away all pretense and noise to unveil the not-so-glamorous bumps in the road that have marked her colorful journey toward becoming the person fans, colleagues, and friends know and love today.

MythBusters’ Adam Savage - Discovery Channel star and one of the most beloved figures in science and tech - shares his golden rules of creativity, from finding inspiration to following through and successfully turning your idea into reality. Adam Savage is a maker. From Chewbacca’s bandolier to a thousand-shot Nerf gun, he has built thousands of spectacular projects as a special effects artist and the cohost of MythBusters.