9 Secrets of Women Who Get Everything They Want

by Kate White, Jill Levine (Photographer), David Tran (Designed by)

What do you want more than anything else in the world? What is it that will fulfill your dreams? And, once you know what you want, how do you go about getting it? In 9 Secrets of Women Who Get Everything They Want, Kate White, the editor in chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, combines common sense and insiders' savvy to provide women with a practical guide for realizing what they truly desire from life, setting their goals, and fulfilling their dreams. Some of her 9 Steps include: "Covet Thy Neighbor's Things," "Bite Off More Than You Can Chew," "Don't Wait for the Right Moment," and "Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve."

This is smart, how-to advice for women looking for inspiration, information, and motivation in their personal and professional lives. Kate White shows that all accomplished women use a certain set of strategies to achieve success in their lives. 9 Secrets of Women Who Get Everything They Want reveals what they are, while providing the instructive, entertaining anecdotes of women who have learned to get what they really want.

Genres: Self Help

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Kate White is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of nineteen novels of suspense: eight Bailey Weggins mysteries and eleven stand alone psychological thrillers, including the upcoming I CAME BACK FOR YOU (March 1)

Kate’s first Bailey Weggins mystery, IF LOOK COULD KILL, was a Kelly Ripa Book Club pick, a #1 bestseller on Amazon, and an instant New York Times bestseller. She has been nominated for numerous awards, including an International Thriller Writers Award in the fiction category, and her books have been published in over 30 countries.

She is also the author of several bestselling career books, including I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This and the ground-breaking Wall Street Journal bestseller, Why Good Girls Don’t Get Ahead but Gutsy Girls Do.

Kate is a frequent speaker at libraries, bookstores, and conferences, and has appeared on many television shows, including The Today Show, CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, Morning Joe, and CNN’s Quest Means Business.

A former Glamour magazine Top Ten College Women Contest winner and cover girl, Kate had a long career in the media business. For fourteen years she was the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, which under her became the most successful magazine in single copy sales in the U.S. Though she loved the magazine business, she decided to leave over a decade ago and concentrate full-time on her passion for suspense fiction.

Kate is an avid traveler and spends each winter with her husband at their home in Uruguay. She holds an honorary doctorate of letters from her alma mater, Union College, where she gave the 2022 commencement address.

Reviews

[ames · Rating 4 out of 5]

- “please don’t think i’m bragging. i haven’t always know how to get what i want. rather, it’s a skill i had to learn.”
- “if there something you really want, i guarantee they’ll work for you”
setting aside a savings for a goal/trip every week/paycheck
- “and from her l learned all sorts of tricks on how to be the perfect hostess (three of her favorite strategies: serve tons of wine, invite at least two stupendously cute guys, and allow people to congregate in your kitchen, particularly if it's small and they must be bunched together)”
- “i don’t have any magic. i have these things because i worked to create them.”
allow yourself a 15 minute envy attack
- it’ll take a lot of energy but envy is simply admiration gone sour
why you should talk to absolutely everyone
- stick out your hand and introduce or reintroduce yourself
- ask “how did you get involved?” or “how do you know pamela?” or “what brought you here?” they will love telling you
- if you’re in a totally unfamiliar setting and the person seems friendly, some that you’re new or am outsider. they may be inspired to help
- if you’ve stuck up a conversation and you see someone hanging awkwardly on the side, bring him into the conversation: we were just talking about… he’ll be grateful good bring reduced sand everyone else will marvel at your graciousness

[Cara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked this a lot but didn't take notes. Inspiring and well worth reading. It basically boils down to: be bold and break the rules.

[Tammie Fullington · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay, but it was copywrited in 1998, so although the advice was good for that time, the book is now dated.

[Cynthia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was really excited about this book, but the tips weren't all that great. A light read and some good advice, but not a life changing book for me. I think she was focusing on people looking to improve their employment situation in the publishing/advertising area.

[Michelle Billig · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for a light read but I don't think these 'secrets' are actually any good. Not just that but the author is already in a position most people would dream of & has been since the get go so I felt like it was hard to relate.

[Sherry Rebman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book opened my eyes to alot...I didnt agree with all her techniques but still found this book entertaining and refreshing.

[Christiangal · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoy reading about women who have accomplished what they set their sights on.

[Eileen Rendahl · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book read like a great magazine article that had been padded to turn it into a book. I would have rather read the Cliffs Notes version.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Repetitious at times; could've been edited down a bit to remove the repetition. But contains lots of excellent advice.