A Place of Yes

I can’t say I really knew a great deal about this author, other than her face seems to be all over TV these days.  The wife knew her because her fascination with Reality TV shows so…. after hearing about what a “Bit**” she is, hmmm that is my lead in to Bethenny Frankel’s “self-help” book, A Place of Yes.  Ok, I'll give her props for having a “NY Times Best Selling Book.”  It is time for me to seriously consider writing a book because, well… if Bethenny can do it, yes - I can do it.  This book is a re-write of so many other “self-help” books that it is somewhat frustrating.  She does a fine job of sharing her story, “I was so unable to move forward”… blah-blah-blah… but then “epiphany!” - was it the guys she took rings from or the guys that were best-friends with her current partner that allowed her to thrive?  Bethenny appears to have been born with some type of money (her biological father was a top rated horse trainer/jockey) and then faced money issues and so I guess she decided to get off her “stealing ways” and became self-sufficient.  More props in the sense that heck, this lady has some hutzpah to start a cookie company, a pashmina company, be on the Apprentice – Martha Stewart version, stop a Russian crime ring (I actually thought that was amazing work on her part), etc… but taking a book and placing in ten rules for getting “everything you want out of life”... if it’s the life she is living, I’ll pass.  Here is the short version of what you will need to do if you want that type of life: (pages 319-20 – heck a long book for so little wisdom!) 1.) Break the Chain; 2.) Find your truth; 3.) Act on it; 4.) Everything’s your business; 5.) All roads lead to Rome; 6.) Go for yours; 7.) Separate from the pack; 8.) Own it; 9.) Come together; 10.) Celebrate.  Clearly Bethenny has read lots of other books and taken parts from them and created her own list.  While the stories throughout are interesting, I have to say I find her to be pretty disingenuous.   A little overboard on her new husband, how many years will you be with this guy as you seriously have some “staying together power.”  Hard to follow someone’s advice who throws her mom under the bus, constantly takes advantage of guys, and disses former colleagues.  Hopefully the counselor she has helps her work through these issues so she can follow her own mantra.  Only a matter of time beforet her long “15 minutes” is up, right?  An ok read, but so overdone these days.  Think you’d find it from a more reputable source to be honest.  Skip!