Fierce Optimism: Seven Secrets for Playing Nice and Winning Big

Attitude can be sexyamp;#8212; a practical andamp;#160;inspirational guideamp;#160;for usingamp;#160;amp;#160;kindnessamp;#160;and positivity as a winning strategyamp;#160;fromamp;#160;Celebrity Apprenticeamp;#160;champion, Hollywood veteran, and New York Times bestselling author Leeza Gibbons.

We live in aamp;#160;winner-take-all world, in which only the toughest amp;#160;amp;#160;thrive. amp;#160;On the surface, from the living room to the boardroom, itamp;#8217;s certainly no place for nice. amp;#160;Civility and kindnessamp;#160;are oftenamp;#160;the price of admission, and empowering communication is checked at the door.

Leeza Gibbonsamp;#160;is a culture changer whoamp;#160;doesnamp;#8217;t amp;#8220;mess with mean.amp;#8221;amp;#160;She has fiercely redefined optimism, and used positive communication as an empowerment strategy to win with class. She refuses toamp;#160;to sacrifice kindness as she has succeeded in getting ahead. Workingamp;#160;for decadesamp;#160;in an intense, often merciless industry that rewards novelty, ruthlessness, and the next big thing sheamp;#160;hasamp;#160;applied smart principles andamp;#160;excelledamp;#160;through savvinessamp;#8212;without having to sell her soul or fake it. amp;#160;

But redefiningamp;#160;niceamp;#160;doesamp;#160;notamp;#160;meanamp;#160;being a pushover. As the winning amp;#160;contestant on the hit showamp;#160;Celebrity Apprentice, the former host ofamp;#160;Entertainment Tonight relied on her fresh and authentic amp;#8220;no dramaamp;#8221; mentalityamp;#160;and smart strategiesamp;#160;to outmaneuveramp;#160;the other contestantsamp;#160;without disempowering them. Throughout the competition, Leeza kept her cool and, most importantly, remained true to herself and her values.amp;#160;In this book, she reveals the secrets of her years of success and bares the stories and vulnerable moments that led to where she is today.amp;#160;Her success is proof that optimism works. You can play it your way and still win.

Inamp;#160;Fierce Optimismamp;#160;Leeza combines stories from her own life and tales of other pioneering business leaders with core principles thatamp;#160;others can apply to take them to the next level ofamp;#160;success:

amp;#8226;amp;#160;amp;#160;amp;#160; Engage optimism and kindness as your competitive edge

amp;#8226;amp;#160;amp;#160;amp;#160; See success unshared as failure

amp;#8226;amp;#160;amp;#160;amp;#160; Empower the team, andamp;#160;youamp;#160;winamp;#160;

amp;#8226;amp;#160;amp;#160;amp;#160; Pay it forward by mentoring others

amp;#8226;amp;#160;amp;#160;amp;#160; Be transparently you

Filled with down-to-earth adviceamp;#160;and empowering stories,amp;#160;Fierce Optimismamp;#160;makes clear that with kindness, authenticity, andamp;#160;smartamp;#160;teamwork, you can be niceamp;#8212;and win.