If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.Empowering stories of game-changing womenĭorothy Parker observed, “It’s a man’s world ” the lady entrepreneurs and game-changers profiled in Women Who Launch would beg to differ. Unabashed Women The Fascinating Biographies of Bad Girls, Seductresses, Rebels and One-of-a-Kind Women Still I Rise: The Persistence Of Phenomenal Women Eureka: The Surprising Stories Behind The IdeasThat Changed The World “I think the difference between those who succeed and those who fail is simply those who didn't give up.”
“It's not the 99 that reject you, it's the 1 that accepts you.” “In life you have to make your own fortune.” “The failure in life is not in the not succeeding, it's in the not trying.” When you try, you're buying hope, but you're not really buying reality.” “The chances of publishing with a traditional publisher is sort of akin to winning the lottery. “It's not that big a leap of faith from reading books to wanting to see your own name on the spine of a book.” Marlene says she's a badass through association with these women, but there is a lot more to her badass story.ġ6:16 Lesson Marlene learned about herselfĢ2:34 Common denominator in Marleen’s writingĢ9:13 Tips for aspiring writers and overcoming rejection and persistence
They are as follows, StillI Rise: The Persistence of Phenomenal Women, Fabulous Female First: Because of Them We Can, Women Who Launch, Women Who Shattered Glass Ceilings, Unabashed and Women of Means. Marlene has now published 11 books with traditional publishers and is the author of five books dealing with badass women. However, she abided by the belief that dreams do not have to be for sleeping. Marlene took a leap of faith sending it out as everyone said her chances were few to none. A teacher, Marlene was in Toronto, Canada, where she taught high school English and then moved to San Diego, California in 1986 to teach at a Tijuana San Diego border school which she says, “surviving that was badass enough.” Her life changed in 2008 when she published her first book with Penguin, Once Again to Zelda: The Stories Behind Literature's Most Intriguing Dedications. Believing that success is not in succeeding but in trying, Marlene was determined to live out her dream of being a writer. Marlene Wagman Geller always wanted to write.
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