She started saying yes to everything, including giving commencement speeches in front of 10,000 people and going on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Saying “no” all the time meant she never confronted her fears. Rhimes said she realized the answer was “no.” She normally would turn down invitations for public speaking, because she was afraid of it. Did you say yes to any of them?” her sister asked. Start saying “yes” to new experiencesĪs Rhimes tells it in her book and her TED Talk, she got the reputation for being a wall of “no.” Her family and friends stopped inviting her to do things because they knew she wouldn’t go and her sister became frustrated at Rhimes’ decision to turn down major invitations. In six steps, she lays out a plan for finding her joy again. In a TED Talk, “My year of saying yes to everything,” which was based on her book, Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun, and Be Your Own Person, she talks about how she overcomes her fears to prioritize her life and work. Rhimes was quickly learning that there are not enough hours in the day to do everything she wanted to do. But what the world didn’t know, until recently, is that Rhimes is also a mega-introvert, who has anxiety about public speaking and events. Rhimes has mastered the art of prioritizing her life and work decisions, but it was a long journey. Shonda Rhimes is the mega-successful writer and creator of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder and The Catch.
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