Smollett, Jussie
social media
audience demographics in
as branding tool
content tips for
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
Soul Food (movie)
Soul Train (TV show)
Spanx
Spears, Britney
Speed (movie)
stage acting
Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Eyeliner
Stone, Oliver
Streep, Meryl
strengths, determination of
stretching, exercise and
Stutz, Sharon
The Substance of Fire (movie)
success attainment
comfort as detriment to
constructive criticism’s role in
costs of/trade-offs for
manipulation of situation for
salary’s role in
taking charge’s tie to
typecasting as hindrance to
success maintenance
via being in charge
costs of/trade-offs for
evolution strategies for
humility and
persistence as part of
risk taking as part of
via turning down jobs
Sug’s Crock-Pot Black-Eyed Peas
Sug’s Hot-Water Cornbread
Sunset Boulevard (movie)
support network(s). See also friendships; networking; romantic relationship(s)
falseness in
family as
limiting behaviors within
mentors in
missteps, handling of, in
non-reciprocity in
philanthropic giving and
positivism’s role in
in workplace
Surviving Compton (TV show)
Survivor (TV show)
Sweat, Keith
tailors, clothing
Tarantino, Quentin
Tatum, Channing
teen pregnancy
Terms of Endearment (movie)
theater
African American
Theron, Charlize
Thurman-Hawke, Maya
Thurman-Hawke, Roan
Thurman, Uma
To Catch a Thief (movie)
Today’s Black Woman magazine
Today show (TV)
Tompkins, Shaniqua
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV)
Tory Burch brand
Training Day (movie)
Trump, Donald
Trump, Don Jr.
Trump, Eric
Trump, Ivanka
Trump, Melania
Turner, Tina
Twitter
branding via
Two Can Play That Game (movie)
typecasting
Tysula (friend)
Underground Railroad
Union, Gabrielle
Usher, Jessie T.
Valentino brand
Vandross, Luther
Vivica Fox Hair Collection
Vivica’s Black Magic (TV show)
Vogue magazine
Wahlberg, Mark (aka “Marky Mark”)
Waldenbooks, Huntington Beach
Walton, Trevor
Washington, Denzel
Washington, Kerry
Watch What Happens Live (TV show)
weight
hot flashes tied to
loss of
style’s association to
Welch, Raquel
Wendy & Lisa (musicians)
Wham! (band)
Whatever She Wants (play)
Whitley, Kym
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (movie)
Wilkins, Dominique
Williams, Montel
Wills, Sheila
Wilson, Kristen
Winfrey, Oprah
Winger, Debra
Wolfe, George C.
Wolford underwear
Wonder, Stevie
workplace
appearance in
relationships
World Music Awards, Monte Carlo
WSVN TV station
Wuornos, Aileen
WWA (wrestling)
Yarmak, Helen
The Young and the Restless (TV show)
Ziering, Ian
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
VIVICA FOX is an actress, producer, and TV host. After getting her start in soap operas, including Generations, she went on to star in Independence Day, Kill Bill, and the hit Fox show Empire. She was also the recipient of an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for her work on the Lifetime series Missing. Fox lives in Los Angeles. You can sign up for email updates here.
KEVIN CARR O’LEARY is a writer and book collaborator. He lives in Brooklyn.
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CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
DEDICATION
PREFACE
Part One: The Start of Our Hustle
LESSON 1: If you hang with the big boys, you’re gonna get knocked down.
LESSON 2: Get your squad together—you’ll need them.
LESSON 3: Don’t let anyone work harder than you.
LESSON 4: Knock on success’s door, honey. Hell, kick it in.
Part Two: Find Your Dream—and Actually Make It Happen
LESSON 5: You can’t aim if you don’t have a target.
LESSON 6: You are the brand.
LESSON 7: Remember how to have a good time
LESSON 8: Turn your haters into congratulators.
Part Three: A Troubleshooting Guide to the Heart
LESSON 9: If you chase that wedding ring, you’re gonna trip.
LESSON 10: The devil is fine, and that’s how he gets you.
LESSON 11: Stop falling in love with a six-pack and a smile.
Part Four: Look Amazing at Any Age or Budget
LESSON 12: Dress for the life you deserve.
LESSON 13: Don’t get older, get better.
LESSON 14: The Change of Life is gonna come. So get in front of it.
Part Five: Maintaining Success as You Grow Through Change
LESSON 15: You will want to give in. Don’t.
LESSON 16: If you own the risk, you own the reward.
LESSON 17: You pay the cost to be the boss.
LESSON 18: It’s fun to be the Head Chick in Charge.
LESSON 19: Go far, but don’t forget where you came from.
PHOTOGRAPHS
THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT
EVERY DAY I’M HUSTLING. Copyright © 2018 by Vivica A. Fox. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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Cover photograph © Blake Little Photography
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