well you know my friends were like real immature and stupid and wanting to party
immature and stupid and wanting to party
immature and stupid and wanting to party and hang out and I’m on a path I no
and hang out and I’m on a path I no
and hang out and I’m on a path I no longer care about people laughing at me
longer care about people laughing at me
longer care about people laughing at me or laughing with me I’m just out there
or laughing with me I’m just out there
or laughing with me I’m just out there having the time of my life look chase
having the time of my life look chase
having the time of my life look chase your career but make sure to have fun
your career but make sure to have fun
your career but make sure to have fun I’m brave you’re not you need to get
I’m brave you’re not you need to get
I’m brave you’re not you need to get rave I am NOT the monster boss
rave I am NOT the monster boss
rave I am NOT the monster boss I do trust take suggestion well when I
I do trust take suggestion well when I
I do trust take suggestion well when I first got the talkshow I was naive
first got the talkshow I was naive
first got the talkshow I was naive enough to think that you know oh my gosh
enough to think that you know oh my gosh
enough to think that you know oh my gosh you know we can get this celebrity and
you know we can get this celebrity and
you know we can get this celebrity and that celebrity and this celebrity in
that celebrity and this celebrity in
that celebrity and this celebrity in that celebrity she’s an American media
that celebrity she’s an American media
that celebrity she’s an American media personality actor author comedian and
personality actor author comedian and
personality actor author comedian and daytime talk show host she hosts a
daytime talk show host she hosts a
daytime talk show host she hosts a nationally syndicated TV show the Wendy
nationally syndicated TV show the Wendy
nationally syndicated TV show the Wendy Williams Show she’s created an
Williams Show she’s created an
Williams Show she’s created an autobiography and several other books as
autobiography and several other books as
autobiography and several other books as well as launched several products
well as launched several products
well as launched several products she’s Wendy Williams and here’s my take
she’s Wendy Williams and here’s my take
she’s Wendy Williams and here’s my take on her top ten rules for success number
on her top ten rules for success number
on her top ten rules for success number ten is my personal favorites I’m curious
ten is my personal favorites I’m curious
ten is my personal favorites I’m curious to find out which one you guys like the
to find out which one you guys like the
to find out which one you guys like the most I I worked for Miss Hughes for
most I I worked for Miss Hughes for
most I I worked for Miss Hughes for about eight months and I got in a
about eight months and I got in a
about eight months and I got in a weekend gig in New York so I would do
weekend gig in New York so I would do
weekend gig in New York so I would do weekdays at WOL in Washington and drive
weekdays at WOL in Washington and drive
weekdays at WOL in Washington and drive up on Fridays after my shift which would
up on Fridays after my shift which would
up on Fridays after my shift which would end at 7 o’clock and I’d be on all
end at 7 o’clock and I’d be on all
end at 7 o’clock and I’d be on all weekend long over in Queens that’s where
weekend long over in Queens that’s where
weekend long over in Queens that’s where the radio station was located and then I
the radio station was located and then I
the radio station was located and then I would drive back to DC and I would never
would drive back to DC and I would never
would drive back to DC and I would never even stop at my parents house never had
even stop at my parents house never had
even stop at my parents house never had time for friends because everybody was
time for friends because everybody was
time for friends because everybody was kind of not understanding my dream and
kind of not understanding my dream and
kind of not understanding my dream and kind of laughing at me or something or
kind of laughing at me or something or
kind of laughing at me or something or trying to you know my friends were like
trying to you know my friends were like
trying to you know my friends were like real immature and stupid and wanting to
real immature and stupid and wanting to
real immature and stupid and wanting to party and hang out and I’m on a path and
party and hang out and I’m on a path and
party and hang out and I’m on a path and my parents were very you know who do you
my parents were very you know who do you
my parents were very you know who do you want to meet what is this crazy thing
want to meet what is this crazy thing
want to meet what is this crazy thing you’re doing called radio I would sleep
you’re doing called radio I would sleep
you’re doing called radio I would sleep in my Subaru they gave me a Subaru for
in my Subaru they gave me a Subaru for
in my Subaru they gave me a Subaru for college graduation and I I would sleep
college graduation and I I would sleep
college graduation and I I would sleep in my car at every rest stop between New
in my car at every rest stop between New
in my car at every rest stop between New York and and Washington DC to block out
York and and Washington DC to block out
York and and Washington DC to block out the noise of people telling you you
the noise of people telling you you
the noise of people telling you you can’t do it right I would literally be
can’t do it right I would literally be
can’t do it right I would literally be I’d have a blanket an alarm clock and a
I’d have a blanket an alarm clock and a
I’d have a blanket an alarm clock and a quilt and I would take a bird bath in
quilt and I would take a bird bath in
quilt and I would take a bird bath in the bathroom might be woken up by the
the bathroom might be woken up by the
the bathroom might be woken up by the man suite
man suite
man suite next to my Subaru looking at me because
next to my Subaru looking at me because
next to my Subaru looking at me because I’m like the crazy you know girl in the
I’m like the crazy you know girl in the
I’m like the crazy you know girl in the and I had a baby shade without a baby
and I had a baby shade without a baby
and I had a baby shade without a baby pull the baby shade down you know and
pull the baby shade down you know and
pull the baby shade down you know and that was my life for about two months I
that was my life for about two months I
that was my life for about two months I was going back and forth no I think the
was going back and forth no I think the
was going back and forth no I think the secret to the success of the Wendy show
secret to the success of the Wendy show
secret to the success of the Wendy show is it starts from within you know I’ve
is it starts from within you know I’ve
is it starts from within you know I’ve got terrific producers terrific audience
got terrific producers terrific audience
got terrific producers terrific audience Department you know people shady
Department you know people shady
Department you know people shady cameramen a terrific
cameramen a terrific
cameramen a terrific you know lineup of co-hosts in my studio
you know lineup of co-hosts in my studio
you know lineup of co-hosts in my studio audience and of course it starts with
audience and of course it starts with
audience and of course it starts with the host
the host
the host I no longer care about people laughing
I no longer care about people laughing
I no longer care about people laughing at me or laughing with me I’m just out
at me or laughing with me I’m just out
at me or laughing with me I’m just out there having the time of my life and you
there having the time of my life and you
there having the time of my life and you know it doesn’t matter whether a dress
know it doesn’t matter whether a dress
know it doesn’t matter whether a dress makes me look fat if there’s lipstick on
makes me look fat if there’s lipstick on
makes me look fat if there’s lipstick on my teeth
my teeth
my teeth you know I rub yes if my wig feels
you know I rub yes if my wig feels
you know I rub yes if my wig feels crooked you know what I will tweak it
crooked you know what I will tweak it
crooked you know what I will tweak it you know I the secret to the show
you know I the secret to the show
you know I the secret to the show success I believe is authenticity and
success I believe is authenticity and
success I believe is authenticity and the authentic me is messy Wendy from
the authentic me is messy Wendy from
the authentic me is messy Wendy from Jersey but messy is good but when you
Jersey but messy is good but when you
Jersey but messy is good but when you start it out I mean the Deb Mar mercury
start it out I mean the Deb Mar mercury
start it out I mean the Deb Mar mercury they were the company that saw the
they were the company that saw the
they were the company that saw the vision yeah because you had a couple
vision yeah because you had a couple
vision yeah because you had a couple miss starts yes right there were other
miss starts yes right there were other
miss starts yes right there were other show opportunities that didn’t work out
show opportunities that didn’t work out
show opportunities that didn’t work out tell me about that well you know you get
tell me about that well you know you get
tell me about that well you know you get telephone calls from you know I I mean
telephone calls from you know I I mean
telephone calls from you know I I mean I’ve had walking meetings with Sony and
I’ve had walking meetings with Sony and
I’ve had walking meetings with Sony and and Wayne Avista Disney and and people
and Wayne Avista Disney and and people
and Wayne Avista Disney and and people like that and I’ve done a few pilots but
like that and I’ve done a few pilots but
like that and I’ve done a few pilots but nobody really knew what to exactly do
nobody really knew what to exactly do
nobody really knew what to exactly do with me and also I was not confident
with me and also I was not confident
with me and also I was not confident enough to tell them what to do with me
enough to tell them what to do with me
enough to tell them what to do with me do you know what I’m saying right but
do you know what I’m saying right but
do you know what I’m saying right but now they wanted to fit you into a mold
now they wanted to fit you into a mold
now they wanted to fit you into a mold but but then when you were given the
but but then when you were given the
but but then when you were given the freedom to be able to be who you truly
freedom to be able to be who you truly
freedom to be able to be who you truly are that’s when you explode it well I
are that’s when you explode it well I
are that’s when you explode it well I was ready to be fit into a mold to like
was ready to be fit into a mold to like
was ready to be fit into a mold to like tell me what you want me to do I just
tell me what you want me to do I just
tell me what you want me to do I just want to be on TV I’m young Wendy from
want to be on TV I’m young Wendy from
want to be on TV I’m young Wendy from Radio but the time Deb Mar mercury came
Radio but the time Deb Mar mercury came
Radio but the time Deb Mar mercury came along in 2007 fall of 2007 I knew
along in 2007 fall of 2007 I knew
along in 2007 fall of 2007 I knew exactly who I was and what I wanted out
exactly who I was and what I wanted out
exactly who I was and what I wanted out of a TV opportunity I didn’t just want
of a TV opportunity I didn’t just want
of a TV opportunity I didn’t just want to be a host I want to be an executive
to be a host I want to be an executive
to be a host I want to be an executive producer
producer
producer and that means that I’m not just
and that means that I’m not just
and that means that I’m not just somebody that you’re gonna fit into a
somebody that you’re gonna fit into a
somebody that you’re gonna fit into a hole right I’m going to dictate where
hole right I’m going to dictate where
hole right I’m going to dictate where the hole goes and how it goes down now I
the hole goes and how it goes down now I
the hole goes and how it goes down now I want suggestion from everybody but be
want suggestion from everybody but be
want suggestion from everybody but be very clear you know I want to you know
very clear you know I want to you know
very clear you know I want to you know the way I manage is through maturity
the way I manage is through maturity
the way I manage is through maturity fortunately Bryan and young lady this
fortunately Bryan and young lady this
fortunately Bryan and young lady this degree of success has come to me at a
degree of success has come to me at a
degree of success has come to me at a time in my life where you know there’s
time in my life where you know there’s
time in my life where you know there’s no more excess of anything and I no
no more excess of anything and I no
no more excess of anything and I no longer feel it necessary to leave my
longer feel it necessary to leave my
longer feel it necessary to leave my show and go have a girls lunch something
show and go have a girls lunch something
show and go have a girls lunch something like that I feel as though it’s
like that I feel as though it’s
like that I feel as though it’s necessary to leave to pick my boy up
necessary to leave to pick my boy up
necessary to leave to pick my boy up yeah take them to another place go home
yeah take them to another place go home
yeah take them to another place go home and make dinner for my family and
and make dinner for my family and
and make dinner for my family and another happy place yeah your main happy
another happy place yeah your main happy
another happy place yeah your main happy people I enjoy taking care of home and I
people I enjoy taking care of home and I
people I enjoy taking care of home and I also enjoy a good night’s sleep
also enjoy a good night’s sleep
also enjoy a good night’s sleep and I enjoy I enjoy the peace in my head
and I enjoy I enjoy the peace in my head
and I enjoy I enjoy the peace in my head that was not there for so many years as
that was not there for so many years as
that was not there for so many years as well it shouldn’t be you know the time
well it shouldn’t be you know the time
well it shouldn’t be you know the time to have fun especially if you’re in your
to have fun especially if you’re in your
to have fun especially if you’re in your 20s look chase your career but make sure
20s look chase your career but make sure
20s look chase your career but make sure to have fun yeah when life gets serious
to have fun yeah when life gets serious
to have fun yeah when life gets serious and life gets real there is no time to
and life gets real there is no time to
and life gets real there is no time to be out until 2 o’clock in the morning
be out until 2 o’clock in the morning
be out until 2 o’clock in the morning and missing the alarm clock and being a
and missing the alarm clock and being a
and missing the alarm clock and being a responsibility learn in your partner I
responsibility learn in your partner I
responsibility learn in your partner I have a terrific team to propel me
have a terrific team to propel me
have a terrific team to propel me because I can’t do this by myself
because I can’t do this by myself
because I can’t do this by myself you know and I will not discredit myself
you know and I will not discredit myself
you know and I will not discredit myself you know I I’ve done a lot of work to
you know I I’ve done a lot of work to
you know I I’ve done a lot of work to get here and nothing’s been handed to me
get here and nothing’s been handed to me
get here and nothing’s been handed to me but to to stay here I’ve had to line
but to to stay here I’ve had to line
but to to stay here I’ve had to line myself with the right team what’s the
myself with the right team what’s the
myself with the right team what’s the key to your success do you think
stick-to-itiveness you know I I ride it
stick-to-itiveness you know I I ride it until it can’t be ridden anymore I have
until it can’t be ridden anymore I have
until it can’t be ridden anymore I have a terrific manager who’s my husband and
a terrific manager who’s my husband and
a terrific manager who’s my husband and I’ve had some really fortunate business
I’ve had some really fortunate business
I’ve had some really fortunate business relationships regarding broadcasting you
relationships regarding broadcasting you
relationships regarding broadcasting you know Detmar mercury produces you know my
know Detmar mercury produces you know my
know Detmar mercury produces you know my talk show and they have just been really
talk show and they have just been really
talk show and they have just been really wonderful you know as you know we’re
wonderful you know as you know we’re
wonderful you know as you know we’re going into our seventh season
going into our seventh season
going into our seventh season and as you also know a lot of great
and as you also know a lot of great
and as you also know a lot of great shows actually get cancelled quick and
shows actually get cancelled quick and
shows actually get cancelled quick and brian says I’m about to enter college
brian says I’m about to enter college
brian says I’m about to enter college and a very passionate about reaching my
and a very passionate about reaching my
and a very passionate about reaching my goal and become a jerk becoming a
goal and become a jerk becoming a
goal and become a jerk becoming a journalist but I’m afraid to fail I keep
journalist but I’m afraid to fail I keep
journalist but I’m afraid to fail I keep worrying about how I will achieve my
worrying about how I will achieve my
worrying about how I will achieve my goal and what if it doesn’t happen when
goal and what if it doesn’t happen when
goal and what if it doesn’t happen when you started out in your radio career and
you started out in your radio career and
you started out in your radio career and when you started developing started to
when you started developing started to
when you started developing started to develop your your show where are you
develop your your show where are you
develop your your show where are you afraid of failing and if so how’d you
afraid of failing and if so how’d you
afraid of failing and if so how’d you deal with it because you’re afraid to
deal with it because you’re afraid to
deal with it because you’re afraid to fail you’re in your own way you realize
fail you’re in your own way you realize
fail you’re in your own way you realize that don’t you
that don’t you
that don’t you everybody has a certain fear of failure
everybody has a certain fear of failure
everybody has a certain fear of failure whether they admit it or not of course I
whether they admit it or not of course I
whether they admit it or not of course I was afraid to fail in radio of course I
was afraid to fail in radio of course I
was afraid to fail in radio of course I was scared that this TV show wouldn’t
was scared that this TV show wouldn’t
was scared that this TV show wouldn’t work out um but I’m brave you’re not you
work out um but I’m brave you’re not you
work out um but I’m brave you’re not you need to get brave and don’t tell people
need to get brave and don’t tell people
need to get brave and don’t tell people that you’re scared they’ll use it
that you’re scared they’ll use it
that you’re scared they’ll use it against you I mean you told me Brian but
against you I mean you told me Brian but
against you I mean you told me Brian but don’t don’t tell anybody that you’re
don’t don’t tell anybody that you’re
don’t don’t tell anybody that you’re scared and you’re afraid to fail people
scared and you’re afraid to fail people
scared and you’re afraid to fail people look at that as a sign of weakness you
look at that as a sign of weakness you
look at that as a sign of weakness you know good luck as a journalist because
know good luck as a journalist because
know good luck as a journalist because if you’re gonna be so scared then you’re
if you’re gonna be so scared then you’re
if you’re gonna be so scared then you’re plenty of other people who would love to
plenty of other people who would love to
plenty of other people who would love to be in your spot as a future journalist
be in your spot as a future journalist
be in your spot as a future journalist don’t let him win you know failure is a
don’t let him win you know failure is a
don’t let him win you know failure is a part of life are you kidding me
part of life are you kidding me
part of life are you kidding me how do you balance so much how do you
how do you balance so much how do you
how do you balance so much how do you balance having such
balance having such
balance having such your social life your family all of them
your social life your family all of them
your social life your family all of them it’s a different kind of enjoying
it’s a different kind of enjoying
it’s a different kind of enjoying yourself when you get older as a young
yourself when you get older as a young
yourself when you get older as a young girl before I got married I owned
girl before I got married I owned
girl before I got married I owned property
property
property I had cars I lived a luxurious life in
I had cars I lived a luxurious life in
I had cars I lived a luxurious life in fabulous out like I was a bachelor reg
my dance card was full I had boyfriend
my dance card was full I had boyfriend fight I had a life when a career is not
fight I had a life when a career is not
fight I had a life when a career is not gonna keep you warm at night and money
everything
everything at least that’s what I said if you asked
at least that’s what I said if you asked
at least that’s what I said if you asked Wendy yeah that’s what I saying and I
Wendy yeah that’s what I saying and I
Wendy yeah that’s what I saying and I only know that because that’s what I
only know that because that’s what I
only know that because that’s what I live by as a host yes either you have it
live by as a host yes either you have it
live by as a host yes either you have it or you don’t
or you don’t
or you don’t it’s not something you can learn in a
it’s not something you can learn in a
it’s not something you can learn in a college classroom it’s not something
college classroom it’s not something
college classroom it’s not something that somebody can media train you you
that somebody can media train you you
that somebody can media train you you know either you have it or you don’t
know either you have it or you don’t
know either you have it or you don’t and people say I have it but it’s more
and people say I have it but it’s more
and people say I have it but it’s more than that you know I’ve got a terrific
than that you know I’ve got a terrific
than that you know I’ve got a terrific staff of people there you know almost
staff of people there you know almost
staff of people there you know almost 200 people who work at Wendy when I
200 people who work at Wendy when I
200 people who work at Wendy when I count everybody who from cleaning an
count everybody who from cleaning an
count everybody who from cleaning an office to a secretary to a cameraman to
office to a secretary to a cameraman to
office to a secretary to a cameraman to my producers my executive producers and
my producers my executive producers and
my producers my executive producers and they’re wondering everyone knows their
they’re wondering everyone knows their
they’re wondering everyone knows their job and I am NOT the monster boss I do
job and I am NOT the monster boss I do
job and I am NOT the monster boss I do trust take suggestion well if I thought
trust take suggestion well if I thought
trust take suggestion well if I thought if there’s something that is being
if there’s something that is being
if there’s something that is being suggested to me that they want me to do
suggested to me that they want me to do
suggested to me that they want me to do and I say I don’t want to do that okay
and I say I don’t want to do that okay
and I say I don’t want to do that okay well all right wait come back tell me
well all right wait come back tell me
well all right wait come back tell me why when I first got the talkshow I was
why when I first got the talkshow I was
why when I first got the talkshow I was naive enough to think that you know oh
naive enough to think that you know oh
naive enough to think that you know oh my gosh you know we can get this
my gosh you know we can get this
my gosh you know we can get this celebrity in that celebrity and this
celebrity in that celebrity and this
celebrity in that celebrity and this celebrity in that celebrity you know
celebrity in that celebrity you know
celebrity in that celebrity you know just chalk the you know the show full of
just chalk the you know the show full of
just chalk the you know the show full of celebrity culture and what ended up
celebrity culture and what ended up
celebrity culture and what ended up happening was because I was a new girl
happening was because I was a new girl
happening was because I was a new girl you know on television you know people
you know on television you know people
you know on television you know people come to New York and they’re going to
come to New York and they’re going to
come to New York and they’re going to the usual places that they feel
the usual places that they feel
the usual places that they feel comfortable they’re going to Kelly and
comfortable they’re going to Kelly and
comfortable they’re going to Kelly and Michael or you know Jimmy Fallon and
Michael or you know Jimmy Fallon and
Michael or you know Jimmy Fallon and stuff and so they won’t stop being at
stuff and so they won’t stop being at
stuff and so they won’t stop being at our show so what we have to do is make a
our show so what we have to do is make a
our show so what we have to do is make a better show around celebrities and and
better show around celebrities and and
better show around celebrities and and we have and hot topics the hot topics
we have and hot topics the hot topics
we have and hot topics the hot topics used to be eight minutes and now it’s
used to be eight minutes and now it’s
used to be eight minutes and now it’s 20 23 minutes for even the first
20 23 minutes for even the first
20 23 minutes for even the first commercial and every Monday is an all
commercial and every Monday is an all
commercial and every Monday is an all hot topics show and we we had to make
hot topics show and we we had to make
hot topics show and we we had to make lemons into lemonade because we were the
lemons into lemonade because we were the
lemons into lemonade because we were the new show and it turns out lemonade days
new show and it turns out lemonade days
new show and it turns out lemonade days are my favorite days thank you so much
are my favorite days thank you so much
are my favorite days thank you so much for watching I made this video because
for watching I made this video because
for watching I made this video because Arlene dee asked me to so if there’s a
Arlene dee asked me to so if there’s a
Arlene dee asked me to so if there’s a famous entrepreneur that you want me to
famous entrepreneur that you want me to
famous entrepreneur that you want me to profile next leave in the comments below
profile next leave in the comments below
profile next leave in the comments below and I’ll see what I can do I also love
and I’ll see what I can do I also love
and I’ll see what I can do I also love to know which of the top ten rules had
to know which of the top ten rules had
to know which of the top ten rules had the biggest impact on you and why leave
the biggest impact on you and why leave
the biggest impact on you and why leave it in the comments and I’ll join the
it in the comments and I’ll join the
it in the comments and I’ll join the discussion thank you so much for
discussion thank you so much for
discussion thank you so much for watching and to me to believe and I’ll
watching and to me to believe and I’ll
watching and to me to believe and I’ll see you soon
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