Comments on: Phyllis Diller – I Never Knew This

By: janepollak

janepollak — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:11:19 +0000

@Elizabeth
Thanks for that perspective!

By: Elizabeth H Cottrell (@riverwoodwriter)

Elizabeth H Cottrell (@riverwoodwriter) — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:57:18 +0000

Even though women still face unnecessary challenges in professional life, we can barely imagine those faced by Phyllis Diller and her generation. It makes their accomplishment all the more impressive.

Thank your for reminding us of this and for connecting the dots to here success formula, which is ageless.

By: janepollak

janepollak — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:52:34 +0000

@Sandy
I wasn’t inspired by her either, but found her story more interesting than her performances. Yes, not only is the book still available, note its ranking on amazon! Could be the result of her obit in the Times, or that everyone needs this kind of motivation.

@Suzen
Why does 37 sound so young to me?!

By: Suzen Pettit

Suzen Pettit — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:12:21 +0000

you know the other fascinating fact about Phyllis Diller? She was 37 years old and a mother of 6 before she started her stand up comedy career. Talk about re-inventing oneself!! It’s never too late….

By: Sandy Weiner

Sandy Weiner — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:20:22 +0000

Jane, I was also impressed by the book she read that inspired her to believe in herself. I was going to check ou that book and see if it’s still relevant today.

Phyllis Diller didn’t inspire me in her life. I thought she was weird and not my brand of funny. But her obituary inspired me to believe even more in my talents. She also was a great example of branding yourself. No one else looks like her kooky self! And she was actually quite attractive with a great figure that she hid under bag-like dresses.

Thanks for being my inspiration, Jane, as a woman who works hard at what she does, never resting on your laurels, learning hard things (like Twitter), and finding success where others have failed.

xoxox