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Speier, Jackie was born on May 14, 1950 in San Francisco, California, United States.
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If you've ever felt overworked, overwhelmed, or just plain unlucky, this book is for you. Through this collection of stories, wisdom, and practical advice, readers will meet four ordinary women who have faced extraordinary life challenges. Together, they have a history of six marriages, ten children, four stepchildren, six dogs, two miscarriages, two cats, a failed adoption, widowhood, and foster parenthood. They have built companies, lost companies, and sold companies. One of them was shot and left for dead on a tarmac in South America, and two lived through the deaths of spouses. Raising babies and teenagers together, they have known celebrity and success along with loneliness and self-doubt. This book started simply with four friends getting together at the kitchen table to talk about their lives. Week by week and story by story, they realized their support of each other could help other women struggling with life's myriad issues of work, family, and love, as well as the big questions of life and death. For over a decade, the power and strength of their collective friendship has enabled these women to not only survive but to thrive. The remarkable results are in this collection of lessons and stories and wisdom, which can help any woman turn any misfortunate event into a joy-filled opportunity. This Is Not the Life I Ordered is the culmination of weekly "kitchen table coaching" sessions that took place for more than a decade and were designed to support one another through life's ups and downs. The women realized their support of each other could help other women struggling with life's myriad issues of work, family, and love, as well as the big questions of life and death. The power and strength of their collective friendship has enabled these women to not only survive but to thrive and the remarkable results are in this collection of lessons and stories and wisdom, which can help any woman turn any misfortunate event into a joy-filled opportunity. * Features practical "Wit Kit" tips - exercises and actions for readers to become their own life coach and start their own kitchen-table cabinets.
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Speier, Jackie was born on May 14, 1950 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Bachelor, University California, Davis, 1972. Juris Doctor, University California Hastings College Law, 1976.
Legal council, legislation assistant to Republican Leo J. Ryan United States Congress, 1973-1978. Member San Mateo County Board Supervisors, California, 1980—1984, chair, 1985—1986. Member California State Assembly from District 19, 1987—1996, majority whip, 1988—1992, chair consumer protection committee, 1991-1995.
Vice president governmental & community affairs Electronic Arts Inc., 1996—1998. Director governmental & corporation affairs Poplar ReCare, 1996—1998. Member California State Senate from District 8, 1999—2006.
Of counsel Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Viahos, & Rudy LLP, San Francisco, 2007—2008. Member United States Congress from 12th California District, since 2008, United States House Financial Services Committee, since 2009, United States House Oversight & Government Reform Committee, since 2009, United States House Special Committee on Energy Independence & Global Warming, since 2009.
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Married Steven K. Sierra, 1987 (deceased 1994). Children: Jackson Kent, Stephanie Katelin. Married Barry Dennis, 2001.