Incredible Women
Salma Hayek’s golden rules
When SALMA HAYEK first arrived in Hollywood, agents told her she’d only ever get background roles. An Oscar, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA nomination later, the Mexican actress-producer, 51, has more than proved the naysayers wrong. She shares her tricks of the trade
Visualize your DREAMS.
ALWAYS make time for LOVE.
TRUST your instincts.
Be BOLD, be COURAGEOUS and always be YOU.
Make FRIENDS with your sense of HUMOR. It’s the best COMPANY you have.
Feel COMPASSION for other people’s sorrows, and feel JOY and be INSPIRED by other people’s accomplishments.
Learn from your MISTAKES and remember that ADVERSITY is the GREATEST teacher.
Be CURIOUS about life and yourself. ENTHUSIASM for the unknown will always keep you young.
Surround yourself with NATURE and ANIMALS, because they remind you that you are PURE at heart.
BREAK every RULE that limits the human SPIRIT.
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