And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You - If You Have to Cry

I definitely recommend this book to all women! I have difficulty reading instructions on how to anything but read through this book in one day! I became an admirer of Kelly through seeing her on the Hills and The City. I knew she was the type of person I would be drawn to and can learn from.

What I read made me even more fond of her. It is always refreshing and beautiful when people are genuine honest and have good intentions, and when they follow through they touch lives and make a difference. Honesty goes a long way even when it is not appreciated and embraced as often as it should be. Those who appreciate and crave honesty & freedom in their lives will definitely enjoy this book!

Absolutely loved this book and love her insights. Easy read and VERY entertaining. The only reason I gave it 4 stars was because I wish there was more! And I felt she could have gone a bit deeper in some areas...good or bad it left me wanting more!

Fantastic. Finally someeone who tells people things they don't want to hear but that they need to know. I find Kelly inspiring, funny and most of all REAL. This is a must read for the professional gal who actually wants to have her head on straight.

I admire Kelly Cutrone and was enjoying this book. Then it stopped at 168 pages. I think I'm missing about 40 pages. You could tell that no pages had been ripped from the book and that it had been made this way - what gives? Check your book before you start reading it.

This book was so inspirational and encouraging. Although I'm not in the fashion world, I felt that this book helped me grasp a new concept on how I view my life. It helped open my eyes to a new way to way of putting myself in the driver side of my life! Alot of times us women let others around us steer our lives, Kelly reminds you that you are in fact the driver. And you better be a defensive one! Don't let people push you around. Do what you wAnt to do. And be classy about it! I loved the book! Kudos to Kelly Cutrone!

I love Kelly Cutrone and expected this book to be as great as she is. Instead it was a repetitive, unexciting take on her views of the 'Goddess' and how this deity has affected her life, along with some basic, common sense advice for young professionals. She offers a general biography of her life, which is interesting, but overall this book was a let down. Not worth the read or the money.

In this book, Kelly Cutrone empowers young women, out of high school and college to go out in to this world and find themselves. She speaks from experience and gives advice to the women in this ever changing society. Cutrone makes you look deep within yourself to figure out who you are and how you can apply yourself in the world of work, with your fullest potential. I was not able to put this book down once I started. I normally never make time to read, but this was definitely an exception!

I bought this book after a friend said it changed her life. Well, it didn't do nearly that for me. The story was hard to follow because she kept bouncing back and forth between different times in her life and it was written very plainly. It's not terrible, but certainly not something I would purchase again. I did not finish it, so perhaps it got better later on. Maybe.....?

Idc who you are... Kelly Cutrone should be your idol (if anyone). She's raw, real, blunt, honest, and ever so loving. She writes the ultimate survival and thrive guide on life! LOVE HER! LOVE HER BOOKS!

what can you say Kelly Cutrone is the most outspoken but down to earth person. her book was amazing! its not for the faint of heart. anyone can read it and get insight not just on the industry but finding yourself!(:

very interesting and can i say insperational... i spelled that wrong.. . This was a quicq read. I had this on my summer book list and thought what the heck,i am going for this. It was a great all around book. I was happy it was not "all buisness". Definately not what i thought it was going to be but, i was pleasnatly suprised.
overall, would defiaatly buy it:O)

I saw the author on the Dr. Phil television show. She was smart and articulate. This book was recommended by Dr. Phil, and I generally like what he has to say, so I bought the book on his recommendation. Big mistake. I own over a thousand books and I have never had the urge to literally dispose of a book in the garbage before. This book is going in the trash. I was expecting advice for young women in the business world. I was not expecting the self-centered hedonistic memoir liberally doused with rudeness. I found this book offensive - it's definitely not worth your time or money.

(Writing this under my Husband's account)
A good friend recommended this book so I felt obligated to read it from cover to cover. I hated every minute of it... I kept hoping the book would improve. I thought that I'd suddenly turn a corner with Kelly and realize that she had stopped being a self-indulgent, go against the grain just to create waves, name dropping, self important person. Sadly, that never happened and I breathed a huge sigh of relief when I finished the last page.

The major theme through this book is to create your own religion. She warns not to worship inside a temple, church, whatever because you're limited in that capacity. What she fails to recognize is that her polytheistic approach to her "religious beliefs" leaves her twisting the word of all leaders, all people she might consider to be her God(s) and creates her own ideal. She even goes so far as to brag about this. As a Christian, I was offended several times when she reaffirmed society's tainted view that a woman can not possibly find herself in motherhood, by being a wife, by working in her church or by having a career that isn't the sole focus on her life. Should everyone by a stay-at-home mother and wife who bakes cookies all day and makes sure the house is spotless? NO! In fact it would put most women in their graves. I get that. What Kelly fails to do is recognize that there are some mothers who aren't failing to meet their fullest potential because they do choose to stay at home, bake cookies and do their best to make sure their house is spotless... and fail miserably in most cases. I'm not easily offended. I too have a mouth that needs reminding once in a while. If you're offended by bad language, Kelly makes an art out of using the "f" word repeatedly through this book. I wasn't bothered by this so much as disappointed. Apparently, according to Kelly, she is a very intelligent and accomplished woman. I would hope that she would be more creative in her word choice. Of course, again according to her, it's because she's successful that I criticize her.

Kelly's book is almost a handbook of sorts for anyone that might dare work for her. She talks about how abusive she is to her interns but then quickly makes it okay, again by twisting words, by explaining that she's really just taking care of them and teaching them valuable lessons. She creates social classes in her office by not allowing her interns to eat until everyone else has.... yea, that's cool Kelly. It's all about power and social status that determines one's value right? Go ahead and put down arranged marriages in other cultures that you don't understand but foster the caste system while you're at it.

As I became increasingly angry, I started to come up with choice phrases to call her. As luck would have it, she ends her book with a chapter explaining that it's okay to be a "Bitch." Of course it is because that's exactly what she has touted throughout this book. This book did nothing for me and I definitely don't recommend it.

I preordered this book after seeing Kelly give an interview on the today show. I had seen her on The Hills and The City and have always liked her take charge attitude but was not about to buy her book. Her interview is what convinced me to read this book and I'm so glad I did. Her inspiring attitude has defiantly made me rethink the way I list my priorities and how I define myself. At 23 I can say this is defiantly a must read for bold gutsy women like myself. Far from a self help book, Kelly inspires you to follow your heart and embrace true individuality. A must read for all women!

I started reading the Kindle version shortly after it was downloaded a little after midnight and finished it this afternoon. It's one HELLUVA read, mixing fashion world dish with some of the best career building advice for women I've ever read. Cutrone is often wise, frequently outrageous and never, ever boring.

From seeing Kelly Cutrone on the hills, I love her. Her no BS, Smart-ass attitude is great...though at times, i thought it displayed some inner insecurity or weakness, it was usually for the better and I really fell in love with her. None of this translates into the book which I definitely tried very hard to read but couldn't even bring myself to finish. The book basically showed that she's self obsessed and only wanted to name drop and constantly portray herself as a martyr that has come from the bottom and built herself up into something that she thinks is "the top". Not very exciting after the first half of the book...unless you like to be lectured and made to feel as though her tasks were so impossible that you should only dream to get there. I guess the book might have been over-edited and any form of humanity or humility was extracted, leaving only the hard, bad parts of her personality instead of the somewhat more balanced hard worker that she is. In no way do I discredit her as a person, but this book just doesn't represent her in a flattering light and isn't recommended. 2 stars just because I like her, but this book symbolizes that even at the "top" one can be misled.

In "If you have to cry, go outside," Kelly Cutrone--who made her name in fashion PR--writes a part memoir and part self-help book for making it in the world. Shortly after graduating from college, Kelly moves to New York and--after nights of partying--gets a job as an assistant in a PR agency that caters to celebrities. She mentions some vignettes from this lavish part of her life--like rubbing shoulders with Michael Jackson and trying to fit into the lavish lifestyles of the New York aristocracy. She then manages to start her first PR agency, and gets a partner in the business. However, after Kelly purposefully sabotages her chance to work for Donald Trump and gets stuck inside a miserable marriage--her world starts to slowly unravel.

She moves to L.A. with virtually no money, and basically has to start over. She makes money from tarot card readings and even briefly becomes a rock star--before her PR calling comes calling back to her. My favorite part of this book was the second half, when Kelly describes moving back to New York and opening up her own agency. Some of her workplace anecdotes are really entertaining, and her advice and philosophy on life can be applied to any job.

I had only briefly heard about Kelly before reading this book, but I wasn't disappointed. The title got my attention and I appreciated the no-nonsense tone throughout the book. I though the self-help parts of the book cater to a young audience, while the memoir parts might be more nostalgic for the older readers. Overall, an enjoyable read.

I read this book last year during a long business travel day. It was my first time getting a book to read on my iPad. I had seen Kelly on TV here and there. I was intrigued how this seemingly unfeeling woman had made it so far in the business world. I had zero expectations for this book, no clue what to expect. I was thoroughly impressed! She has lived many many lives in one, traveled so many roads - a recording artist, a successful fortune teller, a drug addict, a lover, a friend! She has met some characters in life, made bad, bad decisions, made good decisions, the whole gamut. I love brutal honesty and I feel like more women could benefit from this type of openness. This book is a great read to enjoy then pass around to your friends. Give it as a gift to a recent high school/college grad, or a 20-something floundering to 'find herself'. I would love to hang out with Kelly as a personal friend just to observe how she plows through each day with abandon and no care for how little sleep she gets. Two thumbs up! (I do not recommend the 2nd book from her, I read it expecting more of the same, and was disappointed. Kelly, tell us more about YOU!)

I went through phases of loving and hating this book. In the beginning when Kelly was writing about her life and all of the crazy stuff she has done I was a tad mortified. I think mainly because it all came off sounding very blasé to me. Not cool. Despite my reaction to some of her indiscretions, I was pleased to find some nuggets of wisdom scattered amongst the pages.

Cutrone is all about being yourself and chasing the things you love even if the naysayers around you disagree. I'm impressed to see that Kelly practices what she preaches. She is 100% herself, no apologies, and I find that to be both commendable and admirable. While I may not agree with how she goes about accomplishing some things, I cannot help but wish I could have the same attitude about life and others that she does.

Overall, this was an interesting read. For me, it made me look at myself at a different angle. An angle that forced me reexamine my dreams, goals and life in general. I still don't have it all figured out, but I'm realizing more and more what I want from life.

PR is an interesting business. I would argue that you have to be very confident (or at least be able to 'fake it to make it') for a career in this industry. When I say 'very confident' I mean you have to have confidence in your abilities and who you are . This industry can be mean, and if you're not very confident (meaning you don't know who you are and what you're capable of), you'll pay for it. I know this because it happened to me. I bought Kelly's book because she spoke about things I could identify with (being an outsider, for example). I wanted to see how someone with a similar background and similar challenges (dealing with fear, another example) overcame. Yes, there's a lot of annoying stuff, like the name-dropping, but I think this book is about knowing who you are and finding your path. She talks a lot about spirituality and advises readers to start learning about different religions. She also talks about the time in her life when she was an addict, but says meditation helped her to focus on her spirit as opposed to being greedy, lazy, etc. (I'm summarizing based on what I can remember.) I'm giving this book four stars because it helped me see where I can start to learn about myself and my capabilities, ultimately it helped me see where I can start being and feeling more confident. After reading, I decided to use meditation to learn more about myself. 'If you have to cry' has changed the way I think (if only for just the last couple days).

I really enjoyed reading this book. Kelly is a tough talking, self made women; and in the book she outlines how she moved to New York with $2000 and no clear path to being the PR power girl that she is today. No this book is not for people who want pretty princess story. She does talk about being addicted to drugs, and makes no apologies for it. It was a part of her life that she had to go through to get her to where she is today. The book gives you great tips on the struggles of life and finding your true self. It's funny straight forward, sort of like getting tip from your cool aunt. I liked it so much that I'm going to read it again. I whole heartedly recommend this book!