Five Secrets of Happy Women

How do you define success? For a lot of the biggest actresses in Hollywood, it's on their own terms. Here are five pointers to be picked up from some take-charge women in Hollywood:

1. Keep a sense of humor. The charm of laughing at oneself can go a long way. When you portray a woman whose boyfriend's ear falls off in The Fly, a sense of humor is de rigueur. Geena Davis's ability to see offbeat films for the camp they are has made her a favorite guest on the talk-show circuit. In fact, she once brought the Letterman house down while exhibiting her archery prowess on a range set up outside the Late Show studios. She "accidentally" missed the apple atop a Letterman cutout, and her arrow hit the forehead instead.
2. If you've got it, flaunt it. Davis has learned to be proud of her height -- even though agents once urged her to trim off an inch or two. She fibbed for a long time. "But then a couple of years ago, I said to hell with it," says Davis. "My career is working. I'll admit I'm six feet tall. Now I've noticed the press saying I'm six feet two. I'm growing. In a few years I'll be six-four!" (See "Keep a sense of humor.")
3. Develop a personal passion. Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock and Hilary Swank enjoy knitting. Elizabeth Hurley confesses to spending hours putting jigsaw puzzles together. Jodie Foster likes to cook. But the athletic Davis is a fanatic about archery. She credits the sport with strengthening her overall self-confidence. She took that passion all the way to the Olympic trials in 1999. Though she didn't make the U.S. team, Davis is ranked among the top archers in the U.S. and says the sport has boosted her self-esteem.
4. Find yourself a soapbox. Davis is a champion of greater opportunities for women in the film industry. Her Thelma & Louise co-star Susan Sarandon has never shied away from a cause in which she's believed -- be it on the domestic or international front. Whether battling for animal rights (Drew Barrymore) or fighting against AIDS (Sharon Stone), top actresses use their bully pulpits to winning effect.
5. Get over it. Madonna has certainly had mixed success in her film endeavors: Audiences loved Evita but mostly steered clear of Who's That Girl. But she's just as popular as ever. If Davis had called it quits after that thunderous bomb of a film Transylvania 6-5000, we would never have seen her Oscar-nominated work in Thelma & Louise or her sensitive, spunky performance in A League of Their Own.

Source:Hindustanis.org