I sat down in my seat for the flight from JFK to Atlanta (thank goodness, it was a bulkhead, a real treat after a 13 flight from Israel!) and stretched my legs, thinking I was in for a nice 2 hour nap.  Little did I know that I would be totally engaged by the young woman who sat down next to me.

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My modus operandi on an airplane is to stick my headphones in, take out my book, and generally be as unsocial as possible.  Somehow, that morning, it felt wrong.  My gut instinct was right – I had a great seatmate who was returning to Atlanta after a very successful book launch. Debra Shigley,  author of the Go-Getter Girl’s Guide, clearly knows how to get what she wants in work and life (and look great while she’s at it). We talked about all kinds of things – publishing, PR, social media, her new marriage, my old marriage, how to get ahead, how to have fun. We also both pulled out our mac laptops and went on line using gogoinflight, where we promptly added each other to our Facebook friends lists. It was a really fun couple of hours, and a real treat and surprise for me.

If you have a daughter, or know a young woman who is starting her young adult life, you’ve got to buy a copy The Go-Getter Girl’s Guide: Get What You Want in Work and Life (and Look Great While You’re at It) for her. It’s smart, clever, funny, and practical. And for those of us who grew up in the time of “it’s a man’s world” and “you’ve got to act like a man to get ahead”, this book is a real breath of fresh air.