Imagine growing up as the child of a famous parent. How might your life be different? Would who you are today be altered at all? Would growing up in the “limelight” create a unique position for you? Would you benefit from the fame that surrounds you? Or shrink from it? Would you appreciate the opportunities life creates for you? Or wish your situation was different?
These are among many questions explored by journalist/author Peter Jennings in his new book, “Icons: Growing Up In The Shadow Of Greatness”. In the book, Peter meets with descendants of well-known individuals who have shaped our world and discusses the characteristics of their upbringing. But more than revealing the attributes of intriguing people, this book also serves as a guide to how each of us can harness the influences that impact and affect our own nurturing. Do our characteristics and personality traits evolve naturally from our surroundings as we mature, or do we excel or suffer as a result of parents who have broken through some boundaries that may place limits on others?
With the world facing increased levels of stress and anxiety, this is an ideal time for the positive stories of resilience found in “Icons: Growing Up In The Shadow Of Greatness.”
“Peter, thank you so much for the wonderful interview. I found your
questions really unique and unlike the cookie cutter ones I normally
get, which was really refreshing. I hope that I was able to provide
you with useful information for your book.”
- Rod Roddenberry (son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry)
These are among many questions explored by journalist/author Peter Jennings in his new book, “Icons: Growing Up In The Shadow Of Greatness”. In the book, Peter meets with descendants of well-known individuals who have shaped our world and discusses the characteristics of their upbringing. But more than revealing the attributes of intriguing people, this book also serves as a guide to how each of us can harness the influences that impact and affect our own nurturing. Do our characteristics and personality traits evolve naturally from our surroundings as we mature, or do we excel or suffer as a result of parents who have broken through some boundaries that may place limits on others?
With the world facing increased levels of stress and anxiety, this is an ideal time for the positive stories of resilience found in “Icons: Growing Up In The Shadow Of Greatness.”
“Peter, thank you so much for the wonderful interview. I found your
questions really unique and unlike the cookie cutter ones I normally
get, which was really refreshing. I hope that I was able to provide
you with useful information for your book.”
- Rod Roddenberry (son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry)