The entertainment world lost a legend a few weeks ago and we had to share our thoughts about a woman that accomplished so much and inspired so many. Joan Rivers was a comedian, an actor, style critic, entrepreneur and humanitarian. She started her career in the 50′s and until recently she was working non-stop.

Joan Rivers worked in a man’s world and was never considered “one of the guys”, yet when you look at what she was able to accomplish you have to be impressed. She worked in late night comedy clubs, she became a tv writer, was a regular at The Tonight Show and even covered for Johnny Carson. She also had her own talk show, granted it was cancelled but that did not stopped her. She continued to work and reinvent herself multiple times.

Joan Rivers continued her work into her 80′s, she worked on Fashion Police, had a fashion line on QVC, volunteered every year at God’s Love We Deliver and still toured the comedy club circuit. She inspires us to follow our dreams and to continue on despite a few bumps on the road. As women we have to take her example and follow our passion. Never give up!

We must honor Joan Rivers and what she has done. Some people may have found her comedy brash and in your face but that’s what made it so great. She just went for it and that’s why Joan Rivers will be remembered for setting her own rules and not taking it too seriously. She helped other women in the entertainment world create their own voices. Comedians today like Tina Fey, Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Handler and many more have been able to create their own identity by following Rivers rules. - “My advice to women comedians is: First of all, don’t worry about the money. Love the process. You don’t know when it’s gonna happen,” “Also: Ignore your competition.”

Well, we will ignore the competition but we won’t ignore the fact that we lost a great entertainer and person. A woman that didn’t give up and created her own empire by doing what she loved. We will miss you Joan Rivers and we love the process of our own dreams.