Here is the introduction he mentioned in his book: "I have been forecasting the weather for forty years and I can't necessarily predict tomorrow's weather with 100% accuracy. How the hell will I know what I'll be doing in five years?"
He stated that the idea for this book came after he spoke at a National Association of Black Journalist conference. His publisher suggested that he should write a book about his career and lessons that he learned. Al Roker eventually agree to do it,. He said in a USA TODAY interview, "If nothing else, it’d be nice to have a collection of stories about my career before I really hit old age, because I'm forgetting more and more,"
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He never had a desire to become a weatherman and he did not seek to be on television. "I literally had no interest in being on television," he says. “When I looked in the mirror when I was a sophomore in college, and staring back at me was a chunky, balding, glasses-wearing Black kid, I didn't look back and be like and go, 'Hey, you should be on TV, you're that good looking."
However, he gave it a try and it all worked out. Other triumph worked out as well including being in the Broadway debut of "Waitress."
He also enforce the power of team. No one makes it in life alone. No one becomes a success alone. Al Roker mentioned how his loved ones, colleagues, and mentors supported him in his journey.
"I think you’ve got to find a team," Roker says. "You’ve got to find a group of people that will help you, whether [they are] friends, family, coworkers — those are the people who are going to help you achieve your greatest achievements."
Source material: USAtoday.com