When people think of the career of legendary broadcast journalist Barbara Walters, they usually look to her successes, of which there are many.

The illustrious media personality became the first female co-anchor of a network news program. She has landed interviews with heads of state and every U.S. president since Richard Nixon. And she's well-known for her intimate, sometimes tear-filled chats with celebrities.

But Walters is the first to admit that her career has had both highs and lows, and she'll discuss how to balance the two when she delivers a speech at a motivational conference tomorrow in Toronto.

"When young people, especially young women, occasionally come up to me and say, 'Oh, I want to be you,' I say, 'OK, but you have to have the whole package,'" Walters said in a phone interview ahead of her appearance tomorrow at the Power Within event at Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

"And what I'll be talking about is the whole package: the successes, the failures, the things I've learned. I will be reading from some of the interviews that I've done ... that have to do with everything from balancing your life to failure and to survival."

Walters, who was born in Brookline, Mass., will be joined by American swimming star Michael Phelps at the convention, which will also include experts in leadership, corporate responsibility and personal finance.

Walters says much of the content of her 45-minute speech is echoed in her autobiography, Audition: A Memoir (Knopf, $34).