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Mika Brzezinski
Mentor: “… and that’s something my grandmother taught me.” Her grandmother, who spoke 11 languages and has a remarkable story of her own, “possessed dignity and respect … My grandmother thought I was remarkable, but thought I had terrible posture… Those things I am teaching women on stage are things my grandmother taught me in her living room when I was 7 years old … and good posture is the beginning of everything.”
How do you handle Adversity? “With humor. I face adversity every day because I am trying to do so many different things at once. Sometimes, you just have to hunker down and keep going and not even take the time to let it get to you, and know, that whatever happened, happened and the storm always passes.”
Work/Life Balance
“I am still working on that and it’s very hard. In the end, no one feels like they have gotten enough… I haven’t mastered that, it’s not easy.”
Support networks. I try to help a lot of people. I offer to help others in my neighborhood and at work, and over the years you develop a large bounty of fortune. It builds and always come back. And at the opposite end , if you were a jerk to someone, that comes back too.”
Being married helped or hindered?
“I tell women, especially younger women not to forget to get married and have a family because what’s the point of it all if you have no one to share it with? I don’t look at it as helping or hurting my career. I don’t really care. I want everyone in my family to be happy. And if they’re happy, everything else is free, … and if they’re not happy, I’m barley making it through the day.”
Advice to daughters: “I try to lead by example and hope my daughters learn from my mistakes.”
Advice to aspiring women entrepreneurs:
- stop apologizing
- don’t just think about what you want, say it!
- always look for opportunities
- put yourself outside your comfort zone
- learn how to command a room … practice speaking and presenting at church, family celebrations, … propose the toast!
- Try to see yourself as other see you
The “Know Your Value” tour continues in Orlando on Nov. 20. Go to msnbc.com/knowyourvalue for more details.
