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SERENA WILLIAMS: COMMUNICATION IS KEY
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02of 11HODA KOTB: REMEMBER HOW MUCH YOU LOVE YOUR CAREERHoda Kotb/InstagramFor Kotb, working atTodayis a dream come true — and coming to terms with that after becoming a mom to daughter Haley made mom guilt easier to deal with.“I go to work and I sort of feel like I miss Haley, but I don’t ache,” Kotb told PEOPLE. “I remember my mom going to work and saying, ‘I love you and I’m going to work, and when I come home I’m going to love you here.’ [My parents] missed things, but it didn’t scar me — I knew they loved me,” she added. “I also knew they loved what they did. We are all workers in a way — we love what we do.”
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HODA KOTB: REMEMBER HOW MUCH YOU LOVE YOUR CAREER
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For Kotb, working atTodayis a dream come true — and coming to terms with that after becoming a mom to daughter Haley made mom guilt easier to deal with.
“I go to work and I sort of feel like I miss Haley, but I don’t ache,” Kotb told PEOPLE. “I remember my mom going to work and saying, ‘I love you and I’m going to work, and when I come home I’m going to love you here.’ [My parents] missed things, but it didn’t scar me — I knew they loved me,” she added. “I also knew they loved what they did. We are all workers in a way — we love what we do.”
03of 11PINK: USE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW YOUR SUPERPOWERPINK/Instagram"I put way too much pressure on myself, I think we all do," the superstar singer toldEntertainment Tonightof parenting daughter Willow and son Jameson. “I don’t know, we put that on ourselves, that is how we mom now.“The singer is turning those feelings into a positive, using those moments as an opportunity to set a good example for her children. “I want to follow my passion too and I want my kids to see what it looks like to have a mom that is a boss,” she shared. “That is following her passion, that is working really hard towards her goals, but there is always a choice … it is a balance.”
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PINK: USE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW YOUR SUPERPOWER
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“I put way too much pressure on myself, I think we all do,” the superstar singer toldEntertainment Tonightof parenting daughter Willow and son Jameson. “I don’t know, we put that on ourselves, that is how we mom now.”
The singer is turning those feelings into a positive, using those moments as an opportunity to set a good example for her children. “I want to follow my passion too and I want my kids to see what it looks like to have a mom that is a boss,” she shared. “That is following her passion, that is working really hard towards her goals, but there is always a choice … it is a balance.”
04of 11GIULIANA RANCIC: PUT DOWN YOUR PHONE AT HOMEGiuliana Rancic/InstagramThe journalist is a huge proponent of leaving your work at, well, work — a move she began implementing after welcoming son Duke. “What I do now is that when I’m at work, I’m 100 percent focused on work. I return all my emails. I don’t just sit there and surf the Internet like before,” she toldFashionmagazine. “And when I’m home, I would focus 100 percent on Duke and put the phone away … that way I would feel a little more of a balance.”
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GIULIANA RANCIC: PUT DOWN YOUR PHONE AT HOME
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The journalist is a huge proponent of leaving your work at, well, work — a move she began implementing after welcoming son Duke. “What I do now is that when I’m at work, I’m 100 percent focused on work. I return all my emails. I don’t just sit there and surf the Internet like before,” she toldFashionmagazine. “And when I’m home, I would focus 100 percent on Duke and put the phone away … that way I would feel a little more of a balance.”
05of 11JESSICA ALBA: DO THINGS FORYOU, TOOJessica Alba/InstagramParenting three kids — daughters Honor and Haven and newborn son Hayes — and running The Honest Company can be overwhelming, but the actress-turned-entrepreneur makes it a point to squeeze in some “me time” into her already hectic schedule. “It’s worth it to recharge once a week,“ she toldParents Latina. “Get sleep, have a date night or a girls' night in, and drink some wine!“
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JESSICA ALBA: DO THINGS FORYOU, TOO
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Parenting three kids — daughters Honor and Haven and newborn son Hayes — and running The Honest Company can be overwhelming, but the actress-turned-entrepreneur makes it a point to squeeze in some “me time” into her already hectic schedule. “It’s worth it to recharge once a week,“ she toldParents Latina. “Get sleep, have a date night or a girls' night in, and drink some wine!“
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JILLIAN HARRIS: ACCEPT THAT YOUR ‘ENERGY’ WILL PROBABLY CHANGE
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SHEINELLE JONES: SURROUND YOURSELF WITH CO-WORKERS WHO ARE ALSO MOMS
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08of 11TIA MOWRY-HARDRICT: IT’S ALL ABOUT PRIORITIZINGTia Mowry’s Quick Fix"The number-one key is to prioritize,” theSister, Sisteralumna and lifestyle guru — who is mom to son Cree and daughter Cairo— toldVIBE. “I’m a mother and wife first because family is important to me, and a part of having a balanced life is not feeling guilty about taking care of yourself.”
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TIA MOWRY-HARDRICT: IT’S ALL ABOUT PRIORITIZING
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“The number-one key is to prioritize,” theSister, Sisteralumna and lifestyle guru — who is mom to son Cree and daughter Cairo— toldVIBE. “I’m a mother and wife first because family is important to me, and a part of having a balanced life is not feeling guilty about taking care of yourself.”
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MINDY KALING: ASK FOR HELP
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CARRIE UNDERWOOD: REMEMBER YOU’RE NOT ALONE
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“I think mom guilt is rampant in my life,” she candidly shared. “I still constantly wonder, ‘Is this fair to him? Is my life fair to him?’ He’s my No. 1 priority,” she added. “But it’s just a question of how am I going to do this? I’ll probably never find the answers to those questions.”
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DEBRA MESSING: LEAN ON YOUR GIRLFRIENDS
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source: people.com
