Mellody Hobson

And I have seen it that, you know, the person who leaves the job for the extra 10 grand and you're like, but this is the better opportunity. This is the better person to mentor you. This is the way that you're going to actually be exposed to things that you won't see in this other place. But it's the trade-offs that are made that where they ultimately nickel and dime themselves.

And I have seen it that, you know, the person who leaves the job for the extra 10 grand and you're like, but this is the better opportunity. This is the better person to mentor you. This is the way that you're going to actually be exposed to things that you won't see in this other place. But it's the trade-offs that are made that where they ultimately nickel and dime themselves.

I remember being at Ariel. I remember someone saying to me, they tried to recruit me to another job. I never talked to headhunters or anything like that. This person asked me to come over and they're like, but it's so much bigger than Ariel. And I said, that's what you value. And I said, I'm valuing the experience. And this experience is giving me a lot of opportunity.

I remember being at Ariel. I remember someone saying to me, they tried to recruit me to another job. I never talked to headhunters or anything like that. This person asked me to come over and they're like, but it's so much bigger than Ariel. And I said, that's what you value. And I said, I'm valuing the experience. And this experience is giving me a lot of opportunity.

to grow and learn in ways big and small that are important to me.

to grow and learn in ways big and small that are important to me.

Okay. So first of all, we all feel overwhelmed sometimes. And it's, you know, a question of how do you re-anchor yourself to get through it? And I somehow, I can push through and will myself to do unbelievable things. I cannot describe it to you. I can outwork any person.

Okay. So first of all, we all feel overwhelmed sometimes. And it's, you know, a question of how do you re-anchor yourself to get through it? And I somehow, I can push through and will myself to do unbelievable things. I cannot describe it to you. I can outwork any person.

First of all, it's waking up super early, not making any excuses about all the things I have to get done. It's a lot of travel, a lot of like landing in the middle of the night, waking up super early in the morning.

First of all, it's waking up super early, not making any excuses about all the things I have to get done. It's a lot of travel, a lot of like landing in the middle of the night, waking up super early in the morning.

You still do that level of work. We had a big thing a couple of weeks ago where I had to get something out very last minute. We started off in Florida. We flew to Texas and, And then we were flying to San Francisco. This issue came up. We started on Friday at 3.30 in the afternoon. We needed to get done, which was really hard, by Monday morning.

You still do that level of work. We had a big thing a couple of weeks ago where I had to get something out very last minute. We started off in Florida. We flew to Texas and, And then we were flying to San Francisco. This issue came up. We started on Friday at 3.30 in the afternoon. We needed to get done, which was really hard, by Monday morning.

I told my chief of staff, Serena, and I, I was like, we are going to be sitting at the kitchen table for the next two days. So we went all the entire flight from Texas to San Francisco. We work late into night in San Francisco. We work up, woke up early, very early. I still went to the gym somehow. And then we, but not always. I mean, some, this was a bad run.

I told my chief of staff, Serena, and I, I was like, we are going to be sitting at the kitchen table for the next two days. So we went all the entire flight from Texas to San Francisco. We work late into night in San Francisco. We work up, woke up early, very early. I still went to the gym somehow. And then we, but not always. I mean, some, this was a bad run.

So then we got up, we worked the entire day into the night, sitting in the same seat, the entire Saturday, the entire Sunday. But we had to fly to Chicago. We worked in the entire time flying to Chicago. We finished when we landed, when we hit the ground in Chicago. and turned it over to the next person, it was incredibly hard. But I said, we have no choice.

So then we got up, we worked the entire day into the night, sitting in the same seat, the entire Saturday, the entire Sunday. But we had to fly to Chicago. We worked in the entire time flying to Chicago. We finished when we landed, when we hit the ground in Chicago. and turned it over to the next person, it was incredibly hard. But I said, we have no choice.

And everyone who was behind me waiting for the work, I said, when I hand this off to you, you're going to go into this non-sleep mode that I was just in.

And everyone who was behind me waiting for the work, I said, when I hand this off to you, you're going to go into this non-sleep mode that I was just in.

Okay, this is going to sound strange and I'm going to make it hopefully not sound not great. but it's how I think about it. My mom had six kids. She mothered us all differently. That's just a fact.

Okay, this is going to sound strange and I'm going to make it hopefully not sound not great. but it's how I think about it. My mom had six kids. She mothered us all differently. That's just a fact.