Nancy Pelosi
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So when something happens, your intuition, say, trust your gut. Don't trust your gut unless your gut has knowledge, has strategy, has values, knows what it wants to do. Be prepared. Be prepared and act. Intuitively, not deductively, intuitively. And the reason that's important is because, Julia, if you were going to make a decision, you thought, well, maybe this, maybe that.
So when something happens, your intuition, say, trust your gut. Don't trust your gut unless your gut has knowledge, has strategy, has values, knows what it wants to do. Be prepared. Be prepared and act. Intuitively, not deductively, intuitively. And the reason that's important is because, Julia, if you were going to make a decision, you thought, well, maybe this, maybe that.
All the other people will exercise their how to promote their own agenda. And pretty soon your idea is greatly diminished. If they know you're going to act right. They'll respect that. And nine times out of ten, because you know the subject, you know the strategy, you know the path, nine times out of ten, you'll be fine, and that's a good average. That's a really good average.
All the other people will exercise their how to promote their own agenda. And pretty soon your idea is greatly diminished. If they know you're going to act right. They'll respect that. And nine times out of ten, because you know the subject, you know the strategy, you know the path, nine times out of ten, you'll be fine, and that's a good average. That's a really good average.
Yeah. You make your decision happen.
Yeah. You make your decision happen.
No, I was ready. Really? I was ready. That's what I say. Be ready. Just be ready. And...
No, I was ready. Really? I was ready. That's what I say. Be ready. Just be ready. And...
Yeah. Yes. Right. But see, that's why I say to women, know your power. Know your why. Be ready. Be ready because... You can't miss that opportunity. Now, if I go someplace and I don't have to speak, I'm as happy as I can be. Just relax. I went to a funeral service the other day, and I was enjoying what people were saying, and I thought, oh, this is so lovely.
Yeah. Yes. Right. But see, that's why I say to women, know your power. Know your why. Be ready. Be ready because... You can't miss that opportunity. Now, if I go someplace and I don't have to speak, I'm as happy as I can be. Just relax. I went to a funeral service the other day, and I was enjoying what people were saying, and I thought, oh, this is so lovely.
And then they introduced me, and I'm like, hey, nobody told me. But, of course, I couldn't—I had to get up and do it. That speaks volumes that you can actually relax, and you were at a funeral. Oh, my God. No, and then they introduced—and I thought, who is he introducing? That sounds like me. Oh, my God, it is. Did you have to speak, or could you just wave? No, I had to then get up and speak.
And then they introduced me, and I'm like, hey, nobody told me. But, of course, I couldn't—I had to get up and do it. That speaks volumes that you can actually relax, and you were at a funeral. Oh, my God. No, and then they introduced—and I thought, who is he introducing? That sounds like me. Oh, my God, it is. Did you have to speak, or could you just wave? No, I had to then get up and speak.
But I knew the subject very well. It didn't bother me at all, but just be ready. It is funny because— you are in the attraction business. You're in the entertainment business, the attraction business. We in politics like to think that we are in the attraction business, but we really aren't. But actually, you kind of are.
But I knew the subject very well. It didn't bother me at all, but just be ready. It is funny because— you are in the attraction business. You're in the entertainment business, the attraction business. We in politics like to think that we are in the attraction business, but we really aren't. But actually, you kind of are.
I mean, we would like to think that we are, but we're not professionals on the attraction side of it. Well,
I mean, we would like to think that we are, but we're not professionals on the attraction side of it. Well,
Exactly. And you experienced that in that role as to what it took as that person, as the beep and the president to do that. And you were experienced because... That's what you do.
Exactly. And you experienced that in that role as to what it took as that person, as the beep and the president to do that. And you were experienced because... That's what you do.
I would say about her, as I would say of any of the women of her generation, that they We're early. In other words, if they were now, for example, my children or grandchildren, they could take over the world. What did she do for your dad? What was she doing behind the scenes? volunteers in politics, the mobilization piece.
I would say about her, as I would say of any of the women of her generation, that they We're early. In other words, if they were now, for example, my children or grandchildren, they could take over the world. What did she do for your dad? What was she doing behind the scenes? volunteers in politics, the mobilization piece.