June 09, 2014
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By Gina Sainvil, Executive Director, MAGS Consulting Ltd. Tanzania
May 17, 2014
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By Jackieacho
WHAT BARBARA IS REALLY TEACHING US - BE BRAVE Barbara Walters is using her megaphone to tell us something important. Can we hear her? Is she breaking through our armor of modern culture and personal regret to pierce our hearts? Does she fully realize how important it is and why now is the right time to say it, again, with feeling?! “I was so busy with a career. It’s the age-old problem,” Walters, 84, said in an interview that will air on the upcoming ABC News special, “Barbara Walters: Her Story.” “And, you know, on your deathbed, are you going to say, ‘I wish I spent more time in the office?’ No. You’ll say, ‘I wish I spent more time with my family,’ and I do feel that way. I wish I had spent more time with my Jackie.” – Laura Effron via Good Morning America Her comments are making news now, but there is nothing really new here. The age old problem is “Sophie’s choice“: your career (=you) or your kid. Neither are her comments a sudden revelation in this family. There has been plenty of struggle for both Barbara and Jackie, especially during the teenage years. Barbara Walters has had an incredible career spanning ~56 years. Her story as a mother reads like so many powerful women who leaned in. Several miscarriages. Finally got her baby (adopted in this case). No maternity leave. Lots of outsourcing. Plenty of money to pay for the best. Fame, influence, kudos, accolades, awards galore. What are we to do with her regret? Do we chalk.....read more
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