Motherhood didn't make me less ambitious. It sharpened my focus and made me more intentional about the work I take on.
Becoming a mother didn't diminish my ambition — it sharpened it.With limited time and costly childcare, I became far more selective about the work I take on.Motherhood forced me to define what truly matters in my career, and pursue it with focus.Before I became a mother, I thought ambition meant saying yes.Yes to another assignment, even if the pay was mediocre. Yes to the meeting that probably could have been an email.
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Becoming a mother didn't diminish my ambition — it sharpened it.With limited time and costly childcare, I became far more selective about the work I take on.Motherhood forced me to define what truly matters in my career, and pursue it with focus.Before I became a mother, I thought ambition meant saying yes.Yes to another assignment, even if the pay was mediocre. Yes to the meeting that probably could have been an email. Yes to the opportunity that sounded impressive, even when it wasn't especially interesting. I wanted the byline, the invitation, the proof that I was moving forward.My calendar was full, and I rarely stopped to ask whether the work itself was worth my time.Then, in the terrifying early days of the pandemic, I became a mother.Everything felt frightening and surreal.
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- Becoming a mother didn't diminish my ambition — it sharpened it.With limited time and costly childcare, I became far more selective about the work I take on.Motherhood forced me to define what truly matters in my career, and pursue it with focus.Before I became a mother, I thought ambition meant saying yes.Yes to another assignment, even if the pay was mediocre. Yes to the meeting that probably could have been an email.
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Motherhood didn't make me less ambitious. It sharpened my focus and made me more intentional about the work I take on.
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