‘If we don’t have life, we don’t have nothing to give. Now what?’ – Actress Jada Pinkett Smith
In Our Shoes: Jada, there are many working women who are collecting a paycheck to support their families, but not following a career they are passionate about, hence not feeling fulfilled in their personal lives. After having children, women become very clear on what they want and have the ambition to create a life in business which they love but are held back by time and other factors. What would you say to those women?.
‘You’re telling me that I can’t take 5 hours because it makes me a bad mom?!’ – Jada Pinkett Smith.
Last week In Our Shoes was invited by the The Mom’s, (an authentic media platform in America for celebrating the modern day mom) to the movie premiere screening of Madagascar 3, where I later opened up and shared with actress Jada Pinkett Smith (she’s the dancing hippo), the platform we have grown here supporting working moms and mums who “appear” to juggle it all effortlessly in the career, family, mother, friendship shoes everyday. Given the gutsy leader seminar we are running this summer in New York and London inspiring women to take on their passions in business, I wanted to learn what advice Jada could share with us working moms and mums who juggle a career during the day and second shift at home with our families. Video clip below of her emotionallly moving answer. After ‘picking up’ such an inspiring fierce spirit to bring back here to our female village, her words still resonate..
‘It’s not about hours. It’s not about time. It’s about SPIRIT, that’s what’s most important. So you do what you need to do to keep your spirit alive, by any means necessary.’ – Jada Pinkett Smith
‘What’s most important is that we feel alive so we can feel life with those that we love.’ – Jada Pinkett Smith
.To all you working women who aspire for a career you are passionate about: DO NOT give up on yourself – ever. There are people who believe in you. I believe in YOU because I’ve been there and look forward to sharing my own story with you growing In Our Shoes successfully at a time when I reached the lowest point in my personal life and career. May our videos below of inspiring Jada, move you to taking on a life that you LOVE.
