Mika Brzezinski
Mika Brzezinski
Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski is an American television host, author and journalist. Brzezinski co-hosts MSNBC's weekday morning broadcast Morning Joe with former Republican representative Joe Scarborough. Mika Brzezinski is the daughter of Zbigniew Brzezinski, who was the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs to Jimmy Carter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth2 May 1967
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
For me, having it all doesn't mean having the corner office at work and a penthouse at home if there aren't kids running around as I'm trying to cook my husband something special.
I desperately miss my girls when I am working, and I often feel guilty, but also feel the journey I am on is for them too. When I am on my 16th hour of a day and can barely keep my eyes open, they drive me forward.
My parents found me very difficult to educate.
I have mugs of hot water every morning because the studio is cold, and also because it makes my throat sound clearer.
I was fired at the pinnacle of my career, on my 39th birthday. And in the year that followed, I learned that there are many psychological phases of being 'let go.'
I'd been fired by CBS News in a semipublic way, and as the months went by, there was a perception that I was damaged goods.
We have to unclutter our brains from worries that maybe people don't like us. Women tend to worry about popularity; it doesn't matter if they like you. They need to respect you. They need to show that respect for you in your pay check. And that needs to be okay.
I suffered from a mild case of postpartum depression after my second child and the physical challenge of maintaining an overnight shift at CBS, a marriage, and two in diapers made the symptoms worse and everyone in the house paid the price.
Women play into each other's weaknesses.
After being let go from CBS and looking for a year for work, I will never catch myself complaining about being too busy.
Don't make your journey through life harder by placing rules on yourself like, 'I can't get married till I get promoted to your dream job.'
Why don't these companies making big profits just pay people better than $14 an hour? It's kind of simple. When you're making record profits, why not? I don't get it.
I try my best to be extremely disciplined about my diet.
Don't apologize for asking for what you deserve.