>> THIS WEEK ON MORNING MIKA
STICKING THE LANDING ON MENTAL HEALTH. >> IT'S BEEN A LONG WEEK.
IT'S BEEN A LONG OLYMPIC PROCESS. IT'S BEEN A LONG YEAR.
SO JUST A LOT OF DIFFERENT VARIABLES. AND I THINK WE'RE
JUST A LITTLE BIT TOO STRESSED OUT, BUT WE SHOULD BE OUT HERE
HAVING FUN. AND SOMETIMES THAT'S NOT THE CASE. YEAH, I
SAY PUT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST BECAUSE IF YOU DO, THEN YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO YOUR SPORT AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SUCCEED AS
MUCH AS YOU WANT TO. SO IT'S OK SOMETIMES TO EVEN SIT OUT THE
BIG CON TITIAN'S TO FOCUS ON YOURSELF BECAUSE IT SHOWS HOW
STRONG OF A COMPETITOR AND PERSON THAT YOU REALLY ARE RATHER THAN JUST BATTLE THROUGH
IT. >> REMEMBER THAT OLYMPIC
CHAMPION SIMONE BILES 3 YEARS AGO WHEN SHE QUIT THE SUMMER
GAMES TO FOCUS ON HER MENTAL HEALTH. THE MOST DECORATED
GYMNAST OF ALL-TIME TRANSCENDED HER SPORT AND DID SOMETHING
HEROIC. BREAKING NEWS, EVERYBODY. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE
A STAR ATHLETE TO STEP OFF THE WORK LIFE BALANCE PAY. YOU CAN
TAKE TIME OFF AND THEN YES, YOU CAN COME BACK BIGGER AND
BETTER. I'M MIKA BRZEZINSKI HERE WITH SIMON CENTER'S
TOWNSEND WHO ABERDEEN AND JEN PSAKI. GUESS WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO DO. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TRUMP FREE SHOW TODAY. AND THIS
WEEK WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT NEW RESEARCH THAT FINDS MORE AND
MORE WOMEN ARE TAKING LEAVES OF ABSENCE FROM WORK FOR MENTAL
HEALTH DISTRESS. ACCORDING TO COME PSYCH MENTAL HEALTH
RELATED LEAVES OF ABSENCE IN THE WORKPLACE ARE SURGING TO
NEW RESEARCH SHOWS THAT 300% SPIKE BETWEEN 2017 2023 AND GET
THIS. THEY ARE UP 33% IN 2023 ALONE. SO THAT'S A LOT. WHAT'S
BEHIND THIS? ACCORDING TO FORBES WOMEN, MORE AND MORE
WOMEN ARE STEALING SIGNS OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AT WORK.
MANY REPORT, A PERVASIVE SENSE OF BEING STRESSED, OVERWHELMED
AND ARE SUPPORTED AND SOME CASES SIMPLY NOT UNDERSTOOD BY
THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM LOOKING INTO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING IS A
WHOLE DIFFERENT SHOW. BUT I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT
TOPIC FOR US ABOUT THE ASK, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE AT KNOW YOUR
VALUE I SPEAK AND TEACH WOMEN A LOT ABOUT NEGOTIATING, NOT JUST
NEGOTIATING EQUAL PAY OR GETTING A REALLY GOOD SALARY.
IT'S ABOUT SELF ADVOCATING OR NEGOTIATING FOR YOUR OWN
SUCCESS AND LONGEVITY AND THE WORKPLACE. AND THE KEY TO GREAT
NEGOTIATING STARTS WITH BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS SO THAT
WHEN YOU'RE IN THERE FOR THE BIG ASK, IT ISN'T THE FIRST
TIME YOU'VE EVER CONFRONTED AN ISSUE WITH A COLLEAGUE OR A
BOSS AND THEY KNOW YOU WOMEN TEND TO. AND I WONDER IF
YOU AGREE WITH THIS WITH 10 TO WHITE KNUCKLE OUR PERSONAL
PROBLEMS OR AS YOU HEARD SIMONE BILES SAY IN THE CLIP BATTLE
THROUGH IT, I THINK WE'RE I THINK WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT
BEING JUDGED UP PRESENTING ANYTHING LESS THAN A PERFECT 10
WOULD FARE BADLY FOR US AND THAT I DON'T KNOW. PEOPLE WILL
THINK BADLY OF BOSS. I PROMISE YOU MEN DON'T THINK THAT WAY.
AND NOW MORE AND MORE WOMEN ARE SHOWING THEIR MOM OR ABILITY
AND STRENGTH LIKE SIMON BY ASKING AND SAYING WHAT THEY
NEED. SO THE ONE BIT OF GOOD NEWS IN THIS COM SITE RESEARCH
IS THAT APPARENTLY WOMEN ARE NOT ONLY ASKING FOR THE LEAVE.
SOME OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY GETTING IT. WE NEED MORE OF
THIS. I WOULD ARGUE WE NEED ACROSS THE BOARD MENTAL HEALTH
LEE THAN ALSO MATERNITY AND PATERNITY LEAVE ACROSS THE
BIRD. BUT IN TERMS OF ASKING FOR HELP OR ASKING FOR TIME
OFF, I LEARNED BY ALMOST LOSING EVERYTHING
ASKING FOR LAFE WOULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH LESS PAINFUL IN MY CASE FOR MYSELF AND MY
FAMILY. SO I HAVE ANOTHER MORNING. MAKE A CONFESSIONAL
HOPE THAT'S OK WITH YOU GUYS. I'M ABSOLUTELY YES. I'M GOING
TO ASK YOU TO SHARE TO. BUT THIS ONE, IT'S PRETTY PERSONAL. YOU TURN BACK THE CLOCK MORE
THAN 10 YEARS HOSTING MORNING JOE. THAT'S GETTING UP AT
03:30AM, IN THE MORNING COMMUTE OR LATE LONG HOURS BY PARENTS.
BOTH STARTED HAVING A LOT OF AGE RELATED ILLNESSES. 2
TEENAGERS PRESENTING THEIR OWN SET OF CHALLENGES THAT TEENS DO AND THE DIVORCE WAS IN MY
FUTURE. AND THE ONLY THING THAT I DID EVERY DAY FOR A SENSE OF
NORMALCY WAS RUN. I HAVE BEEN A RUNNER ALL OF MY LIFE. AND IT'S
WHAT I DID EVERY DAY THAT MADE ME FEEL GOOD, SORT OF LIKE IN
CONTROL. THE ONE THING THAT HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME EVERY
DAY. BUT DURING THAT TIME WHERE I
WAS JUST REALLY, REALLY WORN DOWN, EXHAUSTED, HAVING TROUBLE
SLEEPING AND DEALING WITH MULTIPLE DYNAMICS GOING ON IN
MY LIFE, WHAT I DIDN'T NOTICE IS THAT MY RUNNING HAD TURNED
TO WALKING AND THAT WALKING. THAT'S
BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH WEIGHT ON ME. I JUST COULDN'T RUN MY
LEGS, COULDN'T DO IT. AND ADD TO THAT, I WAS CRYING. SO I WAS WALKING THE STREETS OF
BRONXVILLE, NEW YORK CRYING EVERY DAY. AND I DIDN'T EVEN
REALLY NOTICE IT. THAT WOULD JUST DO THE SAME TO GO ON MY
RUN, CUT THE SHOES ON, START RUNNING. AND THEN I JUST WALK
AND CRY. AND I WILL TELL YOU A PERFECT STRANGER SHOCKED ME
INTO UNDERSTANDING THAT I NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING. THIS
GUY DRIVES UP TO ME, PULLS UP, PULLS DOWN HIS WINDOW AND I'M
THINKING, OH, GOD, SOMEBODY RECOGNIZES ME AT THIS TERRIBLE
TIME. HOW COULD THIS BE? AND HE GOES. HI, MY NAME IS
PETER AND I'M A THERAPIST AND HE GOES I'VE BEEN SEEING
YOU EVERY DAY CRIME AND YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT IT IS NOT
OK TO CRY THAT MUCH AND NOT DEAL WITH IT AND YOU SHOULD GET
SOME HELP. AND THEN HE JUST DROVE OFF.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT WAS LIKE I I ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS.
YOU'RE LIKE, OH, MY GOD, I'M WOW. THIS IS LIKE ON THE
I'M WEARING THIS ON THE OUTSIDE. OBVIOUSLY, I'VE BEEN
AN IMPOSTER ON THE SHOW, AN IMPOSTER IN FRONT OF MY
KIDS, AN IMPOSTER IMPOSTER TRYING TO DEAL WITH THE
DISAPPOINTMENT. I FELT I WAS GIVING EVERYBODY AND I DID GO GET HELP. I ALSO
ENDED UP GETTING SOME SLEEP MEDICATION AND REALLY WORKING
ON SLEEP AND MINDFULNESS. AND I TALKED A LITTLE BIT TO MY
BOSS AT THE TIME ABOUT NEEDING A BREAK HERE AND THERE AND SLOWLY BUT SURELY GOT THE HELP.
I NEED TO SORT OF PULL MYSELF BACK TOGETHER AND BE STRONG FOR
THE CHALLENGES AHEAD. AND SO THAT'S MY STORY. I THINK WE CAN
DO BETTER. I THINK I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN TIME OFF LONG BEFORE
THAT MOMENT AND IT WOULD HAVE SHOULD IT WOULD HAVE SPARED A
LOT OF PEOPLE. A LOT OF TROUBLE. SO YOUR TURN TO SHARE
LADIES OF MORNING, MIKA. I'M SURE NONE OF YOUR
SITUATIONS ARE EXTREME IS MINE. BUT JEN, I MEAN, ESPECIALLY WORKING IN THE WHITE HOUSE WITH
LITTLE KIDS. WAS IT EVER TOO MUCH? >> YEAH, I MEAN, MANY TIMES AND
I THINK AND I SO RELATE TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I THINK I WAS
AGGRESSIVELY NODDING AS WE ALL WERE ABOUT HOW WOMEN OFTEN
THINK WE HAVE TO JUST S*** IT UP AND PLOWED FORWARD. AND I
CERTAINLY HAVE HAD MANY YEARS. I WILL SAY OF MY CAREER WHY
I'VE DONE EXACTLY THAT. CERTAINLY AS BEING A MOM IN THE
WHITE HOUSE. NOT BECAUSE ANYONE WAS TELLING ME I HAD TO DO THAT
BECAUSE I FEAR OF MISSING OUT FEAR OF NOT BEING IN THE
MEETING. YOUR OF SHOWING THAT I HAD SOME VULNERABILITY AND IT
REALLY TOOK ME GETTING A LITTLE OLDER AND REALIZING
VULNERABILITY IS ALSO STRENGTH AND THE ABILITY TO SHOW THAT
THE STORY YOU JUST TOLD US TO ITS STRENGTH, YOUR YOUR ABILITY
TO TELL THAT STORY. IT'S NOT WEAKNESS. I WILL SAY FOR ME
BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SO MANY MOMENTS BECAUSE YOU'RE TELLING
THAT STORY. I REMEMBER EVEN BEFORE I HAD KIDS, I HAD THIS
EPIPHANY WHEN I WAS ON A TRIP WITH SECRETARY KERRY, THE U.S.
SECRETARY OF STATE WHERE I HAD RUN SO MUCH BECAUSE I'M ALSO A
RUNNER THAT I HAD FRACTURED BONES IN MY FOOT, WHICH I HAD
NOT TAKEN THE TIME TO GO TO THE DOCTOR FOR AND RUNNING WITH
MENTAL HEALTH. RIGHT. RUNNING WAS MENTAL HEALTH AND GETTING
YOU THROUGH A PERIOD OF TIME MIGHT NOT TAKING THE TIME TO GO
TO A DOCTOR. TOOK A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WAS A DOCTOR SAYING
YOU NEED AN X-RAY AND YOU ALSO NEED A BOOT ON YOUR FOOT WHEN
SHE LOOKED AT IT. SO ON THE STRIP WHERE IN WAR ZONES, IT'S
A 10 DAY TRIP. I'VE THE BOOT ON MY FOOT. MY TOOTH FELL OUT
BECAUSE I HAD A CRASH. >> I GOT THAT HAPPENED TO ME.
YEAH. THIS IS LIKE OKAY. >> I HAD A CROWN. WE HAVE A
CROWN AHI TEMPORARY CROWD OF MY TOOTH THAT I HAD NOT TAKEN CARE
OF. AND I SHARE ALL OF THIS BECAUSE ALL OF THAT WAS THE
RESULT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NOT DEALING WITH THINGS IN YOUR
LIFE LIKE YOUR OWN PHYSICAL HEALTH, TOO, THAT YOU SHOULD BE
DEALING WITH. AND I REMEMBER BEING I WAS IN A WAR ZONE
SOMEWHERE OR CONFLICT ZONE. I HAD A TOOTH IN A BAGGIE AND
MY FOOD WASN'T FOCUSED ENOUGH FOOD. AND I WAS THINKING 2
SENATE VOTE. YES. >> DOING WHAT AM I DOING?
YOU KNOW, BUT I DIDN'T. I MEAN, THE THING IS I THINK YOU CAN
FAULT. >> RELATE TO THIS. I DIDN'T
TRAHAN AND IT'S REALLY TAKEN ME YEARS TO LOOK BACK AT THAT
STORY AND RECOGNIZE THAT'S NOT HELPING ANYONE. IT WOULD HAVE
BEEN BETTER. YEAH, THAT'S NOT ON THE TRIP. IF SOMEBODY ELSE
HAD BEEN ON THE TRIP, RIGHT, WHO COULD BE THERE AND BE A
PRESENT AND BE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY THERE. AND SO I'VE HAD
MANY MOMENTS, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY MY MORE HUMOROUS,
ABSURD RECOLLECTION, AS YOU WERE TELLING AROUND. >> ALL THE WAY UP SERVE AND I
CAN SEE YOU IN A DRESSING THE PRESS AND SMILING IN A BIG
BLACK HOLE WITH HAHA JEN. I ALREADY KNOW YOUR NEXT
BOOK IS GOING TO BE CALLED A TOOTH IN A BOOT. HAVE 4 OF US
IS. I CANNOT IMAGINE ANY OF US SAYING STOP GET ME OFF THIS
TRAIN, RIGHT? AS MUCH AS WE MAY HAVE WANTED AND FELT IT OVER
THE YEARS AND JUST LIKE THAT. >> JEN SAID, I'VE HAD SO MANY
MOMENTS PROFESSIONALLY DURING WORK WHERE IT HAS BEEN TOO
MUCH. AND I'VE NEVER HAD A THEM THE CONFIDENCE REALLY TO SAY,
OK, IT'S TOO MUCH I CAN DO. AND I GUESS FOR ME, THE BIG
MOMENT WAS WHEN I HAD MY SON AND I HAD AND TO MIND
EVERYBODY, THERE'S NO PAID MATERNITY LEAVE IN GOVERNMENT.
AND SO I KNOW MY VACATION TIME AND MY 6 DAYS AND WHICH I WAS
FORCED TO BY MY SUPERIORS, MY CHIEF OF STAFF AND THE
SECRETARY OF STATE OF TIME, HILLARY CLINTON TO SAY TAKE
THIS TIME OFF. AND I REMEMBER COMING BACK TO WASHINGTON WITH
MY INFANT BABY BECAUSE THERE WAS A BIG, BIG STRATEGIC
MEETING WHICH I NORMALLY WOULD HAVE WON. AND SO I COME BACK AND I WAS
NURSING. I WAS NURSING JORDAN AND I PUMPS MILK IN THE MORNING
AND I STORE AT NIGHT. I STARTED IN THE FRIDGE AT THE HOTEL SHOW
UP AT THE OFFICE THE NEXT DAY WITH MY BABY DOING A 9 WITH
EVERYBODY. AND THEY SAID THAT FIRST LADY HAPPENS TO BE IN THE
STATE DEPARTMENT SAY, DO YOU WANT TO BRING YOUR BABY TO MEET
HIM? I WAS SO EXCITED. I WAS JUST WORRIED THAT HE MIGHT, YOU
KNOW, VOMIT ON HER. AND THEN WHEN SHE SHOWED UP WEARING A
WHITE DRESS, I WAS EVEN MORE NERVOUS IN ALL OF THIS. I
DIDN'T REALIZE THAT I LEFT MY MILK AT THE HOTEL. WHEN I CALLED BACK TO THE
HOTEL, VINCENT THROWN OUT WHAT WE CALL THOSE OF US WHO HAD
NURSED KNOW GOD AND LIQUID GOLD WAS ALL GONE. AND THAT'S ALL HE WAS EATING
AND FEEDING AT THE TIME AND TIME ARE GOING INTO CHERYL
MILLS OFFICE. AND JEN, YOU'VE BEEN IN THIS OFFICE. YEAH, THE
SHAKING IN MY BOOTS SAYING I CAN'T RUN THIS ME. I I DON'T
EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE ONLY WAY I CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THIS
MEETING IS TO FEED MY CHILD. AND CHERYL JUST TURNS AND LOOKS
A MAN SAID SURE ENOUGH. HERE I WAS WITH
JAKE SULLIVAN AND PHILIPPE RYAN IS A BUNCH OF MEN AND HILLARY
AND I NURSE MY BABY AND YOU KNOW, I SPENT 20 MINUTES
THINKING I CAN DO IT. BUT HAVING THAT SORT OF SUPPORT
AROUND YOU SAYING IT'S FINE AND IN THE END IT WAS FINE. I
DIDN'T SURVIVE. >> ALRIGHT, OKAY. SIMON EUROPE. >> I LOVE THAT. OKAY. SO MAKE
IT YOUR STORY. MADE ME THINK OF HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE.
YOU KNOW, MY DAD DIED IN 2017 UNEXPECTEDLY HAD A STROKE. I'M AT THE GYM OF ALL PLACES
AND INTO EXCITED. HE WAS GONE. AND I DID NOT TAKE TIME OFF,
ACTUALLY WENT RIGHT BACK TO WORK FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT
WE'VE ALL PUSHED OURSELVES, RIGHT, LIKE, OH, I CAN'T TAKE
TIME OFF. I DON'T WANT TO MISS THESE THINGS. I DON'T WANT
ANYBODY TO THINK I CAN HANDLE IT. I'M FINE. AND I WAS PUSHING MYSELF VERY
HARD FOR MONTHS. AND, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW IT AT THE TIME,
BUT I I WAS IN FACT, THE PRESS. I WANT TO SPEND TIME BY MYSELF.
SO I WOULD LOAD UP MY CALENDAR. I WOULD TAKE ALL OF THE
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS. I WOULD ALWAYS I WOULD I WOULD GO OUT
NOW THE PARTY LATE. IT WAS JUST SO MUCH. I WAS MISSING. FLIGHT
WAS DOING ALL KINDS OF THINGS. AND I JUST REMEMBER BEING IN
THE AIRPORT THAT MUST APPLY THAT AND I'M SITTING IN THE AIRPORT
AND UP FRIEND OF MINE WHOLE ARE NOT CLOSE FRIENDS. BUT, YOU
KNOW, SHE'S SOMEONE THAT KNOWS ME QUITE WELL. SHE CALLS ME
HADN'T HEARD FROM HER IN A FEW MONTHS. AND I SAY I'LL ANSWER
THE PHONE AND SAY, HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON? AND SHE SAID HER DADDY DIED. ARE YOU OKAY? AND I JUST BREAK DOWN, SOBBING,
CRYING. AN AIRPORT DELAY NEXT WEEK. GRASS ARE SOME GOALS.
3 SEATS. HE YOU KNOW THAT MOMENT. I NEEDED SOME CONSOLING
AND MY FRIEND ON THEM. SHE SAYS YOU NEED TO SEE SOMEONE YOU
NEED TO SEE A THERAPIST. YOU NEED TO GET HELP. 2 WEEKS
LATER, A MENTOR OF MINE TAKES ME TO DINNER AND TELLS ME THE
SAME THING. SHE INTRODUCED ME TO A GREAT COUNSELOR AND THAT
GRIEF COUNSELOR DID WHAT ENDED UP NOT BEING THE PERSON FOR ME,
BUT THAT THERE WAS THAT'S WHAT I FOUND OUT THAT I WAS
DEPRESSED AND I HAD BEEN DEPRESSED FOR ABOUT A YEAR.
I WAS I WAS FIGHTING MAKING THE DECISION EVERY DAY TO LIKE,
OKAY, I'M GOING TO GET UP OUT OF THE BED. EVERY DAY WAS A
STRUGGLE. AND I REMEMBER THAT EXPERIENCE WHEN I WAS AT THE
WHITE HOUSE AND WHEN I DECIDED TO LEAVE THE
WHITE HOUSE, IT WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST DECISIONS I'VE HAD TO
MAKE BECAUSE I LOVE MY JOB. I LOVE THE PEOPLE THAT I WORKED
WITH. YOU KNOW, I I LOVE THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE
PRESIDENT, BUT I HAD BEEN HOPPING ON AND OFF PLANES FOR
ABOUT 3 YEARS. WE DID A CAMPAIGN AND LOOK, COVID WENT
STRAIGHT TO THE TRANSITION WHERE BECAUSE OF COVID THE
FOOTPRINT WAS EVEN SMALLER THERE FOR A FEW OF US THAT A
LOT BUT A LOT MORE. AND I WAS CRANKY SOME DAYS. I WAS DOES
NOT HAPPY CAMPER AT HOME. I HAD GOTTEN ENGAGED. AND THIS
TIME I LOOKED UP THAT SUMMER AND I SAID I NEED TO MAKE A
DECISION LIKE IF I WANT TO GO INTO, YOU KNOW, SPEND THESE
NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS IN THE NEXT YEAR, GOING INTO MY
WEDDING LIKE THIS, OR I NEED TO TAKE A STEP BACK FOR MYSELF.
BUT FOR MY MENTAL HEALTH AND I MADE A DECISION, I NEED TO TAKE
A STEP BACK. AND I REMEMBER GOING IN AND OUT OF MY
CONVERSATION WITH THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SHE HAS NOT ONCE,
BUT NOT A TWO-POINT TRY TO CONVINCE ME THAT, YOU KNOW, I
WAS IN THAT COULD I ADD REALLY DID NEED ALL THAT TIME. SHE,
TOO, DIDN'T DO ANY OF THAT. SHE COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD WHAT
I WAS SAYING ABOUT MY MENTAL HEALTH ABOUT BEING TIRED ABOUT
WANTING TO GO INTO, YOU KNOW, ENJOY PLANNING MY WEDDING,
ENJOY GOING INTO MY MARRIAGE AND SHE COMPLETELY SUPPORTED
ME. AND I KNOW THAT THAT IS NOT EVERYONE ELSE'S 16 OUT. WE'VE
ALL HAD AND EXPERIENCE OF BEING SUPPORTED. AND THAT WAS NOT
EVERYBODY. THAT'S NOT ALWAYS EVERYONE'S EXPERIENCE. I'M
ABSOLUTELY GRATEFUL THAT IT WAS MY TO MY STORY. AND I JUST
REMEMBER POWERING THROUGH AND MY FATHER DIED. MY BREAKDOWN OF
MY DEPRESSION NEVER WANTED TO GO BACK TO THAT PLACE AGAIN.
AND SO SHOUT OUT TO THE STRANGEST PULLED UP NEXT TO YOU
ON. YEAH. WHAT A NAME. LAST RIDE, RIGHT? HAHA. YEAH,
BECAUSE YES, PEOPLE LIKE I THINK THAT THEY SAY MY LAST
COUNT. >> YEAH. IT SUCH AN IMPORTANT
MESSAGE. WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND AND ABOUT NOT HAVING THIS
BORDER, NOT GETTING THAT REACTION THAT YOU GOT FROM THE
VICE PRESIDENT'S. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT COMING UP.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS HERE, ASK FOR WHAT YOU NEED. THEY ALL
RELATIONSHIPS WORK FOR THE LONG HAUL BECAUSE REMEMBER, YOU HAVE
A LONG RUNWAY DIVE DATA THAT YOU HAVE THE TIME TO GET
EVERYTHING DONE. SIMONE BILES, BY THE WAY, IS HAVING AN
EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL 2023 2024 SEASON AFTER TAKING A TWO-YEAR
BREAK TO PRIORITIZE HER MENTAL HEALTH. SHE DOMINATED AT THE
U.S. GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIP THIS PAST WEEKEND WINNING HER
9TH ALL AROUND TITLE AHEAD OF THIS SUMMER'S PARIS OLYMPIC
GAMES WHERE SHE IS GOING FOR GOLD AND ALSO KNOWING YOUR
VALUE IS ABOUT GETTING VALUE BACK IN EVERY RELATIONSHIP.
YET YOU HAVE TO BUILD THAT REPORT WHERE THERE'S THAT
EXCHANGE OF IDEAS SUPPORT AND TRUST IN YOUR WORK. YOUR BOSSES
NEED TO TRUST THAT YOU'RE DEDICATED TO YOUR WORK AND THEY
NEED TO TO SAY THAT AND ENSURE YOU TALK ABOUT IT AND THEN THE
ASK FEELS NATURAL. IN FACT, QUITE FRANKLY, IF YOU'RE THAT
GOOD, THEY'RE GOING TO HELP YOU. THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED AND YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO GET THE
SUPPORT YOU NEED. SO YOU CAN FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE
DOING FOR YOU. AND LIKE SIMONE BILES, THE LONGEVITY AND
SUCCESS OF YOUR CAREER IS ALL UP TO YOU. SO COMING UP, WE'RE
TAKING YOUR QUESTIONS ON THIS. I ASKED ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHAT
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR THE 4 OF US ABOUT THE BIG ASK AT WORK.
WE ANSWER THOSE NEXT ONE MORNING. MAKE A RETURNS
