Be a full person. Motherhood is a glorious gift, but do not define yourself solely by motherhood. Be a full person. Your child will benefit from that.

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"How easy it was to lie to strangers, to create with strangers the versions of our lives we imagined."

- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Awareness

"If you don’t understand, ask questions. If you’re uncomfortable about asking questions, say you are uncomfortable about asking questions and then ask anyway. It’s easy to tell when a question is coming from a good place. Then listen some more."

- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Awareness

"I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there."

- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Self-awareness

"Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in."

- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Courage

"I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femaleness and my femininity. And I want to be respected in all of my femaleness because I deserve to be."

- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Self-confidence

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"Hustle hard baby girl."

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"Stop snoozing your alarm."

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"Results on. Excuses off."

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"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."

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Motivation

"Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you."

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