(light music) (film reel rolling) (clapperboard clapping) - I would say my biggest fear is probably a common
fear for a lot of women, It's that I would let insecurity keep me from making bold decisions, you know, really kind of
pushing for a seat at the table, and let those opportunities pass me, because maybe I don't think I belong or I don't deserve the chance. Surround yourself with people who can remind you you do belong here. You're doing a great job. Secondly, believe in yourself. Understa
nd that you've gotten
to the point that you are now because you are talented, you are skilled. - I think my why is probably just feeling like I make a difference, and helping and being of service to people is really fulfilling. It empowers me to continue through the day and try to show up and be my best. - I mean, we're on this Earth
to add value with our friends, with our family, with our
church, with our coworkers. And when you no longer have value, then what else do you have? - Biggest fear f
or me is
learning how to say no. I like to say yes. I don't like to say no. But if you say yes all the time, you can't say yes to the important things. So being able to say
no to the right things, to say yes to the more important things. - We're raised to believe, I was raised to believe
you can do anything, right, and you can do everything. Cut yourself some slack. You know, don't beat yourself up if you don't get it
all right all the time. And be very deliberate about where you choose to spend
your time. - My biggest fear is failure. But there's a lot of different
versions of that, obviously. What do I do to compensate
for that is to always learn, keep my mind open to learning. And if you look at it
that way and yearn for it, just know we're always a work in progress. - The biggest way to overcome your fears is to talk about them. We don't do that enough. And I think that's why
there's so much stigma related to mental health
in our communities, because we don't talk about
the things
that scare us and we don't have
uncomfortable conversations, which we have to be able to do in order to grow and overcome those fears. - The most meaningful part about my career is the impact that I can
make on families' lives without having to be in that
family's life for long term. It's knowing that the choices that I help these
families make on their own are choices that they can be proud of, that they can stand by. To me, that defines success and happiness, and it brings me great joy
to lead
families in this way through this process. - My why as a pediatrician is really that every child is worth it. They're worth our investment in them. They're worth the community
rallying behind them. - My biggest fear is
letting down my community through our children, and is genuine. It takes a village to raise a child, and that means it takes all of
us to invest in our futures. - When I look back over my life and I want to think about my legacy, I wanna make sure that
I've made an impact, that I
have done something
to make a change, I've improved the space that I was in. And I have made and put
a smile on someone's face and allowed them to reach
their full potential in terms of who they are. - Probably the thing that's meant the most is being able to take the difficult cases and circumstances that I've had, but then go and help work to try to find solutions for those. I don't wanna have regrets. I wanna know that when my end comes, I have absolutely done
everything I know to do to help
people. - The beauty of getting older is that when you first
start in your career, you are so focused on let me
show others what I can do. And then you get to a point where you're like, you know what? My job is to show others
what other people can do. Working with some of our younger folks, I feel like I'm getting more from them. It's the older folks
that need the mentoring from the younger ones. - I love what I do, but there are a lot of challenging moments throughout the day, and
no day is ev
er the same. It's a minute by minute,
new things happen every day. But at the end of the day, what keeps me going is
definitely my family. If I'm not doing things with work, I'm totally doing things with family. - So my daughters Bradley
and Bailey are my why. They suffered a devastating
loss at a early age. And I can never replace their dad, but I do my best to provide for them, to give them great experiences,
to make memories with them, especially model how it's like to be a mom and to have a
successful career and meeting your
responsibilities and obligations. - The most meaningful part of my career is the ability to
influence individual lives and to make an impact in
the community that I serve. - So the meaningful part of my career is that I helped be that
bridge where people can cross and meet in the middle. And so I love that. I like playing a part in that, and that I like to see the magic happen between everyone else. - One message that I would have is that competition can breed
success, but partnerships actually lead to success. We need to come together
under those partnerships and really work side by side, because that's how we're going
to be successful long term, is by coming together. - We overcome the fear
by getting on the ground, by doing the work, by
partnering with experts, by being in community, helping
people access what they need, educating our community, and just banding together,
really partnering. - The most meaningful part of my career, being that I'm no
t always talking about the most sexy topics. I'm talking about racial injustice. I'm talking about how do
we create spaces of equity. But I think the meaningful
things that pop up is when people say I haven't
thought about it like that. And that lets me know
that I did something good, or I at least helped somebody think about something differently than what they would normally do. - My purpose stays the same, but it may be executed differently. So this was actually not my career. So that goes ba
ck to purpose. I was a voice for people,
you know, in TV news, and now I'm just a voice for people that are like my family now. So again, it's just
executing and shifting, but the purpose still remaining the same. - I was raised by two parents who were and continue to be
dedicated servant leaders. One of the things that came
out was their strong belief in the value of education. In fact, they believe that education is really the great
equalizer in this society, and access and opportunity for edu
cation is worth fighting for every day. - I learned years ago, again, referring back to civil rights movement 'cause I grew up with it in Montgomery, the neighbors being Martin
Luther King and Coretta King. We never felt fear because
we were so insulated. My daughter happened
to ask Mrs. Abernathy, Juanita Abernathy, was she ever afraid? And she said, you know, "You
can't have faith and fear exist in the same place." - Everyone has something to contribute to make the state better, whether they a
re white, Black, Indian, Hindu, Muslim,
Christian, whomever; everybody, boys, girls, women,
men, the young, the old, we all can work together
to make the state better. - Personally, I have been
that under-resourced woman. When you go through
challenges in your life, you empathize with others who might be going through the same thing. This is a code for all women. You don't need permission to be empowered. You are empowered. (light music continues)
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