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>>> GOOD
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO GREAT DAY HOUSTON.
OUR FIRST GUEST HAS LIVED A
PRETTY NORMAL LIFE DESPITE
GROWING UP IN ONE OF THE MOST
NOTED FAMILIES IN AMERICA.
SHE'S THE DAUGHTER OF THE MOST
FAMOUS BODY BUILDER IN HISTORY,
HE WAS ALSO THE TERMINATOR AND
FORMER GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA,
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER. HE MOM'S FAMILY WAS THE CLOSEST
WE COULD GET TO ROYALTY IN THIS
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THE KENNEDYS.
THE KENNEDYS. MARIA SHRIVER ALSO BECAME A
JOURNALIST.
JOURNALIST. KASTHERINE SCHWARZENEGGER IS
THE AUTHOR OF TWO BOOKS AND A
BLOG.
BLOG.
BLOG. WELCOME KATHERINE TO GREAT DAY.
BOTH OF YOUR PARENTS ARE SUPER
FUN AND SUPER BALANCED.
ANYBODY CAN WALK UP AND THEY
WOULD HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH
THEM AND WELCOME THEM.
VERY COOL PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE TO ASK YOU THOUGH.
WHAT AGE WERE YOU BY THE TIME
YOU FIGURED OUT HOW TO SPELL
YOUR LAST NAME?
>> IT TOOK A LONG TIME.
I FEEL LIKE I WAS AN ABNORMALLY
HIGH AGE TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
I WENT BY S MY WHOLE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL SO I DIDN'T REALLY NEED
TO LEARN HOW TO SPELL IT.
>> MY PARENTS REALLY WANTED US
TO HAVE A NORMAL UPBRINGING AND
I THINK WE REALLY DID.
WE WERE VERY, VERY NORMAL.
OH THERE'S ME AS A BABY.
>> MY PARENTS DROVE US TO
SCHOOL EVERY SINGLE DAY, WE
WENT TO SOCCER PRACTICE.
>> BUT YOU BLEW THE OTHER KIDS
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. >>
AWAY. >> MY MOM'S A ROCKET SCIENTIST
AND MY DAD'S A NEUROSURGEON.
>>
>> I
>> I DIDN'T ANSWER QUITE LIKE THAT, BUT YEAH, IT WAS
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. >> WHEN DID YOU FIGURE OUT THAT
YOUR PARENTS WERE KNOWN TO THE
WORLD?
WORLD?
WORLD? >>
WORLD? >> UM, I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER
AN EXACT TIME I FIGURED IT OUT.
I KNEW WE WERE DIFFERENT.
MY DAD WOULD DRIVE US TO SCHOOL
IN THE HUMMER SO I'D BE
HORRIFIED.
HORRIFIED. >> HOW COOL IS THAT.
THAT'S AWESOME.
THAT'S AWESOME. >> AS WE GOT OLDER BOYS STARTED
RECOGNIZING MY DAD FIRST BEFORE
I EVEN REALIZED WHAT WAS GOING
ON EXACTLY.
ON EXACTLY. THEY'RE VERY NORMAL.
THEIR JUST MY PARENTS TO ME.
>> SEEING THEM ON TV, WHAT WAS
THAT LIKE?
THAT LIKE? WHEN MY SON SEES ME ON TV HE
THOUGHT EVERYONE'S MOM WAS ON
TV.
TV.
TV. >>
TV. >> I
TV. >> I GREW UP WATCHING MY MOM ON
TV AND GOING TO THE SET WITH MY
DAD SO FOR ME IT WAS VERY
NORMAL.
NORMAL.
NORMAL. >> STRONG WORK ETHIC BETWEEN
THE TWO OF THEM.
YOUR FIRST JOB WAS AT THAT AGE?
>> I ALWAYS DID LITTLE ODD JOBS
GROWING UP BECAUSE MY PARENTS
ARE VERY BIG ON US WORKING AND
DOING OUR OWN THING AND I HAD
MY FIRST JOB INTERVIEW WHEN I
WAS 15 BECAUSE I FREQUENTED IT
SO MUCH MY MOM WAS LIKE JUST
WORK THERE.
WORK THERE. I WORKED THERE FOR A COUPLE OF
YEARS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND I DID
MY FIRST BOOK WHEN I WAS IN HAD
COLLEGE AND MY SECOND OUT OF
COLLEGE AND NOW I'M ON THIS
AMAZING TOUR WITH TJ MAXX.
I GET TO TRAVEL AND INTERVIEW
WOMEN ABOUT WHAT INSPIRES THEM.
>> YOU FIND OUT SO MANY
WONDERFUL THINGS.
WONDERFUL THINGS. 88% OF WOMEN LOOK TO OTHER REAL
WOMEN FOR INSPIRATION.
STORIES FROM THE TOUR.
LEE WHO BECAME REACQUAINTED
WITH HER SECOND DAUGHTER.
>> SHE WAS AMAZING.
WE INTERVIEWED HER IN SEETHE
APPROXIMATELY THIS IS STOP
NUMBER 10 IN HOUSTON.
WE WERE MANY SEATTLE WE MET
LEE.
LEE.
LEE. SHE
LEE. SHE WAS AMAZING.
SHE TOLD US HER STORY ABOUT
GIVING UP HER FIRST CHILD FOR
ADOPTION AND LATER RECONNECTING
WITH HER AND SHE WAS
INSPIRATIONAL AND HER WORK
ETHIC WAS AMAZING.
TO BE ABLE TO INTERVIEW THESE
WOMEN AND GET INSPIRED MYSELF
BUT THEN SHARE THEIR STORIES.
WE TEND TO LOOK FAR TO BE
INSPIRED BUT THE REALITY IS
IT'S ALL AROUND US EVERY SINGLE
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. YOU
DAY. YOU SEE HOW MANY DIFFERENT HATS
WOMEN WEAR.
WOMEN WEAR. THEY'RE WIVES, MOTHERS,
CARETAKERS, THEY WORK.
SO THAT'S BEEN REALLY INSPIRING
FOR ME.
FOR ME.
FOR ME. >> EVERYBODY HAS A STORY.
I LOVE THAT YOU COLLECT SO MUCH
MORE INFORMATION THAN WHEN YOU
STAY IN YOUR OWN CIRCLE.
SADIE BECAME A SOCIAL WORKER.
>> SHE WAS REALLY
INSPIRATIONAL.
INSPIRATIONAL. SHE HAD A REALLY GREAT WORK
ETHIC WHICH I THINK IS ALSO
AMAZING AND SHE WANTED TO MAKE
A DIFFERENCE.
A DIFFERENCE. ONE OF THE MOST COMMON THEMES
I'VE SEEN THROUGHOUT
INTERVIEWING ALL THESE AMAZING
WOMEN.
WOMEN.
WOMEN. JUST TO HEAR HOW MUCH THEY WANT
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE
WORLD AND GIVE BACK AND HELP
OTHERS IS REALLY REFRESHING FOR
ME.
ME.
ME. YOU
ME. YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN
THE WORLD AND THINK IT'S SUCH A
HORRIBLE PLACE BUT WHEN YOU
INTERVIEW WOMEN WHO HAVE NOT
HAD AN EASY ROAD BUT WANT TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND HELP
OTHERS THAT'S AMAZING TO HEAR.
>> WE GET THAT SENSE.
IT IS THE UNUSUAL THINGS THAT
HAPPEN OF THE DAY THAT MAKE THE
NEWSCAST.
NEWSCAST.
NEWSCAST. >> THEY'RE AWFUL.
>> YOU HAVE A TENDENCY TO THINK
THE WORLD IS AN AWFUL PLACE.
>> TOOK A BIG LEAP TO CHANGE
CAREERS.
CAREERS.
CAREERS. >> YES, SHE DID.
SHE WAS IN LOS ANGELES AND THAT
WAS AN AMAZING WOMAN.
SHE'S INTO HELPING PEOPLE WITH
MENTAL ILLNESS AND INSPIRED
WITH THAT.
WITH THAT. ONE OF HER FRIENDS WAS
DIAGNOSED WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
POP TO SEE EVERYONE'S STORIES
AND JOURNEYS.
AND JOURNEYS. >> THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
DEALING WITH THAT D WORD,
DIVORCE.
DIVORCE.
DIVORCE. WHICH YOU SAW YOUR PARENTS GO
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. >> WELL THEY'RE NOT DIVORCED
YET.
YET.
YET. SEPARATED.
SEPARATED. >> SEPARATED.
>> SEPARATED. HAVEN'T BE TOGETHER FOR A
WHILE.
WHILE.
WHILE. BUT YOU SAW THEM GO THROUGH
THAT ROCKY PERIOD IN THEIR
RELATIONSHIP.
RELATIONSHIP. THE LESSONS YOU LEARNED THERE,
YOU STILL HAD A RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOUR FATHER AND YOUR
MOTHER.
MOTHER.
MOTHER. >> YEAH, MY PARENTS DID AN
AMAZING JOB.
AMAZING JOB. I THINK THEY DID THE BEST JOB
I'VE EVER SEEN AT MAINTAINING
OUR FAMILY UNIT.
WE DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
WE'RE TOGETHER ALL THE TIME FOR
BIG MOMENTS IN OUR LIVES.
MY TWO BROTHERS JUST GRADUATED
AND WE WERE TOGETHER AS A
FAMILY FOR THAT.
WE LIVE CLOSE TO EACH OTHER.
WE'RE ALL REALLY OBSESSED WITH
EACH OTHER.
EACH OTHER. I'M SO OBSESSED WITH MY
SIBLINGS AND MY PARENTS AND I
WANT TO BE WITH THEM ALL THE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. I'M
TIME. I'M FACETIMING EVERYBODY
CONSTANTLY.
CONSTANTLY. SO WE'RE VERY, VERY CLOSE KNIT
AND HAVE A VERY TIGHT BOND.
>> I WON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE
NATIONAL INQUIRER ANY MORE.
THAT HAD TO BE A TOUGH PERIOD.
WHEREVER YOU WENT AND THERE IT
IS IN FRONT OF OF YOU.
>> I DON'T REALLY PAY ATTENTION
TO WHAT GOES ON IN THE MEDIA.
I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS.
TALKING ABOUT GOSSIP, WHAT GOES
ON IN MY FAMILY IS NOTHING BUT
LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER AND THAT'S
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
I FEEL BLESSED TO HAVE PARENTS
WHO LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH.
>> YOUR PARTICIPANTS AND
SIBLINGS INSPIRE YOU.
>> CONSTANTLY.
>> CONSTANTLY. >> BUT ALSO YOUR BEST FRIENDS.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. I
>> YES. I FEEL REALLY LUCKY BECAUSE I
SURROUND MYSELF WITH SUCH I 31
RATIONAL WOMEN.
RATIONAL WOMEN. MY SISTER, MY MOM, MY BROTHERS,
MY FATHER, MY FRIENDS, EVERYONE
AROUND ME REALLY IS
INSPIRATIONAL.
INSPIRATIONAL. I GET -- THERE'S FUNNY
PICTURES.
PICTURES.
PICTURES. I'VE HAD A LOT OF SAME FRIENDS
FOR A LONG TIME SO I GET
INSPIRED BY THEM AND THEIR
GROWTH AND JUST BEING IN EACH
OTHERS LIVES FOR SUCH A LONG
TIME IS AMAZING.
>> SO YOU SHARE THESE STORIES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO END UP?
>> WE'LL HAVE A GALLERY OPENING
BECAUSE EVERY WOMAN WHEN I
INTERVIEW THE WOMEN THEY GET
THEIR PORTRAITS TAKEN SO WE'RE
HAVING A GALLERY OPENING IN
SEPTEMBER IN NEW YORK CITY.
I HIGHLIGHT THESE WOMENS
STORIES ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
THAT'S BEEN AWESOME AND AS WELL
ON MY BLOG.
IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE.
JUST TO BE ABLE TO GO AROUND
THE COUNTRY TO PLACES I'VE
NEVER BEEN BEFORE AND TO BE
ABLE TO GO AND TALK TO ALL
THESE AMAZING WOMEN AND BE
INSPIRED MYSELF BUT ALSO JUST
SHINE A LIGHT ON THEIR
INCREDIBLE STORIES.
INCREDIBLE STORIES. THE INSPIRATION THAT WE SEE IN
EVERY DAY WOMEN IS AWESOME.
>> ANY THOUGHTS YOU MIGHT
FOLLOW IN ACTING OR JOURNALIST?
>> DEFINITELY NOT ACTING.
I CAN'T KEEP A STRAIGHT PACE.
POLITICS, STAYING WAY OUT OF
IT.
IT.
IT. I'M
IT. I'M DOING MY OWN THING.
I FEEL REALLY LUCKY TO BE ABLE
TO TRAVEL AROUND AND DO THIS
AMAZING JOB AND I HAVE VERY
SUPPORTIVE PARENTS TO BE ABLE
TO FOLLOW MY DREAMS AND WORK
HARD AND I FEEL LUCKY.
>> YOU CAN SHARE YOUR STORY
WITH KATHERINE TODAY AND
TOMORROW FROM 11:00 A.M.
TO 2:00 P.M.
AND 3:00 P.M.
TO 6:00 P.M.
AT THE TJ MAXX STORE ON WEST
GRAY, RIGHT UP FROM THE STATION
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> WE OFTENTIMES HEAR ABOUT
DEADBEAT DADS.
DEADBEAT DADS. WE WANT TO SHARE THE STORY OF
AN UPBEAT DAD WHEN HIS WIFE
LEFT HIM WITH THREE KIDS TO
RAISE HE LOOKED TO HIS