>>
>> IF
>> IF YOU
>> IF YOU JOINED US YESTERDAY FOR WILL TALK, WE DISCUSSED THE
CHALLENGES THAT CAN COME WITH
TRYING TO MAINTAIN A SUCCESSFUL
CAREER WHILE RAISING CHILDREN.
SOMETIMES AS MOMS WE PUT OUR
OWN DREAMS AND HAPPINESS ON THE
BACK BURNER.
BACK BURNER. OUR NEXT GUEST CAN TELL YOU
FIRSTHAND IT DOES NOT HAVE TO
BE THAT WAY.
JOINING KAYLA AND I TODAY,
ANDREA HAMILTON IS BACK
PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF
OWNER'S PLACE, JENNIFER MORGAN
IS HERE.
IS HERE.
IS HERE. WELCOME LADIES.
WELCOME LADIES. >> THANK YOU ARE HAVING A.
>> WE ARE KEEPING THIS AWESOME
THEME GOING.
THEME GOING. TO CATCH VIEWERS UP BOTH OF YOU
LADIES ARE MOMS.
YOU HAVE TAKEN A PIVOT IN YOUR
LIVES.
LIVES.
LIVES. ANDREW LET'S START WITH YOU.
>> I ACTUALLY, I DON'T KNOW --
I LAUNCHED IT MY MARKETING FIRM
THREE MONTHS BEFORE I GOT
PREGNANT SO IT ALL HAPPENED AT
THE EXACT SAME TIME.
ONE THING I REMEMBER IS I HAD TO
LITERALLY CHECK OUT OF THE
HOSPITAL THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE I
NEEDED TO GET BACK TO WORK.
IT WAS SUCH A BALANCE FOR ME
BECAUSE I WORK FOR MYSELF SO IT
WAS EASIER.
WAS EASIER. I THINK THAN SOMEONE WHO MAY NOT
WORK FOR THEMSELVES.
I WAS ABLE TO MAKE MY HOURS AND
FIGURE OUT HOW TO BALANCE WORK
FROM HOME A LOT.
I DID HAVE TO LEAVE SIX WEEKS
AFTER SHE WAS BORN I HAD TO GO
OUT OF TOWN FOR TWO WEEKS. I
CRIED EVERY DAY.
I FELT SO GUILTY EVERY SINGLE
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. I
DAY. I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT MOMENT
.
.
. >>
. >> I
. >> I KNOW I NEVER WILL FORGET
THAT MOMENT.
THAT MOMENT. >> I JUST FELT SO BAD I
CONSTANTLY BATTLED.
CONSTANTLY BATTLED. SHOULD I REALLY BE WORKING
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. YOU START BATTLING YOURSELF IF
YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.
BUT OVERALL I CHOSE I COULD
BALANCE BOTH I HAD TO FIGURED
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. >>
OUT. >> THAT'S THE QUESTION, HOW DO
WE ALL FIGURED OUT.
YOU HAVE FOUR DUTIFUL CHILDREN.
FOR THAT YOU ARE JOURNALIST.
YOU HAD A GREAT CAREER.
THEY WERE DOING SOMETHING
TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
TOTALLY DIFFERENT. TELL US
TELL US
TELL US >> AS A JOURNALIST, FOR TEN
YEARS, VERY EXCITING AND
FABULOUS.
FABULOUS.
FABULOUS. WE DECIDED THAT LIFESTYLE AND
RAISING FOUR KIDS IS NOT
COMPATIBLE.
COMPATIBLE. SPENT A DECADE AT HOME.
AS YOU KNOW, RAISING FOUR KIDS
IS CRAZY.
IS CRAZY.
IS CRAZY. >> I HAVE ONE I CAN IMAGINE
>> I FOUND MYSELF WITH NOWHERE
TO GO TO GET THINGS DONE.
THE HOUSE WAS CRAZY, I WORKED
IN THE CAR, I WOULD SIT IN A CAR
WASH FOR TWO HOURS TO GET
THINGS DONE.
THINGS DONE. SO MANY LIKE ME NEED A BREAK.
WE NEED SOMEWHERE TO GO.
FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS I WAS
CHEWING ON THIS IDEA AND WHEN
THE TIME WAS RIGHT I SAID TO MY
FAMILY WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS.
REBUILT ELINOR'S PLACE, A PLACE
FOR WOMEN TO HAVE CHILDREN OR
ME BE WORKING IN NEED SOMEWHERE
TO GO
TO GO
TO GO >>
TO GO >> WHEN YOU TALKED TO YOUR
HUSBAND AND YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR
FAMILY WITH A LIKE JENNIFER
THIS IS CRAZY OR DID THEY LOVE
YOUR PASSION AND EXCITEMENT FOR
WANTING TO DO THAT?
>> I THINK PART OF IT IS A WERE
TIME TIRED IF HEARING ME TALK
ABOUT IT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN
DREAMING IT OF FOR SO LONG AND
I KNEW PEOPLE NEEDED IT.
ONCE I HEARD THE RESPONSE FROM
WOMEN, THIS WAS A CRITICAL NEED
IN ATLANTA AND I GOT THE
SUPPORT FOR MY FAMILY AND MY
HUSBAND WAS 100%.
AND OPPORTUNITIES FILL IN THE
PLACE HIS FIRST REAL ESTATE WE
WANTED TO DO IT.
AND I PULLED THE TRIGGER AND
EDGES WORK.
EDGES WORK. >> MAJOR WINDOWS WAS LOCATED.
>> ROUND THE CORNER OF NORTHSIDE
PARKWAY AND WAS REALLY COOL WE
ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF ABOUT FIVE
FEMALE OWNED BUSINESSES. A
GREAT ENERGY.
GREAT ENERGY. WE ALL SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND I
COULDN'T BE HAPPIER
>> SO PROUD AND IMPRESSED.
YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT
THE RIGHT TIME.
MARINATED IN YOUR HEAD FOR A
WHILE.
WHILE.
WHILE. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN IT IS THE
RIGHT TIME TO EITHER FINALLY
PURSUE THAT DREAM OR DECIDE
THIS ISN'T GOING TO WORK FOR ME
AND MY FAMILY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK FOR ALL OF
YOU?
YOU?
YOU? >>
YOU? >> YOU HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO
THE WHISPERS.
THE WHISPERS. PASSIONATE FEELING THAT WAY FOR
A LONG TIME.
PAYING ATTENTION IS ONE THING
BUT NOT FEELING GUILTY AND ALSO
HAVING A SUPPORT SYSTEM IS
HUGE.
HUGE.
HUGE. AS
HUGE. AS WOMEN WE STRUGGLE WITH THAT
SO MUCH.
SO MUCH.
SO MUCH. WE DON'T WANT TO FEEL GUILTY
BECAUSE WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT
THING AND WE ALSO NEED PEOPLE
TO HELP US.
ALL THOSE THINGS.
>> FOR YOU, THIS IS SOMETHING
YOU DO THEN YOU GOT PREGNANT.
WAS THERE A DOUBT IN YOUR MIND
OR A MOMENT?
>> IN THE BEGINNING IS VERY
NERVOUS.
NERVOUS.
NERVOUS. HAVING A NEW BUSINESS AND
NEWBORN AT THE SAME TIME IS A
TERRIFYING THING.
TERRIFYING THING. EVERY STEP I TAKE WAS LIKE A
LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
LEARNING EXPERIENCE. IT TOOK ME THE FIRST YEAR TO
UNDERSTAND BEING A PARENT AND
HOW CAN I BALANCE BOTH.
LUCKILY MY BUSINESS PARTNER WAS
ABLE TO HELP ME BALANCE THE
WORK CITED THING AND I HAD A
HUGE SUPPORT SYSTEM TAKING CARE
OF AVA BUT DEFINITELY
SOMETHING, AGAIN I FELT GUILTY
THAT I KNEW, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF
WOMEN YEARS DOWN THE LINE THEY
BECOME RESENTFUL OR THEY HAVE
THAT INNER RESENTMENT THE ONLY
THING I CAN THINK OF THIS,
SADNESS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT
PURSUE THEIR DREAMS.
I WAS DETERMINED TO FIGURE OUT
HOW CAN I DO BOTH BECAUSE I
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AND AN
INDEPENDENT PERSON, I'VE ALWAYS
WORKED AND I KNEW I COULDN'T
JUST NOT DO THAT.
I KNEW I WOULD'VE BEEN UNHAPPY
SO I HAD TO FIGURED OUT.
I DEDICATED MY TIME TO FIGURE
THIS OUT AND I AM STILL
LEARNING EVERY DAY.
>> THAT RESTLESSNESS TOO.
MAYBE YOU HAD A JOB BEFORE
DIDN'T.
DIDN'T.
DIDN'T. A
DIDN'T. A PARTY LINE WAS USED TO BE
SMART.
SMART.
SMART. I
SMART. I HEARD MYSELF SAY IT AGAIN AND
AGAIN. IT'S COURAGEOUS AND
SCARY TO PUT MYSELF BACK OUT
THERE AGAIN.
THERE AGAIN. >> YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO IT BUT
>> YOU FORGET.
TO SURROUND YOURSELF WITH WOMEN
THAT REMIND YOU YOU DID IT, YOU
CAN DO IT AGAIN IT'S NEVER TOO
LATE.
LATE.
LATE. >>
LATE. >> IT CAN JUST KIND OF CORRODE
YOUR SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SELF-
ESTEEM.
ESTEEM.
ESTEEM. WE TALKED ON THE SHOW
ESPECIALLY REAL TALK ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN ENCOURAGING
EACH OTHER. ESPECIALLY WHAT YOU
ARE DOING WITH ELEANOR'S PLACE
WHAT YOU FINDING WHEN YOU WALK
INTO THE FACILITY AND YOU SEE
SO MANY WOMEN DOING THEIR THING
THAT HAS TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF
PRIDE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT
YOU ARE BEING SUPPORTIVE,
POSSIBLY A MENTOR?
>> IT IS A SIZE TO SAY I'M STILL
THE BEGINNING STAGES.
IT ABSOLUTELY IS.
I FIND THAT THE MORE WOMEN LIKE
ME THAT ARE EAGER TO GET BACK
OUT THERE AND DO SOMETHING, THE
MORE WOMEN I MEET, THE MORE YOU
MEET.
MEET.
MEET. THERE SUCH A COMMUNITY OF WOMEN
LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO BOUNCE
IDEAS OFF OF EACH OTHER AND
CHEERLEAD FOR ONE ANOTHER.
TO BUILD THAT FOR THESE WOMEN,
WE ARE BRINGING A LOT OF
ENTREPRENEUR WOMEN WERE
SPEAKERS AND SEMINARS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT SO WE CAN
REALLY CREATE A SENSE OF
COMMUNITY TO HELP EACH OTHER,
ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER.
LET'S DO THIS.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS?
REMEMBER WHEN CARA CAME OVER
WITH THANKSGIVING AND MY MOTHER-
IN-LAW WAS WORKING FREELANCE
AND SHE JUST HAD -- I AM
WORRIED ABOUT CARRIE DOING
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. SO
THIS. SO WHAT DO YOU SAY TO NAYSAYERS
>> TRYING TO TALK TO THEM.
HAVE A GLASS OF WINE
>> YOU LIKE I'M DOING WHAT I
LOVE
LOVE
LOVE >>
LOVE >> YOU HAVE TO SHUT THEM OUT.
BECAUSE OUR CONFIDENCE CAN
EASILY BE CHANGED AND SHIFTED
WHEN PEOPLE ARE DOUBTING YOU.
I LEARNED I HAVE TO TUNE PEOPLE
OUT THERE WHEN I FOCUS ON
SOMETHING I STICK TO THAT.
WHEN SOMEONE TELLS ME THEIR
OPINION AND IT MAY BE AGAINST
WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO I KNOW
LONGER DISCUSS WHAT I'M TRYING
TO DO.
TO DO.
TO DO. JUST TO PROTECT MY ENERGY AND
PEACE AND NO --
>> MAYBE THEY MEAN WELL, TOO.
I WENT TO THE STORE I HAVE DONE
THIS BUT ALSO YOU TAKE IT
INTERNALLY BECAUSE YOU'RE LIKE
--
--
-- >>
-- >> SOUNDS BACKWARDS BUT I THINK
IT MADE ME A BETTER MOM BECAUSE
I FEEL STIMULATED AN
INTERESTING AGAIN.
INTERESTING AGAIN. I FEEL SMART AND WHERE I MAY
HAVE BEEN STARTING TO HAVE THAT
SELF-DOUBT, BEING ALONE DURING
THE DAY.
THE DAY.
THE DAY. NOW I AM ENERGIZED.
IT IS LIKE A WHOLE DIFFERENT --
I DON'T KNOW.
>> PEOPLE WORK FOR DIFFERENT
REASONS.
REASONS.
REASONS. WOMEN WORK FOR DIFFERENT
REASONS BECAUSE WHEN YOU KNOW
YOU ARE HOME IT REALLY IS A HARD
JOB. I REALIZE WHAT YOU ARE
SAYING.
SAYING.
SAYING. IT IS A HARD JOB BUT WE SHOULD
STOP JUDGING THOSE THAT MAKE
DECISIONS LIKE THAT THEY CAN BE
DOING IT FOR MANY THEY COULD BE
DOING IT FOR SELF-CONFIDENCE,
WHATEVER IT IS THERE IS NO
COOKIE-CUTTER WAY TO RAISE A
CHILD AND THAT'S WHAT WE TALKED
ABOUT YESTERDAY.
ABOUT YESTERDAY. THE BALANCING ACT IS
PRECARIOUS.
PRECARIOUS. SOMEBODY WHO COMES ON THE SHOW,
HAPPEN TO COME ACROSS AN
INSTAGRAM STORY, TALKING ABOUT
HOW TO BALANCE AND THE FIRST
THING SHE TALKED ABOUT WAS
PRIORITIZING. WE TALKED ABOUT
THAT YESTERDAY.
THAT YESTERDAY. HOW DO YOU -- SOME DAYS SHE
WON'T BE ABLE TO GO TO ALL
SCHOOL THINGS BUT THAT IS WHERE
IT TAKES A VILLAGE, FAMILY,
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO THEM.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT IS A SEESAW.
THERE IS NO BALANCE IN MY
OPINION.
OPINION.
OPINION. THERE ARE DAYS MY FAMILY NEEDS
MORE, DAYS MY JOB NEEDS MORE.
I HOPE IN THE END EVERYBODY
FEEL SECURE AND SAFE AND LOVED.
BUT THERE ARE DAYS WHEN THIS IS
IMPORTANT TO MOMMY ESPECIALLY
FOR MY DAUGHTER.
I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR HER TO
SEE.
SEE.
SEE. MY
SEE. MY GOAL BEING A POSITIVE ROLE
MODEL AND INFLUENCE HER FOR MY
DAUGHTER BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE
ONE CHILD, A LITTLE GIRL AND
SHE WATCHES ME WHEN I'M HERE.
SHE LOVES TO SEE ME WORK SHE
WAS A MOMMY ARE YOU GOING TO
WORK TODAY OR YOU OUT OF TOWN.
SHE EMBRACES IT.
I'M GLAD AND STARTING HER AT A
YOUNG AGE TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE
AS MY BUSINESS GROWS IT WILL BE
MORE TIME WHERE I HAVE TO MAKE
A DECISION TO DO SOMETHING FOR
WORK WHERE I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
BE AROUND FOR SOMETHING.
JUST HAVE A VILLAGE.
I CAN'T MAKE IT TO BALLET CLASS
SOMEBODY IS THERE.
I MAKE SURE SHE IS CLOSE WITH
MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY AND FRIENDS
SO SHE FEELS THE SAME AMOUNT OF
LOVE.
LOVE.
LOVE. >>
LOVE. >> THAT IS THE SECOND POINT.
ASK FOR HELP.
I USED TO FEEL SO BAD TO BOTHER
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. IT IS NOT A BOTHER.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR.
>> I THINK YOU HAVE TO.
OTHERWISE YOU WILL GO INSANE.
AND MORE THAN ONE CHILD TOO THE
BALANCE BETWEEN YOUR KIDS AND
WHAT THEY RECEIVE IS TRICKY
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE
YOU SPREAD YOUR TIME EVENLY OR
TRY TO.
TRY TO.
TRY TO. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DID
THIS
THIS
THIS >>
THIS >> I
THIS >> I HAVE ONE SHE HAS FOUR I
DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU RAISE
US EQUALLY.
US EQUALLY. THAT IS SUCH A THING.
HOW DO WE ALL GET THE SAME
AMOUNT OF ATTENTION.
>> OVERALL.
>> OVERALL. >> THE LAST THING IS GIVE
YOURSELF GRACE.
YOURSELF GRACE. ON THOSE TIMES.
FORGIVE YOURSELF DON'T BE SO
HARD ON YOURSELF.
WE ALL ARE.
YOU HAVE TO SAY MAYBE THAT
DIDN'T WORK OR FEEL BETTER I
FEEL GUILTY OR I WAS PULLED
INTO MANY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS
TODAY WILL BE BETTER TOMORROW.
WE WILL GET THROUGH IT.
AND THAT IS WHAT IS ALL ABOUT.
WE WANT YOU TO WEIGH IN.
ODOR FACEBOOK PAGE.
IF YOU HAVE MADE A TRANSITION,
REINVENTED YOURSELF, WE WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
HOW ARE YOU DOING IT AND WHAT
IS YOUR BALANCING ACT.
ARE YOU