“I guess for me, balance isn't about treating your time like a pie chart and dividing it into equally sized slices for you, the kids, work, and so on. It's about the quality of how you spend your time, not the quantity--are you being present and focused on whatever you're doing while you're doing it? I truly believe that's how you can be the best version of yourself, whether you're in work mode, mom mode, or wife mode. When I know I'm giving my undivided attention in each of these areas, I don't feel so guilty about the time spent away from them.” KnowsGivingFeelsBelieveKidsAttentionQualityWifeMomBalanceAreasFocusedVersionsGuiltyBeing The BestQuantityPieDividingTime SpentUndivided Attention Book:The Honest Life (Enhanced Edition): Living Naturally and True to You Source: The Honest Life (Enhanced Edition): Living Naturally and True to You
“I've had a lot of people in my past who were friends with me just to get publicity. When I was young, my mom or sister used to have to point out if someone was using me to make a name for themselves you know, linking arms with me on the red carpet and trying to get in every picture. But now I can see for myself when someone is just hungry for attention.” PeopleIfsKnowsTryingI CanPastYoungUsedNamesAttentionArmsMomRedMy MomHungryCarpetPublicityMy PastRed CarpetUsing Me Author:Paris Hilton
“I was very shy as a kid but when I found out I could perform and have people's attention everything changed for me. My mom likes to joke that until I was eight or nine I only knew what my sneakers looked like because I constantly walked around with my head down. But all of a sudden the stage made sense and that's what brought me out of my shell and a monster was created.” PeopleMadeKidsFoundAttentionStageChangedMomJokesMy MomEightMonstersNineLikesShyShellsSneakers Author:Justin Timberlake
“I was in acting classes from the age of 9, dance classes, music classes - my mom put a lot of energy and attention into me, so no matter what happened in my life, I always had this basis of discipline. So I really worked hard for everything I had from a very early age.” MatterHardAgeEnergyActingAttentionClassHappenedMomDisciplineBasesNo Matter WhatMy MomActing ClassesDance Class Author:Milla Jovovich
“I felt ugly, chubby, and stupid until I talked to my mom about it and she had me do a very good exercise that I recommend to every girl. She had me take a piece of paper and write down everything I liked and everything that I didn't like about my body and my life. By the end of the exercise, I realized that I had so many more things in my likes column. It showed me that while there are a few things in my dislikes column, I was giving ALL my attention to those few things!” GivingWritingEndsBodyGirlFeltAttentionPiecesStupidMomExercisePaperVery GoodUglyMy MomI RealizedLikesDislikeColumnsEvery GirlGood Exercise Author:Coco Rocha
“My mom wore the pants in the family, for sure. I always say, that I spent my childhood trying to get the love and attention of my mom, and now I can't get rid of it.” TryingI CanAttentionChildhoodMomMy MomPants Author:Jill Sobule
“I think people are lonely and desperate for attention and unemployed and bored. I don't mean that these are losers that live with their mom, although that is true for many of these people. I think people in general are literally underemployed and lonely and bored in this country because of the economic downturn, and because of the isolation that's available because of the internet. The internet has both freed people up to connect with each other and isolated them.” PeopleThinkingMeanCountryAttentionEconomicMomInternetLonelyBoredDesperateIsolationLoser Author:Moshe Kasher
“I was a pretty hyperactive kid, kind of ADD. I couldn't really stay sitting in my chair, so my kindergarten teacher would have me standing at the back of the room, because I couldn't sit for more than five minutes. My mom needed some positive way to focus my energy and I said I wanted to be an actor, so she was like, "Well, we'll roll with it and see how you respond to it," and I loved it. It was something I could instantly focus my attention to.” KindKidsEnergyAttentionFocusTeacherMomMy MomKindergarten Author:Cameron Monaghan