Cindy McCain: "All of a sudden the people are gone, the food that everyone dropped off is gone, and you're alone in the house. And that's where you learn what strength is."

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theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Cindy McCain’s life has been in the American political spotlight for four decades. Her late husband, Senator John McCain, was elected for six terms in the Senate. And he ran for president twice. Cindy was by his side for all of it. But before the White House races and the political spotlight, Cindy was a 20-something from Arizona who had to find her strength as a newbie in DC. And in 2018, she had to tap into her strength again in the face of personal tragedy. In this episode, Cindy shares her journey with confidence, how she’s handled criticism, and also...her tips for long-distance relationships.

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0:00.0	I felt like I needed to be strong for the country because we had stepped into a morass.
0:12.9	I believe that the country needed to see that not just me, but that the McCain family
0:17.4	were strong.
0:18.8	It was the days after that that I learned how, again, to try to be strong.
0:24.0	It was the days and months after that.
0:26.8	When you're all of a sudden, the people are gone, the food that everyone dropped off
0:30.2	has gone, and you're alone in the house.
0:32.9	And that's where you learn what strength is.
0:38.4	I'm Carly Zaken.
0:39.4	I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:40.4	Welcome to Skim from the couch.
0:42.1	This podcast is where we go deep on career advice from women who have lived it, from the good
0:46.1	stuff like hiring and growing a team to the rough stuff like negotiating your salary and
0:51.4	giving or getting hard feedback.
0:53.9	We started the Skim from a couch, so what better place to talk it all out than where it
0:58.2	began on a couch?
1:06.0	Hi everyone.
1:07.0	It is Carly.
1:08.0	My guest today is Cindy McCain.
1:10.6	She is a businesswoman, a philanthropist, and a humanitarian.
1:14.3	Her late husband, John McCain, was a U.S. senator known for being a political maverick
1:19.9	and highly respected across the aisle.
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