Hoda Kotb on How to Build Meaningful Relationships
Meaningful Conversations with Maria Shriver
Shriver Media and Cadence13
4.5 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2019
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
"Being present is more important than what you say. Being present is more important than giving someone the right quote or the right whatever. Being there, sitting there matters...And I think that sometimes it's as simple as that.”
-Hoda Kotb
On this episode, I'm joined by a dear friend of mine, a beloved colleague at NBC News, and, just an all-around beautiful human being whom I really adore. In our conversation, Hoda speaks about the impact that strangers had on her life especially during tough times.
She also talks about channeling those profound experiences and sharing her journey with others to help them - whether it's on adoption or cancer treatment - and how that spirit of championing others has always been a part of her. I'm honored to speak with her about these intimate subjects.
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| 1:07.0 | On every episode we'll take a journey into the lives of inspiring, thoughtful, thought-provoking people. People who are smart, |
| 1:16.1 | spirited, and spiritual. People who have done extraordinary things to make a |
| 1:21.0 | positive impact on our world. These are people I respect and |
| 1:25.5 | admire. People who inspire me. I want them to share their stories, their |
| 1:31.6 | experiences, their wisdom, and their feelings with you. |
| 1:36.7 | I hope we can come together in community to reflect on the issues and topics that we're all |
| 1:42.0 | thinking about, but no one seems to be talking about. |
| 1:46.4 | I hope that you're inspired to have more meaningful conversations with the people in your life. |
| 2:02.0 | What's not to love about Hodicopy? She's a dear friend of mine, a beloved colleague at NBC News, |
| 2:06.4 | and just an all-around beautiful human being whom I really adore. And that's why I wanted |
| 2:11.9 | her to join our conversation and I'm so |
| 2:14.8 | thrilled that she found time in our really busy schedule to sit down with me but that's |
| 2:19.6 | the kind of person she is no matter how how busy she is, if you're her friend, she finds the time. |
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