How Motherhood Sharpened My Personal Brand

About this episode

In this episode, Paula T. Edgar discusses how motherhood has expanded her personal brand and ambition rather than diminishing it.

There’s a narrative among some that when you become a mother, your ambition should get quieter, your goals should get smaller, and you move to the background of your own life. That was not my experience. Motherhood didn’t replace my purpose. It expanded it. Becoming a mother in the middle of law school meant navigating two major transformations at once. What came out of that season was a sharper, more intentional, and more focused version of who I am and what I’m building. Motherhood made me ...

People in this episode

Host: Paula T. Edgar

Topics covered

• motherhood
• personal brand
• ambition
• law school
• transformation

Keywords

• motherhood
• personal brand
• ambition
• law school
• transformation

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