PE 1/21 Maria Shriver Speech – Part 3

You’ll have to work your butt off, too, but today I’m saying that while you do that, it’s really important to pause along the way and take a break from communicating outwardly, so you can communicate inwardly, with yourself.

* work one’s butt off: to put in extra effort; give 100% of one’s capabilities

ex> Top executives may seem lazy, but they all got to the top by working their butts off.

Find out what you love, what’s real and true to you – so it can infuse and inform your work and make it your own.

* make sth one’s own: to become so familiar with sth that it becomes a part of one’s identity

ex> The Korean singer took Janet Jackson’s dance moves and made them her own.

PAUSE – before you report something you don’t know is absolutely true, something you haven’t corroborated with not just one, but two sources, as I was taught.

* corroborate [kə^|rɑ:bəreɪt]: to get additional confirmation about a fact

ex> The three witnesses were able to corroborate the story of the victim of the attack.

ex> The evidence was corroborated by two independent witnesses.

cf> collaborate: cooperate or work jointly with others

Don’t just pass on garbage because you want to be first. There’s no glory in being first with garbage.

* pass on: to turn in one’s completed work

ex> Be sure to double check your work before you pass it on.

Sometimes when you pause, you’ll realize you’re gonna have to hold yourself back from acting out on your ego and your first impulse.

* hold oneself back: to resist the urge to do something

ex> I know we’re at an all-you-can-eat buffet, but please try to hold yourself back.