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I'm An Optimist, So I Think Everything Can Be Worked Out And Fixed. But From Having Cancer I Learned That Even If You're Even An Optimist, Sometimes You Just Have To Face The Facts That Certain Things Are Broken.

If It Weren't For My Breast Cancer, I Wouldn't Be A 'today' Host. After I Got Better, I Talked To My Boss About Working On The Show. Six Months Before, I'd Have Been Terrified To Go In There And Ask For What I Wanted. But After What I'd Been Through, How Could I Be Scared Of Being Told No?

In New York City, You Can Walk Down The Street And See A Girl In A Trench Who Looks Equally As Cool As A Girl Wearing Lululemon. It's Like You're Watching Models. You See A Little Of Everything Right By You.

Life Is A Series Of Baby Steps Along The Way And If You Add Up These Tiny Little Steps You Take Toward Your Goal, Whatever It Is, Whether It's Giving Up Something, A Terrible Addiction Or Trying To Work Your Way Through An Illness. When You Total Up Those Baby Steps You'd Be Amazed Over The Course Of 10 Years, The Strides You've Taken.

I Can't Remember A Time When My Mom Didn't Work. She Has Forever Been On The Move: A Go-getter. When My Brother Adel And I Had A Paper Route As Kids, My Mom Would Get Up Before Us At The Crack Of Dawn To Drop Off The Washington Post At Different Corners.