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I Think It's Healthy For A Person To Be Nervous. It Means You Care - That You Work Hard And Want To Give A Great Performance. You Just Have To Channel That Nervous Energy Into The Show.

You Know, Equality Is A Myth, And For Some Reason, Everyone Accepts The Fact That Women Don't Make As Much Money As Men Do. I Don't Understand That. Why Do We Have To Take A Backseat? I Truly Believe That Women Should Be Financially Independent From Their Men. And Let's Face It, Money Gives Men The Power To Run The Show. It Gives Men The Power To Define Value. They Define What's Sexy. And Men Define What's Feminine. It's Ridiculous.

The Reality Is, Sometimes You Lose. And You're Never Too Good To Lose, You're Never Too Big To Lose, You're Never Too Smart To Lose, It Happens.

I Need To Find A Catchy New Word For Feminism, Right? Like 'bootylicious.'

My Mother Taught Me The Principles Of Hard Work, Setting My Own Goals And Visualizing My Future. From My Early Days With Destiny's Child, I Understood I Had To Be Focused And Dedicated If I Wanted True Success. We Were Taught We Needed A Plan And The Discipline To Execute That Plan To The Fullest. I Strongly Believe If You Work Hard, Whatever You Want, It Will Come To You. I Know That's Easier Said Than Done But Keep Trying.