The Advice We'd Give to Our 25-Year-Old Selves

Mika, Mika, Mika!

Stop taking everything so personally. Don't waste your time wondering why somebody didn't return your call or spoke gruffly to you. Even more crucial, do not—and I repeat, do not—bring the baggage of a bad moment with someone to your next meeting; if you command respect and good cheer in a room, others will follow.
—Mika Brzezinski, 44, cohost of MSNBC's Morning Joe