First Lady Michelle Obama on Being Successful and Having it All

*First Lady Michelle Obama is the definition of success.

Before entering the White House, she was a successful businesswoman working in various industries at high paying and high regarded positions.

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Aside from that, she was also a successful working mother and gained multiple degrees.

Here’s an interview with her on Essence.com:

The big question on every young woman’s mind of late is, “Can I truly have it all?”

You see it discussed in forums, on panels, in the media, on social media in offices and college campuses all around America. This past week I had a chance to ask First Lady Michelle Obama to give us her thoughts on this important subject, in light of a feature article written for The Atlantic last month by former State Department official Anne-Marie Slaughter. The article, titled “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” was read and shared by over 1 million readers online alone.