Hoda Kotb shocked America by announcing plans to retire from daytime television next year. but, today The host confessed during a recent broadcast. Hoda & Jenna She says she had a lot of hesitation at first when making a decision.
She and Jenna Bush Hager discussed her upcoming new book, along with motivational speaker Mel Robbins. Let Them Theoryand offers advice to viewers. One piece of advice in particular seemed to resonate with Kotb during this milestone year.
“There's a decision you want to make, something that's important to you, but you're overthinking it, fearing it, having doubts about it. Stop worrying about other people and actually focus on your own needs. Make your desires your priority,” Robbins advised.
Then she turned to Kotb and added: Congratulations. She said Kotub had “probably been in doubt for a long time” before sharing his decision to retire from daytime television.
“Oh yeah, she was,” Bush Hager said approvingly.
Kotb revealed that he received advice from a friend as he was contemplating his decision to retire. “You know what someone said to me, there's always a part of you that wonders something. They said, 'Remember, dear 75% of us are making decisions, and 25% are catching up,'' she told Robbins and Bush. Hager.
She added that it's “normal” to feel hesitant when making big changes in your life.
“I'm doing a great job, I love Jenna, I love this show, but I know it's time,” she said. “They said, 'Please give us time until the rest of us catch up on the decision.'”
Kotub announced his retirement in September, surrounded by longtime NBC colleagues. today and Today with Hoda and Jenna. She explained that she felt it was time to “turn the page” and try something new on her 60th birthday.
She told Bush Hager at the time that the decision “weighed very heavily” on her.
“It's easy to say goodbye to things that aren't working, that you're tired of, that you don't want,” she tearfully told Bush Hager after announcing the news. “But it's hard to say goodbye to something great.”
For now, Kotb plans to remain today's show But the network said the daytime host “will remain part of the NBC family” even after his retirement.
Today with Hoda and Jenna It airs weekdays on October 9th on NBC.
