Hoda Kotbannounced she was leaving theTodayshow after 17 years and is opening up about what motivated her decision.
I looked at my time like a pie.
And I wanted it to be filled with more of them.
Hoda KotbNathan Congleton / NBC / Getty Images
Something has to give if you want excellence.
If youre going to be excellent at work, something has to give at home.
It cant be equal.
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Kotb has two daughters, a 7-year-old and a 5-year-old.
Ive had yearnings, and you know when somethings pulling you?
Im going to stay here because its safe, she said.
It does make more sense to stay at NBC.
Im financially secure and I would have job security.
I mean, why would you ever not do that?
But Ive been watching my kids and I was thinking to myself, I wonder what Im missing?
Im not going to be playing beat the clock all the time anymore.
Kotb isdue to depart theTodayshow in early 2025.
