'I prefer to look at the week ahead versus looking at a particular day because I think it gives you a better perspective on what you have to accomplish.'
Illustration: Lauren Tamaki Surely, you know about Lady Gaga’s album and hit single, “Born This Way.” But did you know that it’s also the name of her nonprofit, Born This Way Foundation, and that she founded it with her mom, Cynthia Germanotta, who is also the org’s president? Their mission is to support the wellness of young people and work with them to build communities, and “make the world kinder and braver.” This year, they’re celebrating ten years in operation.
Germanotta has been working for months on getting the foundation’s new peer-to-peer Be There Certificate course off the ground, as well as on the foundation’s tenth-anniversary plans and so much more. Below, we talked to her about her day-to-day and how she gets it all done. I love mornings. It’s my favorite part of the day. I just love the quiet of it, and that opportunity to look at things with a fresh perspective.