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Why did you decide to partner with FabFitFun?<\/strong><\/em> How do you stay true to who you are?<\/strong><\/em> As a mom, entrepreneur, actor, and philanthropist, how do you balance it all?<\/strong><\/em> What inspired you to start the Eva Longoria Foundation?<\/strong><\/em> Can you talk about the ELF partnership with Global Gift Foundation USA?<\/strong><\/em> You\u2019re so incredibly driven. Are there any women in your life that inspired your work ethic?<\/strong><\/em> How did your childhood and upbringing influence your desire to give back to women and young girls?<\/strong><\/em> Santiago is adorable! What do you hope your son learns from you?<\/strong><\/em> What words of wisdom can you share with FFF members on being their most authentic self?<\/strong><\/em> When do you feel the most fearless?<\/strong><\/em> Anything coming up for you?<\/strong><\/em> xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n Psst! Have you signed up for FabFitFun yet? Don\u2019t miss out on $200+ in amazing beauty, fitness, fashion, and lifestyle products, access to exclusive fitness and cooking content on\u00a0FabFitFunTV<\/a>, members-only sales, and more.\u00a0Use code SUNFUN at checkout for 10% off your first box<\/a>. #yourewelcome<\/p>\n
\nI was so excited to partner with FabFitFun [because] the beautiful boxes [are] full of amazing products \u2014 often from female-owned companies. It was right up my alley. It\u2019s exciting because every quarter, [you] partner with a charity \u2014 and, for me, it’s really important that there are companies and products that actually give back to their consumers.<\/p>\n
\nI have an amazing family to really keep me grounded and I was really lucky to have been raised by very strong, independent women who taught me self-worth at a very early age. Between my family and how I was raised, it\u2019s just ingrained in me to be authentic to who I am as a person. It\u2019s not easy, by the way. Daily events and experiences reshape that authenticity, so it doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t evolve.<\/p>\n
\nI have a great family, I have great friends, [and] I have great people who work around me. I have a lot of women who I look up to who empower me every day to do what I want to do. And it\u2019s also about prioritizing what\u2019s important in your life; for your heart, for your soul, for your community, for your family…it\u2019s just a daily grind of prioritization.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/jBTwvOWu.jpeg\")
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\nI started the Eva Longoria Foundation because I really wanted to help young women reach their full potential in life, whether it\u2019s through educational programs or entrepreneurial programs. Women contribute so much to our families, our households, the workplace, the economies, [and] countries. Having a small part in helping them do that excites me.<\/p>\n
\nGlobal Gift<\/a> is a global platform that really connects the dots with charities. We find fiscally responsible organizations all over the world \u2014 every country [and] every city has a different need and a different way to approach it, and…[we help] them reach their goals and [help] them help more people.<\/p>\n
\nMy mom has the best work ethic. She worked a full-time job, raised four girls \u2014 one with special-needs \u2014 drove us to four different schools, and drove us to different activities. She was a human taxi, and taking care of my special-needs sister was a handful in itself. And then, [she made] sure that dinner was on the table every day at 6 p.m. without fail. So every time I think that I\u2019m doing so much, I just think back to my mom and how much she did and I think, \u201cI\u2019m not even tapping into a tenth of my potential.\u201d She\u2019s really my superhero.<\/p>\n
\nWell, I grew up with a special-needs sister, and I was born into her world. We knew the word \u201cvolunteer\u201d very early in our lives. We knew the word \u201ccharity\u201d very early in our lives. It\u2019s literally in the DNA of who I am and understanding that this world doesn\u2019t work without communities [or families] helping each other. So being raised in her world and in that environment really instilled the idea of giving back.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/rknk9Hx7.jpeg\")
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\nI\u2019m hoping that my son learns about equality. I think having me as a mom and being surrounded by feminists, he’ll see that women are just as strong as men. Women deserve equal access to opportunity [and] equal access to reach their full potential and I think my son will be ingrained with that as he grows up in my household.<\/p>\n
\nI live by the Maya Angelou quote: \u201cI’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.\u201d So with every encounter in my daily life, whether I\u2019m getting coffee at Starbucks, talking to my mom, or producing, directing, or acting…I try to keep that in mind. Making people feel good makes you feel good, so [lead] your life with kindness.<\/p>\n
\nWhen I\u2019m educated. When I\u2019m really literate on a subject, a topic, or an issue and I really get involved. Whether it\u2019s directing, producing, politics, activism, or my foundation, I really love to dig into the academic and educational support of those issues, understand it, and then be able to communicate that to people. That\u2019s probably when I feel the most fearless because I know I got this, I know this. This is my truth.<\/p>\n
\nI filmed Dora the Explorer<\/em> last year, so that\u2019ll be coming out this year. I play Dora\u2019s mom and it was so much fun shooting [the movie]. I shot it when Santi was two months old, so it\u2019ll be fun to see him watch it.<\/p>\n