--- title: Rihanna's Career Gal Pro Tips Is Your Monday Motivation description: While chatting with her Ocean's 8 co-star Sarah Paulson, Rihanna shared some of her pro tips for a rewarding career. canonical: https://time.com/5603890/rihanna-interview-magazine-career-tips/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-06-10T15:00:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:59:10.440Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Rihanna's Pro Tips for a Rewarding Career Are All the Monday Motivation One Requires og:description: "I never want work to feel like a chore" og:url: https://time.com/5603890/rihanna-interview-magazine-career-tips/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaad9e3986d25ec87/69894a4b457a524706d6117c/rihanna-fenty-paris.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: rihanna-fenty-paris og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rihanna's Pro Tips for a Rewarding Career Are All the Monday Motivation One Requires twitter:description: "I never want work to feel like a chore" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaad9e3986d25ec87/69894a4b457a524706d6117c/rihanna-fenty-paris.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Rihanna's Pro Tips for a Rewarding Career Are All the Monday Motivation You Require > Sponsored content. 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Rihanna poses as she unveils her first fashion designs for Fenty at a pop-up store in Paris, France on May 22, 2019.Francois Mori—AP  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 10, 2019 3:00 PM UTC As a record-breaking [international music star](http://time.com/4198509/rihanna-anti-review/) and [budding fashion and beauty mogul](https://time.com/5587259/rihanna-fenty-lvmh-fashion-house/), [Rihanna](https://time.com/5597167/rihanna-name-pronounce/) has more than proven that she has an eye for business. And in an interview with [_Interview Magazine_](https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/meet-rihanna-the-shy-gal)that was published on Monday, Rih shared some of her pro tips for a rewarding career. While chatting with her _Ocean’s 8_ co-star Sarah Paulson, Rihanna revealed that one of the most important secrets to her success is making sure that she takes time to do her own thing outside of work. “It’s only the last couple years that I started to realize that you need to make time for yourself, because your mental health depends on it,” she explained. “If you’re not happy, you’re not going to be happy even doing things that you love doing. It’d feel like a chore. I never want work to feel like a chore. My career is my purpose, and it should never feel like anything other than a happy place. I’ve made little things a big deal, like going for a walk or going to the grocery store. I got into a new relationship, and it matters to me. It was like, ‘I need to make time for this.’ Just like I nurture my businesses, I need to nurture this as well. I’ll shut things down for two days, three days at a time. On my calendar we now have the infamous ‘P,’ which means personal days. This is a new thing.” But Rihanna still isn’t ready to give all of her secrets away. 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