Sheryl Sandberg on achievement
Sheryl Sandberg87 quotes“The gender stereotypes introduced in childhood are reinforced throughout our lives and become self-fulfilling prophesies. Most leadership positions are held by men, so women don’t expect to achieve them, and that becomes one of the reasons they don’t.”
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Framing the issue of work-life balance – as if the two were dramatically opposed – practically ensures work will lose out. Who would ever choose work over life?
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg Women attribute their success to working hard, luck, and help from other people. Men will attribute that – whatever success they have, that same success – to their own core skills.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg Don’t make decisions too far in advance, particularly ones you’re not even conscious you’re making.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg Our culture needs to find a robust image of female success that is first, not male, and second, not a white woman on the phone, holding a crying baby.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg When companies offer support and assistance for personal and family hardships, their employees become more loyal and more productive.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg The best way to make room for both life and career is to make choices deliberately-to set limits and stick to them.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg If you ask men why they did a good job, they’ll say, ‘I’m awesome. Obviously. Why are you even asking?’ If you ask women why they did a good job, what they’ll say is someone helped them, they got lucky, they worked really hard.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg I have never worked for a woman, and I have never worked with a lot of women.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg Don’t let your fears overwhelm your desire. Let the barriers you face-and there will be barriers-be external, not internal. Fortune does favor the bold, and I promise that you will never know what you’re capable of unless you try.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg I want to tell any young girl out there who’s a geek, I was a really serious geek in high school. It works out. Study harder.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg
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And that is how time heals, not by erasing but by blurring all the memories.
VesmirVesmir Let me follow my dream. Let me follow my queen.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Be kind to yourself, the way you would be to someone you love.
Courtney PeppernellCourtney Peppernell We need to surrender ourselves to the water before we can climb the spiral ladder.
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn You gave me the courage to rise but my darling robin why did you fly leaving me behind these four walls all alone?
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett Giving up your dreams is easy, but ask yourself is it really easy to live without dreams?
Sania AbbasSania Abbas It’s funny how we say a person ‘made’ us when they actually broke us. Sort of like how I say ‘funny’ – but I actually mean sad.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki You can’t keep living backwards – Reminiscing on what was, And terrified to pursue What could be.
J.S BrownJ.S Brown
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Shinzo AbeShinzo Abe The end of life is not to be happy, nor to achieve pleasure and avoid pain, but to do the will of God, come what may.
Martin Luther King JrMartin Luther King Jr Action achieves more than words.
EuripidesEuripides It’s pretty simple – The Action you take will determine the results you Achieve.
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