Most people assume that women are responsible for households and child care. Most couples operate that way – not all. That fundamental assumption holds women back.
SHERYL SANDBERGWhen looking for a life partner, my advice to women is date all of them: the bad boys, the cool boys, the commitment-phobic boys, the crazy boys. But do not marry them. The things that make the bad boys sexy do not make them good husbands.
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Real empathy is sometimes not insisting that it will be okay but acknowledging that it is not.
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When companies offer support and assistance for personal and family hardships, their employees become more loyal and more productive.
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Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy.
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And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?
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We’re focused on doing one thing incredibly well. If you look at other companies, all of these companies are doing a lot of different things but we’re still, as we grow, doing exactly one thing.
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Nobody can succeed on their own.
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So there’s no such thing as work-life balance. There’s work, and there’s life, and there’s no balance.
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It’s time to cheer on girls and women who want to sit at the table.
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Don’t make decisions too far in advance, particularly ones you’re not even conscious you’re making.
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Bring your whole self to work. I don’t believe we have a professional self Monday through Friday and a real self the rest of the time. It is all professional and it is all personal.
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When you want to change things, you won’t please everyone.
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Women have made tons of progress. But we still have a small percentage of the top jobs in any industry, in any nation in the world. I think that’s partly because from a very young age, we encourage our boys to lead and we call our girls bossy.
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Aiming for perfection causes frustration at best and paralysis at worst.
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I feel really grateful to the people who encouraged me and helped me develop. Nobody can succeed on their own.
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Talking can transform minds, which can transform behaviors, which can transform institutions.
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