So there’s no such thing as work-life balance. There’s work, and there’s life, and there’s no balance.
SHERYL SANDBERGNext time you’re about to call your daughter bossy, take a deep breath and say, ‘My daughter has executive leadership skills.’
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential.
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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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And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?
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It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.
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Leadership is not bullying and leadership is not aggression. Leadership is the expectation that you can use your voice for good. That you can make the world a better place.
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The best way to make room for both life and career is to make choices deliberately-to set limits and stick to them.
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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.
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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.
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If you do please everyone, you are not making enough progress.
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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?
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Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.
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Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.
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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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When companies offer support and assistance for personal and family hardships, their employees become more loyal and more productive.
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Build your skills, not your resume.
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