Women need to shift form thinking “I’m not ready to do that” to thinking “I want to do that- and I’ll learn by doing it.
SHERYL SANDBERGIt is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.
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Every job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid unnecessary sacrifice.
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Fortune does favor the bold and you’ll never know what you’re capable of if you don’t try.
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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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In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.
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Everyone knows that marriage is the biggest personal decision you make, but it’s the biggest career decision you can make.
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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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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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When people are really suffering, and we know they’re suffering, that question can be a very difficult one. Inadvertently, I think without anyone meaning it, it communicates a lack of empathy.
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Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.
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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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We need to stop telling [women], “Get a mentor and you will excel.” Instead, we need to tell them, “Excel and you will get a mentor.
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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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Your life’s course will not be determined by doing the things that you are certain you can do. Those are the easy things. It will be determined by whether you try the things that are hard.
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Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential.
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The No. 1 impediment to women succeeding in the workforce is now in the home.
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Someone who values fairness and expects or, even better, wants to do his share in the home. These men exist and, trust me, over time, nothing is sexier.
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But I really believe that when you give people authentic identity, which is what Facebook does, and you can be your real self and connect with real people online, things will change.
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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.
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Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.
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Real change will come when powerful women are less of an exception. It is easy to dislike senior women because there are so few.
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And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?
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Done is better than perfect.
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If you do please everyone, you are not making enough progress.
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When woman work outside the home and share breadwinning duties, couples are more likely to stay together. In fact, the risk of divorce reduces by about half when a wife earns half the income and a husband does half the housework.
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I know from my own experience that the path to change is best traveled when we travel together.
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