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 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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I’m a feminist because I believe in women, it’s a heavy word, feminism, but it’s not one I think we should run from. I’m proud to be a feminist.
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If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.
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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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When 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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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.
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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 make decisions too far in advance, particularly ones you’re not even conscious you’re making.
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Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.
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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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The cost of stability is often diminished opportunities for growth.
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The No. 1 impediment to women succeeding in the workforce is now in the home.
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I tell people in their careers, ‘Look for growth. Look for the teams that are growing quickly. Look for the companies that are doing well. Look for a place where you feel that you can have a lot of impact.’
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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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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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When you want to change things, you won’t please everyone.
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