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 SANDBERGTrying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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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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Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.
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Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.
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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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It’s more pressure on women to – if they marry or partner with someone, to partner with the right person. Because you cannot have a full career and a full life at home with your children if you are also doing all of the housework and child care.
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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 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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When companies offer support and assistance for personal and family hardships, their employees become more loyal and more productive.
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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 systematically underestimate their own abilities.
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If more women are in leadership roles, we’ll stop assuming they shouldn’t be.
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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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Build your skills, not your resume.
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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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When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated, and ambitious.
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