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.
SHERYL SANDBERGMotivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.
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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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Until women are as ambitious as men, they’re not gong to achieve as much as men.
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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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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.
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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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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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In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.
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So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.
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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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It’s hard to visualize someone as a leader, if she is always waiting to be told what to do.
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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.
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The No. 1 impediment to women succeeding in the workforce is now in the home.
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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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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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Build your skills, not your resume.
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Women systematically underestimate their own abilities.
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Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.
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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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Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.
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If you do please everyone, you are not making enough progress.
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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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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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Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.
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When you want to change things, you won’t please everyone.
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The cost of stability is often diminished opportunities for growth.
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