If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.
SHERYL SANDBERGIt’s time to cheer on girls and women who want to sit at the table.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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I really think we need more women to lean into their careers and to be really dedicated to staying in the work force.
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When you want to change things, you won’t please everyone.
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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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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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In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.
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No industry or country can reach its full potential until women reach their full potential. This is especially true of science and technology, where women with a surplus of talent still face a deficit of opportunity.
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There is no perfect fit when you’re looking for the next big thing to do. You have to take opportunities and make an opportunity fit for you, rather than the other way around. The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.
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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.
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Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.
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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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It’s time to cheer on girls and women who want to sit at the table.
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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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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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But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance.
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Every job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid unnecessary sacrifice.
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