Communication starts with the understanding that there is my point of view (my truth) and someone else’s point of view (his truth). Rarely is there one absolute truth, so people who believe that they speak the truth are very silencing of others.
SHERYL SANDBERGA truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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Next time you’re about to call your daughter bossy, take a deep breath and say, ‘My daughter has executive leadership skills.’
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We’re focused on doing one thing incredibly well. If you look at other companies, all of these companies are doing a lot of different things but we’re still, as we grow, doing exactly one thing.
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Feeling confident – or pretending that you feel confident – is necessary to reach for opportunities. It’s a cliché, but opportunities are rarely offered; they’re seized.
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We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.
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Done is better than perfect.
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Aiming for perfection causes frustration at best and paralysis at worst.
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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 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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When you want to change things, you won’t please everyone.
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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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Build your skills, not your resume.
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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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What I tell everyone, and I really do for myself is, I have a long-run dream, which is I want to work on stuff that I think matters.
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And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?
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It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.
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