And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?
SHERYL SANDBERGWhen I went to college, as much as my parents emphasized academic achievement, they emphasized marriage even more. They told me that the most eligible women marry young to get a ‘good man’ before they are all taken.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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The No. 1 impediment to women succeeding in the workforce is now in the home.
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Bring your whole self to work. I don’t believe we have a professional self Monday through Friday and a real self the rest of the time. It is all professional and it is all personal.
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Talking can transform minds, which can transform behaviors, which can transform institutions.
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In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.
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Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.
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Every job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid unnecessary sacrifice.
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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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If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.
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The cost of stability is often diminished opportunities for growth.
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But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance.
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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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Until women are as ambitious as men, they’re not gong to achieve as much as men.
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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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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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Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.
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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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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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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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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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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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Done is better than perfect.
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I know from my own experience that the path to change is best traveled when we travel together.
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I don’t pretend there aren’t biological differences, but I don’t believe the desire for leadership is hardwired biology, not the desire to win or excel. I believe that it’s socialization, that we’re socializing our daughters to nurture and our boys to lead.
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The time is long overdue to encourage more women to dream the possible dream.
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Build your skills, not your resume.
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I feel really grateful to the people who encouraged me and helped me develop. Nobody can succeed on their own.
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