It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.
SHERYL SANDBERGWe 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.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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Nobody can succeed on their own.
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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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Framing the issue of work-life balance – as if the two were dramatically opposed – practically ensures work will lose out. Who would ever choose work over life?
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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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Build your skills, not your resume.
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I go around the room and ask people, ‘What do you think?’
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When 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.
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I’m not telling women to be like men. I’m telling us to evaluate what men and women do in the workforce and at home without the gender bias.
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The most important career decision you’ll make is who your life partner is.
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In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.
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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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Don’t make decisions too far in advance, particularly ones you’re not even conscious you’re making.
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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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Aiming for perfection causes frustration at best and paralysis at worst.
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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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