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 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.
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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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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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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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Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.
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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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Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.
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I’m a feminist because I believe in women, it’s a heavy word, feminism, but it’s not one I think we should run from. I’m proud to be a feminist.
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When you’re more valuable, the people around you will do more to make it work.
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So there’s no such thing as work-life balance. There’s work, and there’s life, and there’s no balance.
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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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Don’t make decisions too far in advance, particularly ones you’re not even conscious you’re making.
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And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?
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Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.
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Aiming for perfection causes frustration at best and paralysis at worst.
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Someone who values fairness and expects or, even better, wants to do his share in the home. These men exist and, trust me, over time, nothing is sexier.
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