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.
SHERYL SANDBERGReal empathy is sometimes not insisting that it will be okay but acknowledging that it is not.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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If you do please everyone, you are not making enough progress.
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Aiming for perfection causes frustration at best and paralysis at worst.
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Don’t let your fears overwhelm your desire. Let the barriers you face-and there will be barriers-be external, not internal. Fortune does favor the bold, and I promise that you will never know what you’re capable of unless you try.
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Fortune does favor the bold and you’ll never know what you’re capable of if you don’t try.
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So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.
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Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.
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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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Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.
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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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We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.
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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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Until women are as ambitious as men, they’re not gong to achieve as much as men.
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Every job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid unnecessary sacrifice.
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If more women are in leadership roles, we’ll stop assuming they shouldn’t be.
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And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?
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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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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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Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.
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Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.
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Women systematically underestimate their own abilities.
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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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Done is better than perfect.
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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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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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Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.
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Most people assume that women are responsible for households and child care. Most couples operate that way – not all. That fundamental assumption holds women back.
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