Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"She explained that many people, but especially women, feel fraudulent when they are praised for their accomplishments. Instead of feeling worthy of recognition, they feel undeserving and guilty, as if a mistake has been made. Despite being high achievers, even experts in their fields, women can't seem to shake the sense that it is only a matter of time until they are found out for who they really are- impostors with limited skills or abilities."

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"She explained that many people, but especially women, feel fraudulent when they are praised for their accomplishments. Instead of feeling worthy of recognition, they feel undeserving and guilty, as if a mistake has been made. Despite being high achievers, even experts in their fields, women can't seem to shake the sense that it is only a matter of time until they are found out for who they really are- impostors with limited skills or abilities."

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"[Eric Schmidt] explained that only one criterion that mattered when picking a job- fat growth. When companies grow quickly, there are more things to do than there are people to do them. When companies grow more slowly or stop growing, there is less to do and too many people to not be doing them. Politics and stagnation set in, and everyone falters, He told me, "If you're offered a seat on a rocket sip, you don't ask what seat. You just get on."

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"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."

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"You have to take opportunities and make an opportunity fit for you, rather than the other way around."

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"It takes a near act of rebellion for even a four-year-old to break away from society's expectations."

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"I realized that searching for a mentor has become the professional equivalent of waiting for Prince Charming. We all grew up on the fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty," which instructs young women that if they just wait for their prince to arrive, they will be kissed and whisked away on a white horse to live happily ever after. Now young women are told that if they can just find the right mentor, they will be pushed up the ladder and whisked away to the corner office to live happily ever after. Once again, we are teaching women to be too dependent on others."

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"I'm sorry if this sounds harsh or surprises anyone, but this is where we are. If you want the outcome to be different, you will have to do something about it."

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"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. When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated and ambitious. 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."

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"Women can enter (...) negotiations with the knowledge that showing concern for the common good, even as they negotiate for themselves, will strengthen their position."

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"Feeling threatened by others' choices pulls us all down. Instead, we should funnel our energy into breaking this cycle."

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"If we push hard now, this next wave can be the last wave. In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders"

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"Women need to shift from thinking "I'm not ready to do that" to thinking "I want to do that- and I'll learn by doing it."

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about."

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"I hope you find true meaning, contentment, and passion in your life. I hope you navigate the difficult times and come out with greater strength and resolve. I hope you find whatever balance you seek with your eyes wide open. And I hope that you - yes, you - have the ambition to lean in to your career and run the world. Because the world needs you to change it."

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders."

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change."

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"Done is better than perfect."

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

"What would you do if you weren't afraid?"

Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

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