There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.
These aren’t personal questions. They are human questions,
This helps explain why for many women, speaking honestly in a professional environment carries an additional set of fears: Fear of not being considered a team player. Fear of seeming negative or naggi...
This is the second worst moment of our lives. We lived through the first and we will live through this. It can only get better from here.
This phenomenon of capable people being plagued by self-doubt has a name---the impostor syndrome.
To quote the Roman philosopher Seneca (and the song Closing Time): Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
Trying to overcorrect is a great way to find middle ground.
We all want a job or role that truly excites and engages us. This search requires both focus and flexibility, so I recommend adopting two concurrent goals: a long-term dream and an eighteen-month plan...
We all want the same thing: to feel comfortable with our choices and to feel validated by those around us. So let’s start by validating one another. Mothers who work outside the home should regard mot...
We hold ourselves back not just out of fear of seeming too aggressive but also by underestimating our abilities. Ask a woman to explain why she’s successful and she’ll credit luck, hard work, and help...
What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.
When a man helps a colleague, the recipient feels indebted to him and is highly likely to return the favor. But when a woman helps out, the feeling of indebtedness is weaker. She’s communal, right? Sh...
When children feel comfortable asking for help, they know they matter. They see that others care and want to be there for them. They understand that they are not alone and can gain some control by rea...
When communicating hard truths, less is often more. (p.80)
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 bette...
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 bo...
When negotiating, Think personally, act communally. I have advised many women to preface negotiations by explaining that they know that women often get paid less than men so they are going to negotiat...
When we are no longer able to change a situation, psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl observed, we are challenged to change ourselves.
At a certain point it’s your ability to learn quickly and contribute quickly that matters. One of the things I tell people these days is that there is no perfect fit when you’re looking for the next b...
Beliefs: (1) they have some control over their lives; (2) they can learn from failure; (3) they matter as human beings; and (4) they have real strengths to rely on and share.
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