"There is no such thing as work-life balance. There is work, there is life, and there is no balance."
When all of my friends started talking about reading Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg a few months ago, I immediately downloaded the book on my Kindle. Not only was I incredibly inspired by Sandberg's philosophy that women need to ask for what they need and Lean In, but I was also very impressed by her resume and outlook on life.
Sheryl Sandberg enrolled in Harvard College and Harvard Business School, where she met then-professor Larry Summers, who then became her mentor and thesis advisor. When Larry Summers was appointed US Treasury Secretary, Sandberg served as his Chief of Staff from 1996-2001. She then served as the Vice President of Global Online Sales at Google, and was involved in the launch of Google.org. Sandberg is now the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, where she oversees the firm's business operations including sales, marketing, business development, legal, human resources, public policy and communications. Sandberg has two children, and was named in the Time 100 in 2012.
Her book Lean In sold 150,000 copies in the first week, and has been #1 on the nonfiction bestseller list since. The premise of the book is that women need to ask for what they need from an employer, and that everyone needs a team of friends and loved ones to make life go smoothly. The Lean In movement aims to help women achieve their professional and professional goals by "leaning into their ambitions." It provides support by providing a community, education, and collaboration.
Young professional women like myself rely on women such as Sheryl Sandberg as pillars of what one can accomplish if we work hard, ask for what we want, and get the support that we need.
Sheryl Sandberg enrolled in Harvard College and Harvard Business School, where she met then-professor Larry Summers, who then became her mentor and thesis advisor. When Larry Summers was appointed US Treasury Secretary, Sandberg served as his Chief of Staff from 1996-2001. She then served as the Vice President of Global Online Sales at Google, and was involved in the launch of Google.org. Sandberg is now the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, where she oversees the firm's business operations including sales, marketing, business development, legal, human resources, public policy and communications. Sandberg has two children, and was named in the Time 100 in 2012.
Her book Lean In sold 150,000 copies in the first week, and has been #1 on the nonfiction bestseller list since. The premise of the book is that women need to ask for what they need from an employer, and that everyone needs a team of friends and loved ones to make life go smoothly. The Lean In movement aims to help women achieve their professional and professional goals by "leaning into their ambitions." It provides support by providing a community, education, and collaboration.
Young professional women like myself rely on women such as Sheryl Sandberg as pillars of what one can accomplish if we work hard, ask for what we want, and get the support that we need.
"A truly equal world would be one where women ran half of our countries and men ran half of our homes"
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