Can I just say I am obsessed with Sheryl Sandberg’s new book/message, Lean In? This might be a lofty statement, but Sandberg’s “Lean In” Movement is the Seneca Falls Convention for Gen Y gals. She is like Elizabeth Cady Stanton with access to the Internet, and a great wardrobe. Back then we were fighting for voting equality, and today we are fighting for a fair chance at work.
There is no doubt about it: she is a ROCKSTAR. It is sad, but true: women jeopardize themselves in the workplace before they even get started!
I have been especially surprised by the hate her book has attracted by other women (ie: Maureen Dowd’s unfair New York Times article). The majority of these scathing articles have been written by women that have already “made” it. Sandberg’s new book isn’t speaking to women that have already “made it”; she is a role model for the women that are going to make it. She is OUR role model.
In all the conversations surrounding the book, the word “self-made” has been ignored. The best advice comes from people whom have made it, and Sandberg is able to offer that from personal experience.
I know that one of the hardest parts of being a female entrepreneur is the limbo between domination and domesticity.
99% of the time, I am definitely all about my career. I have a very set vision of what I am trying to do with Fifteen Media. While most girls dream about wedding dresses and babies, I daydream about being on the cover of Forbes by 30. I can’t help it; I have always been this way.
I would be lying if I said I never thought about babies and wedding dresses. Those fleeting moments usually come after a phone call with my grandma, when she casually asks,”have you met anyone special yet?”. This is a very loaded question! It definitely makes me wonder “will I regret that I focused on my career?”. As long as, I one day make it on the cover (or even a little mention inside) of Forbes, the answer will be “no”.
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