“irritability in men is regarded as a sign of status. But when women lose their temper they’re seen as less competent.” — Valerie Young Feminism Copy Share Image
“Speak up without self-judgment in your next meeting or class.” — Valerie Young Self Copy Share Image
“No matter how old you are, you never fully outgrow the need for your family’s acknowledgment and approval.” — Valerie Young Family Copy Share Image
“Simply changing how you talk to yourself about a difficulty or a challenge changes how you approach it.” — Valerie Young Adversity Copy Share Image
“Rather than consider personality to be an excuse for their success, men tend to see it for what it is—a form of… — Valerie Young Competence Copy Share Image
“the places where women are most apt to feel incompetent and illegitimate are in the public spheres of power and authority.” — Valerie Young Feminism Copy Share Image
“When you see yourself as a work-in-progress, you’re automatically less likely to experience feelings of inadequacy.” — Valerie Young Feelings Copy Share Image
“The more typically female compulsion to “go by the book” credential-wise is partly a function of insecurity.” — Valerie Young Books Copy Share Image
“In a study of successful people conducted by psychologist Gail Matthews, a whopping 70 percent reported experiencing impostor feelings at some point… — Valerie Young Education Copy Share Image
“In spite of all the progress, the fact remains that being “too” anything that’s considered unfeminine can cause people of both genders… — Valerie Young Feminism Copy Share Image
“Women scientists had to produce 2.5 times more research and/or published work to receive the same competence scores as male applicants.3” — Valerie Young Feminism Copy Share Image
“Rather than let the situation knock you off base, realize that on some level or another everyone is faking it. And when… — Valerie Young Faking Copy Share Image
“Part of the reason you resist acting as if is because you know that sometimes those who are the most confident have… — Valerie Young Confident Copy Share Image
“The problem is that organizations are famous for taking people who are happy as individual contributors and turning them into managers or… — Valerie Young Bureaucrats Copy Share Image
“Studies repeatedly show that if you attended a women’s college, you are likely to have higher self-esteem and more intellectual self-confidence than… — Valerie Young Feminism Copy Share Image
“The familiar, even if it’s not working, is always more comfortable than the unknown. But growth is not meant to make us… — Valerie Young Full potential Copy Share Image
“If you’re in a female-dominated field such as social services or education, you may not face many obvious double standards. But if,… — Valerie Young Denzel washington Copy Share Image
“Upon her retirement, Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor reflected on her pioneer status. “My concern was whether I could do the… — Valerie Young Court justice Copy Share Image
“Years from now no one will remember all the extra projects you took on or your meticulously organized garage. What they—and you—will… — Valerie Young Household chores Copy Share Image
“Betty Rollin says it best when she writes: “I know the theory that says men are as scared as we are and… — Valerie Young Feminism Copy Share Image
“So it’s not without reason that you’ve come to believe that you need to know 150 percent before you consider yourself even… — Valerie Young Job description Copy Share Image
“To the fixed-mindset person, intelligence and skill are seen as a sum game. Either you can do math or you can’t. You’re… — Valerie Young Intelligence Copy Share Image
“Partly this has to do with the tendency for females to blame failure on a lack of ability. Males do just the… — Valerie Young Enough time Copy Share Image
“Even the legendary Babe Ruth batted “only” .342. You can’t hit every ball that comes your way, and neither can anyone else.” — Valerie Young Babe ruth Copy Share Image
“Research has found that people are more likely to attribute a man’s success to ability and yours to luck.” — Valerie Young Luck Copy Share Image
“Time blocking, as it’s called, helps ensure that you don’t schedule other things on the days—or part of a day—you’ve set aside… — Valerie Young Blocking Copy Share Image
“Of the offer, Myers says, “Suddenly, I found myself staring down the barrel of a predicament that I knew was all too… — Valerie Young Feminism Copy Share Image
“As you can see, early messages about achievement, success, and failure run deep.” — Valerie Young Failure Copy Share Image
“Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths. —Lois Wyse, author and columnist” — Valerie Young Books Copy Share Image
“you can’t expect other people to value your work if you don’t.” — Valerie Young Value Copy Share Image
“the growth mindset sees intelligence as malleable and capability as something that can be built over time.” — Valerie Young Growth Copy Share Image
“Truly competent people not only ask for advice, but they delegate wherever and whenever they can.” — Valerie Young Competent Copy Share Image
“The major reframe for the Superwoman/Man/Student is that competence is not a function of how many things you can do.” — Valerie Young Competence Copy Share Image
“In play pairs, even among children as young as two and a half, boys pay attention to protests from other boys. But… — Valerie Young Children Copy Share Image
“It’s hard not to smile when you hear that American frontiersman Daniel Boone once insisted, “I have never been lost, but I… — Valerie Young Daniel Boone Copy Share Image
“You can have all the confidence in the world and still be reluctant to self-promote out of a steadfast belief that a… — Valerie Young Confidence Copy Share Image
“Non-impostors who work hard do so because that’s what’s required to get the job done. When their diligence pays off, it enhances… — Valerie Young Confidence Copy Share Image
“When you are achieving in a system that is at odds with who you are—one that too often values style over substance,… — Valerie Young Productivity Copy Share Image
“If you’ve been engaging in intellectual flattery, ask a role model to lunch and practice talking about your own views or work.” — Valerie Young Role model Copy Share Image
“The important thing is not to take the discomfort of feeling out of your element to mean you are somehow less intelligent,… — Valerie Young Copy Share Image
