Quote by Valerie Young

“Of the offer, Myers says, “Suddenly, I found myself staring down the barrel of a predicament that I knew was all too common among…

— Valerie Young

“Rather than consider personality to be an excuse for their success, men tend to see it for what it is—a form of competence.”

— Valerie Young

“No matter how old you are, you never fully outgrow the need for your family’s acknowledgment and approval.”

— Valerie Young

“irritability in men is regarded as a sign of status. But when women lose their temper they’re seen as less competent.”

— Valerie Young

“The more typically female compulsion to “go by the book” credential-wise is partly a function of insecurity.”

— Valerie Young

“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 artistic or…

— Valerie Young

“Simply changing how you talk to yourself about a difficulty or a challenge changes how you approach it.”

— Valerie Young

“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 your counterparts…

— Valerie Young

“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 to work…

— Valerie Young

“Partly this has to do with the tendency for females to blame failure on a lack of ability. Males do just the opposite. They…

— Valerie Young

“When you see yourself as a work-in-progress, you’re automatically less likely to experience feelings of inadequacy.”

— Valerie Young

“So it’s not without reason that you’ve come to believe that you need to know 150 percent before you consider yourself even remotely up…

— Valerie Young