Caroline Ghosn Quotes
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A mentor is someone who is willing to give you advice that isn't in the best interest for them. It takes a real mentor to put you first.
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There's nothing worse for a mentor than being asked generic questions that anyone could answer. They want to ensure that their time is having an impact on you.
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I'm nicknaming millennials 'the purpose generation' because we're making so many decisions.
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Taking care of myself used to be at the bottom of my list, but I'm all about wellness.
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Entrepreneurship is a muscle, and winning is an endurance game.
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Trust your instinct. And if you can't tell what your instinct is telling you, learn how to peel back the noise in your life that is keeping you from hearing it.
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I assumed that, if I put my head down and did great work, what I deserved would come to me. What you deserve will not come to you. It is only in advocating for yourself that you will receive what you deserve.
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After graduation, I discovered that I'd hit the limit of what I could learn from the women in my family. On top of that, in the workforce, all of the things that mattered in college suddenly weren't enough.
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You need to be really great at your job. You need a strong network of peers, and you need a strong network of mentors.
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I would encourage women to think about leaders in different fields or companies who they can draw parallels with. For example, I am constantly studying the lives and lessons of leaders in fields outside of technology, from the arts to politics. There is always something to learn.
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There's this pressure to perform in your twenties - I think it comes from this whole generational foreshadowing that presumes there will be a whole other layer of things to worry about in your thirties.
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I begin to cut myself off in a digital shutdown at about 10 P.M. Phone, laptop, and iPad go down. If I'm at home, I'll leave my laptop and iPad in the living room. Those things don't go into my bedroom at all.
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As individuals, we professional women need to learn how to raise our hands and ask for more throughout our careers.
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The interview is not over when the meeting is over. Never forget that.
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Power is ultimately about the energy you emanate from within.
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Especially in the first 10-15 years, your regular resume is not an authentic representation of you - you don't really have that many notches on your belt, so to speak. In a super-competitive job environment, you need to be able to tell a multi-dimensional story about who you are as a person.
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You thrive in your career when you thrive with yourself.
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I've started to really nurture a bedtime routine, which, for me, starts with caffeine-free tea, usually rooibos or jasmine tea, something soothing, very fragrant, just a reminder to get back to your senses.
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Be the best you can be, but acknowledge that you will make mistakes, and then know which errors to let go of. There will be typos in e-mails, meetings you are late for, daily to-do lists that don't get completed. Cut yourself some slack and, more important, reward yourself along the way.
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Men are much more likely to make sure the boss knows they were in the office until midnight. But women tend to avoid seeking that kind of acknowledgement for their work. They just assume that the boss knows - but the boss usually doesn't. I experienced that firsthand.
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When faced with an obstacle or uncertainty in your abilities, use it as an opportunity to grow your talents.
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Education has rules and parameters. Women outperform men when the parameters are clear.
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A skill is something that you aren't inherently talented at and that isn't an effortless action, the way your thinking talents might be, but is something you can become excellent at nonetheless.
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If you're not certain about something, it might mean you should reach out to a person you trust for advice.