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By definition, memoir demands a certain degree of introspection and self-disclosure: In order to fully engage a reader, the narrator has to make herself known, has to allow her own self-awareness to inform the events she describes. ”
I have a million career weaknesses, and although it's uncomfortable, I believe that authentically acknowledging and working through your vulnerability is more powerful than the delusion of perfection. ”
I was told by people who wanted to 'help' me that, although I had checked the box on the skills they wanted to see in the quarterly evaluation, they thought that I might want to cut my long hair so that I looked less young. ”
Everyone is battling something emotional behind closed doors - that's life. ”
My one area of vulnerability was I didn't know how to have a healthy relationship with a man. ”
This knowledge that you might have to really reorganize and redefine yourself and build new skills is really important. ”
Buses and subways are this remarkable social club. You talk to people you wouldn't normally talk to. ”
I'm one of those people that if I go to a party, I can't remember my mother's name because I'm so nervous in a social situation. ”
Social does not just equal Facebook. Social is how people interact anywhere. ”
Back when 'social' had a broad definition, you could almost say that Yahoo Finance chat was the first social product. ”