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Saujani, Reshma.
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Social psychology.
Leadership in women.
Self-esteem in women.
Women -- Psychology.
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Saujani, Reshma.
Social psychology.
Leadership in women.
Self-esteem in women.
Women -- Psychology.
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Brave
, not
perfect
:
fear
less
,
fail
more
, and
live
bolder
/ Reshma Saujani.
by
Saujani, Reshma.
Currency, 2019.
Call #:
155.333 S255b
Subjects
Social psychology.
Leadership in women.
Self-esteem in women.
Women -- Psychology.
ISBN:
9781524762339 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
197 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes discussion questions (pages [195]-197)
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- How girls are trained for perfection. Sugar and spice and everything nice ; The cult of perfection ; Perfection 3.0: when the
perfect
girl grows up --
Brave
is the new black. Redefining bravery ; Why be
brave
? -- Kiss the
perfect
girl goodbye: the path to being
brave
. Build a bravery mindset ; Get caught trying ; Nix the need to please ; Play for Team
Brave
; Surviving a big, fat failure.
Summary:
"New York Times bestselling author and Girls Who Code founder/CEO Reshma Saujani inspires us to discover the power of female bravery. Do you ever feel crushed under the weight of your own expectations? Do you often lose sleep ruminating over a tiny mistake or worrying about what someone else thinks of you? Do you run yourself ragged trying to do it all at home and at work, with a smile and not a hair out of place? Have you ever passed up an opportunity--a new relationship, new job, or new challenge--because you're afraid you won't immediately excel at it? For you, is failure simply not an option? You're not alone. As women, we've been taught from an early age to play it safe. Well-meaning parents and teachers rewarded us for being quiet and polite, urged us to be careful so we don't get hurt, and steered us to activities at which we could shine. Meanwhile, boys were expected to speak up, get dirty, play rough, and climb to the top of the monkey bars. In short, boys are taught to be
brave
, while girls are taught to be
perfect
. As a result, we grow up to be women who are afraid to
fail
. So terrified of not doing everything perfectly, we tamp down our dreams and narrow our world, along with our opportunities for happiness. As too many of us eventually learn, being afraid to take risks, to use our voice to take a stand or ask for what we want, even to make mistakes, leads to a lot of disappointment and regret. But it doesn't have to be this way. In a book inspired by her hugely popular TED Talk, Reshma Saujani shows us how to end our love affair with perfection and rewire ourselves for bravery. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with girls and women from around the country, stories of women changing the world one
brave
act at a time, and her own personal journey, Saujani shares an array of powerful insights and practices to make bravery a lifelong habit and enable us to be the authors of our biggest, boldest, and most joyful life."--From publisher.
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155.333 S255b
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