Kate White > Quotes

“If you had a daily printout from the brain of an average twenty-four-year-old male, it would probably go like this: sex, need coffee, sex, traffic, sex, sex, what an asshole, sex, ham sandwich, sex, sex, etc”
― Kate White, How to Set His Thighs on Fire: 86 Red-Hot Lessons on Love, Life, Men, and (Especially) Sex

“your passion doesn’t have to be utterly precise. Perhaps, for starters, you just feel an urge to work with kids or organize things, or create a website. Start with an instinct, tease it into different directions”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“Leave a silence alone, no matter how awkward it felt. Invariably the other person filled it, often with something unexpected.”
― Kate White, The Sixes

“you can’t get caught up in worrying about whether everyone you work with likes you. Ultimately you want the respect of your coworkers,”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“When you answer questions about your educational or work history, let your enthusiasm about different projects and situations come through (e.g., “It was so much more than I could have hoped for in an internship. I had the chance to actually write up the newsletter and work with a designer to put it together. I loved every minute of it.”).”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“I closed the door and sank into my desk chair. My heart was pounding even harder. I felt like someone who had just staggered out of her car after an accident on a freeway. This was different from the cockroach and the books and the Barbie. I’d been injured. Someone had tried to physically harm me.”
― Kate White, Eyes on You

“At forty-one, he was still the quintessential bad boy—charming, at ease in his skin, and great-looking, with deep blue eyes, slicked-back brown hair, and the kind of full, sensuous mouth that bad boys seemed to have an unfair market on.”
― Kate White, Eyes on You

“at least leave a phone message with HR saying that you’ve forwarded your résumé and you’d love to interview for the job.”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“It may sound as though she wants a simple PowerPoint presentation about the business, but if she’s hoping to persuade a client of something, you’ll want your slides to help do that. Be clear, too, about deadlines and who needs to be looped in on the project.”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“this is your first time and you’d love her to provide you with a to-do list and also any information you might not think of. She”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“When your boss assigns you a project, take good notes and ask questions regarding anything you’re not sure about. Over the years, I’ve noticed that junior staffers are often reluctant to ask too many questions about a project—perhaps”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“If you’ve just had a brief conversation at an event, ask, “Is it all right if I drop you a note?” You can follow up with a question in writing. Also, periodically send your potential mentor or sponsor information that she will find insightful. When you have an accomplishment under your belt, let her know about it.”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know

“You must excel at the basic responsibilities of your job—and so you need to be certain what they are. Sure,”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“I love my job here. I appreciate all your support with my efforts, and it’s been exciting to see the results. As you know, business is up twenty percent over last year at this time [hand her the memo sheet now]. I’d like you to consider changing my title to [fill in the blank] and taking my salary up to [fill in blank]. I’d really like to show you what I could do in this new role.”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“That sounds really interesting. I’m working on A, B, and C right now. Which should I set aside in order to focus on this project?”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“Shoot off an e-mail saying “A handwritten note will follow, but I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed talking to you. The job sounds terrific.”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“I just graduated with a degree in economics, and I worked at a hospital for my past two summers. I’d love a job at a health-related website. I know you once worked for WebMD, and I’d really welcome a personal introduction.”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“the smartest things you can do is talk to someone who has done a similar project before and confirm what those steps are. Perhaps”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“Guys rarely behave logically when it comes to women.”
― Kate White, Hush

“it’s this: the squeaky wheel definitely gets the grease. One of the most important things you must learn to do in your career is ask—in the right way. You must ask for money, responsibility, opportunities, title changes, benefits, bonuses, and perks. And don’t”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“You want to be sure you’re working for someone who will advocate on your behalf and isn’t going to try to keep you in your same old spot—out”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“But you can’t sit around waiting for a mentor to find you. You have to search for them, and that may mean looking beyond your immediate department or area. Your”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters to what lies within us.”
― Kate White, The Secrets You Keep

“The rumble starts today. Right here, right now. Time to be gutsy as hell.”
― Kate White, The Gutsy Girl Handbook: Your Manifesto for Success

“If you’ve just had a brief conversation at an event, ask, “Is it all right if I drop you a note?” You can follow up with a question in writing.”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“When your boss assigns you a project, take good notes and ask questions regarding anything you’re not sure about. … The key question to ask: “What are the results you’re looking for?” Be clear, too, about deadlines and who needs to be looped in on the project.”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know

“Let’s say you ask your boss if you can travel to an annual industry convention, and she says yes. You end up making some key contacts who down the road introduce you to others. That’s a compound effect.”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“Schedule a sit-down with your direct boss and establish what she expects you to be focusing on in the first days and weeks of the job. Take written notes and determine—this is especially important—what your deadlines are. … Then be sure to request feedback about how you’re doing. A few weeks after you’ve started, schedule another meeting with your boss. Don’t say, “Am I doing okay?” Say, “I’m really enjoying my job. Are there any suggestions you’d offer?”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know

“lips. You need to have three or four smart questions ready, and it’s nice to have them on a note card you take out so you really seem prepared.”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know – A Straight-Talking Guide for Career Transitions in Today's Economic Climate

“When someone does a professional favor for you, send a handwritten note. You must send a written note to a mentor or sponsor when she helps you. Perhaps even a gift. And here’s a great tip from Archambeau: When you take someone’s advice, let her know it and how it worked out. So few people ever do that.”
― Kate White, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: Success Secrets Every Gutsy Girl Should Know