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“Political skills are essential career competencies to get ahead and stay ahead.”
― The Politics of Promotion: How High-Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead
― The Politics of Promotion: How High-Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead
“On this walk I'd had so much time and space to actually figure out who I was without my mother's influence. I understood now: the things that my mother had found made her happy were not the same as the things that made me happy. And I understood: that was okay.”
― Girl in the Woods: A Memoir
― Girl in the Woods: A Memoir
“A mother’s love is like an everlasting bed of roses, that continues to blossom. A mother’s love bears strength, comfort, healing and warmth. Her beauty is compared to a sunny day that shines upon each rose petal and inspires hope.”
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